I decided to upgrade after owning for a couple months. Found 2 available manufacturers of upgrade kits. Alia leather Katskin. I went with Alia. Car stereo place installed it. Really like how it turned out. Looks OEM. Highly recommend
Leather seat upgrade of 1958 after purchase
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- Jul 10, 2024
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- 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser 1958, 2018 AEV JK350 Wrangler 6.4L, 2005 AEV TJ BRUTE, 2021 Grand Cherokee
I second, please post pictures!
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Looks great!! If you don't mind, what was the cost?
Second that. Would be interested in what that cost as well as what leather package you got from Alea. Looks great!
FAB U LOUS! Looks really amazing.
Looks amazing.
Yes, please share the details of your leather and stitching choices. Love it.
Yes, please share the details of your leather and stitching choices. Love it.
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I payed 2k all in. I think it was 1400 for the kit; 600 to install. Took them all day to install. Apparently, it’s not an easy process (old fabric is completely removed). This was just the basic Alia kit. You can get more specialized with inserts, different colors, etc. This is the least expense option. My installer also uses the Katskin product, but he said for the 250 land cruiser, he likes Alia better because of the stitching detail.. the cioth was really the only thing I kept second-guessing about the 1958. Now that it’s in, I am all set. Love it.
My cognac Katzkin cost $1.5k installed - it’s considered a custom color by the dealer.
It must depend on where you live.
- Jul 21, 2024
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- 2024 1958 Land Cruiser, 1979 FJ40 Land Cruiser, 2007 FJ Cruiser
That looks GREAT!!
While at one car dealer looking for a 4Runner for my GF, the sales person said that Katskins were leather. At a different car dealer, the salesman said that Katskins were synthetic.
I’m still not sure what they are.
I’m still not sure what they are.
High grade leather. I own a Jeep with Katzkin installed and it's held up great.
