Does the dealer swap the seats out of a cloth truck?
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Yes, any cloth truck the dealer can install leather. Personally, I would get one that had leather from the factory but I donāt think heated is an option that way.
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Crazy, people literally flying cross country to get these deals !
Swap the complete set of seats? No. They reupholster the existing seats.
If there ever was a month to put leather in a sr5 itās now. It adds about $60/mo. So youāll be under $350/mo for most vehicles adding leather.
Or you can get the sr5 with leather package but that isnāt a sport or offrd and doesnāt have convenience either. The next option for leather is in the limited and above trims.
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What is the quality for aftermarket leather and install compared to factory installed leather? Any possible pics available?
Factory leather package SR5 guy here - itās nice but very plain / basic and honestly not sure now why I was so fixated on having it. Iād MUCH rather have a truck with LEDs for example, if I was picking must haves. My suggestion is go without the leather.
LOVE my black trd wheel package though. Love love love it.
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Whatever you do, do not test drive or sit in a platinum. That platinum leather is gorgeous.
Jim is that a pic of the aftermarket leather?
The only thing with cloth interior is that it looks worn by the bolsters area after a while. That is based on the pics Iāve seen on used Tundras.
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One of the reasons I went with the Offroad instead, I figured leather would be nice (especially heated) but having the remote start, I would never use it anyways. Factory LED headlights was also a nice bonus.
This is honestly the first vehicle Iāve ever had without leather and I donāt mind it at all. The Toyota cloth is easy to clean, very durable and denim-like. Doesnāt get super hot or cold in extreme temps either like leather does. I personally wouldnāt pay for aftermarket leather and I wouldnāt drive a car without heated leather living in the northeast!
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Yup, we wouldāve flown, but because of the Covid situation we drove from northern WI to pick up our Highlander, so 36 hours of driving over 48 hours. And it was worth it. Weāll save $5500 over the course of our lease over what our local dealer wanted.
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FWIW, I have an ā18 Sequoia TRD Sport with Katzkin aftermarket leather (I also added heated seats to the front and 2nd row seats). The ā18ās leather quality is clearly superior to my ā17 Sequoia Limited with factory leather.
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We had the dealer put Katzkin leather (with heat) in our 2017 Tundra when we bought it. Iāll take some pics tomorrow when itās light out.
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Donāt mind the dirt and dust (my husband is a firefighter and does a lot of woodworking). But this is the Katzkin we had the dealer install, including heat, in our 2017 Tundra when we bought it new. They are two-tone, we picked the colors/pattern.
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Yes I didnāt add that you can pick from a lot of different colors. Only issue is that it wonāt match a lot of dashboards/trim if you want an unusual interior.
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Iām used to leather having had it in all of my main vehicles for at least 20 years but with a 2 year lease in a tundra Iām actually preferring the cloth seats. I live in NY and drove my new tundra sport to Florida at Christmas and back putting up 3000 miles in 14 days. The vehicle has so much to offer with its roomy smooth ride that Iām happy having not spent $50 per month on something I could do without. These tundras are a deal of a lifetime and honestly adding $50 per month takes the deal out of it. Just my opinion. Having said that these deals are $40 per month less than when I done mine so maybe it could be justified 
Yep that why I said this month, if you want leather, now is the time!
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Hey Jim have you spoken to the dealership lately? Iām wondering how there doing through all this. They have been very nice to my family.
Wow that looks great.
We still have all ānon-essentialā businesses closed in PA. Ritaās water ice is open luckily though 
The pa dealers association is lobbying the govt for them to be allowed to open appointment and internet sales only. I should know Monday if that works out. As of now weāre deemed non essential, just parts and service is allowed to be open.
Iām able to price vehicles and get paperwork ready for when we do open.
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