1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

2005 Prius leather interior conversion

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by ericspoor, Jul 13, 2019.

  1. ericspoor

    ericspoor Member

    Joined:
    Jul 25, 2018
    76
    37
    0
    Location:
    austin
    Vehicle:
    2005 Prius
    Model:
    Base
    30797F5D-BF22-4188-B519-89B6FAAB6585.jpeg F19010DD-784D-4660-9B13-534ED771B4F2.jpeg i was walking through the junkyard this morning and happened across a gen2 prius with the grey leather interior, still in good condition as the car had only been junked 3 weeks prior. My prius is a 2005 with cloth seats so i figured what the hell and used my trusty 3/8” rachet with an exention and a 14mil socket and removed the front seats, rear seat cushion and seatbacks. The guy at the junkyard counter charged me $90 and i was on my way, albiet exhausted from the texas heat.

    After about 2 hours of labor i got the new interior put in and im really happy with the way it turned out. The new seat are noticably more comfortable and while the reay seats have a stain its still a large improvement over my old busted cloth seats.
     
    #1 ericspoor, Jul 13, 2019
    Aaron Vitolins, Skibob, Todd Stepp and 2 others like this.
  2. ericspoor

    ericspoor Member

    Joined:
    Jul 25, 2018
    76
    37
    0
    Location:
    austin
    Vehicle:
    2005 Prius
    Model:
    Base
    F6787EFF-361C-47A3-8E33-B49EA826337C.jpeg A before pic:
     
    #2 ericspoor, Jul 13, 2019
    Tabi likes this.
  3. Knightrider

    Knightrider Member

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2019
    146
    34
    0
    Location:
    Kansas City
    Vehicle:
    2005 Prius
    Model:
    II
    I like it
    My seats are well worn as well and center console cover - 378k and climbing

    I may keep an eye out for this too
     
    #3 Knightrider, Jul 13, 2019
    ericspoor likes this.
  4. ericspoor

    ericspoor Member

    Joined:
    Jul 25, 2018
    76
    37
    0
    Location:
    austin
    Vehicle:
    2005 Prius
    Model:
    Base
    Update: I purchased a leather center console lid at the junkyard today for $5. Replacement takes 30 seconds: you open the lid, unscrew the 4 hinge screws, pop open the 2-piece lid to remove, and install is reverse of removal. Has to be one of the cheapest and easiest mods a prius hobbyist can do, with noticable improvement. Here’s the leather lid installed next to the old one:
     

    Attached Files:

    #4 ericspoor, Jan 12, 2020
  5. ericspoor

    ericspoor Member

    Joined:
    Jul 25, 2018
    76
    37
    0
    Location:
    austin
    Vehicle:
    2005 Prius
    Model:
    Base
    Did a quick cleaning, very happy with results of new console lid. Comparison shot against post #2 of this thread:
     

    Attached Files:

    #5 ericspoor, Jan 12, 2020
    Beeach and Aaron Vitolins like this.
  6. Aaron Vitolins

    Aaron Vitolins Senior Member

    Joined:
    Feb 28, 2014
    1,612
    1,144
    0
    Location:
    Franklin TN
    Vehicle:
    Other Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    Wow it looks awesome! If you clean and condition the leather a few times a year lather will last forever.
     
    #6 Aaron Vitolins, Jan 12, 2020
    ericspoor likes this.
  7. Kaptainkid1

    Kaptainkid1 Active Member

    Joined:
    Mar 13, 2019
    308
    243
    0
    Location:
    Los Angeles
    Vehicle:
    2009 Prius
    Model:
    III
    Nice upgrade. Its sucks out here in LA those seats would have been $300-400 from pick a part.

    SM-J737T1 ?
     
    #7 Kaptainkid1, Jan 13, 2020
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)