I have been on a bender with the Lexus Land Cruiser. Here's why: we leave for Martha's Vineyard in a few days and I want to drive it on the beach. This means my wife and two young children will be in tow.
So, that's why the A/C had to work; why the leaks had to be stopped; why the bodywork couldn't be dented; and so on. It was a mixture of having it be comfortable and also not look like a heap (my wife is more concerned about that last part than I am.)
The A/C was a big deal; the truck is very comfortable inside. But grinding my gears on a personal level was the trashed driver's seat and the not-much-better passenger bucket. The good news is a company called L-Seat out of Houston sells very reasonable genuine leather kits, and in a color called "Oak" which is a very good match for the Lexus leather.
I took the truck up to my new go-to for upholstery work, Charles St. Auto and Boat Top. Dave, the owner, works very quickly and does great work. The kit also included new material for the center armrest and armrests above the door handles. I also spent a ton of time steam cleaning the entire cabin, removing what stains I could, and refreshing the rest of the leather.
Overall, it feels clean; smells good; and the front buckets will make both me and my wife very happy to spend a week in this truck. It goes back to Lexus tomorrow for a very quick check-over before we leave the mainland.