05ls430518

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Everyone complains about how hard the seat is in the ls430 has anyone ever tried to rejuvenate the foam?

Hagar

Ironically, this was just recently brought up. Just a few post down.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...t-cushion.html
Great show and tell on how to change out the bottom seat and it was only $288 something for the seat replacement.

Is that what your asking?

05ls430518

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I read that thread I was talking about taking the seat apart and using steam and other stuff to make the foam more pliable and soft again see below link.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x0yUYFkPxX0

Johnhav430

I feel I have to do something....when I ride in the pass. seat, I always think, wow, this is how the car is supposed to feel.....pretty darn good....

05ls430518

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I was doing this for a customers car and I had a epiphany and was like I wonder if anyone has done this to an ls430 and if it will cure the hard seat problem.

imdking

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Well that's cool, but how long does it last? Does the colapse when the moisture dries? How does the steam affect seat heating?

Vmost66

05ls430518

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When I have done it its lasted a year or two max you have to let the seat dry all the way before reinstalling it is more like a bandaid fix instead of re-foaming the seat. It also depends on a bunch of factors such as seat usage, weight how you get in and out of the car, some people are harder on stuff then others.

05ls430518

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The steam and moisture just re inflate the cushion and makes the dry crumbly foam pliable again instead of just crumbling. It should have 0 effect on the seat heating/cooling it is just plumping the cushion to as close to factory fresh as it can so in theory it should work better but that is not always the case.