2025 Toyota Tacoma Owner Says, “I Would Rather Push-Mow a Hill In 105 Degree Heat with 2 Broken Legs, Than to Ever Install Seat Covers Again”

Yes, they look much better... I just hope you can tow a trailer with it. I find the Tacoma to be underpowered and not as stable.
Fuel economy will also suffer when towing big time.

Seat covers = zzzzzzzzzzzz zzz zz z

The manual warns against adding anything aftermarket? The manual can shove it. If I had one it would have been tuned day 1. I mod everything. I bought it, it’s mine, they can warn all they want, but they can’t stop me. And thankfully the Magnusson Moss Act says they can’t even void my warranty. Screw you Toyota.

I think Jill is a woman. This whole article could have been avoided if the woman had the man put the seat covers on. Women aren't that smart.

I added seat covers to my 2025 Tacoma sr5 from trumgeta, installation was straight forward, my interior looks like new leather now. I see nothing wrong with the seat covers you have installed.

I personnaly like the look of the factory seats a little better, but thats just me. I also own a tacoma i purchased in 2018 and i also went immediately and purchased some cheap seat covers. I dont understand why toyota thinks we need cloth seats in a truck. It really doesnt make sense. I still have my seats covered. Thanks toyota for making people pay thousands more for a 4wd model before we can get leather seats. I had rather have vinyl than cloth or leather. Toyota is forcing me to look at their competition.

Oh boy. Some people just make life hard for themselves. Everyone knows that seat cover installation is a breeze if you simply remove the seats. Why struggle, right? I put seat covers on my Ranger and it took about 20 minutes, I clouding sear removal and ⁹

I put Clazzio black and grey leather covers in my 2009 TRD sport Tacoma. I couldn't stand the light grey seats, they were always dirty and covered in dog hair. Hard work but worth it! And as far as a trailer brake controller get a curt Bluetooth controller. You just plug it in to the 7 way and then plug the camper plug into it. Then you use the app to control the brakes. It remembers your settings and automatically applies the brakes when it senses you stopping (picks up brake light signal I believe) it works great and you don't have to clutter up the interior with a box hanging from the bottom of the dash.

Did this person not see the car before they bought it? Who buys an item, an expensive one at that, knowing they don't like the way it looks? Nobody should feel bad about somebody who chose this path

I get that she needed a bed, that the bed was more practical due her, at a truck was needed, but you what state that she needed the truck because she will tow a small camper. Her "old" 2023 4Runner could easily pull a small camper. That was definitely not a reason that makes sense to get rid of a v6 4Runner to get a 4-cylinder , with a turbo, pickup. Then there's the seats. They look good. She's like she wants to complain. She might be complaining more with the 4 cylinder taco.

You know I don't know how much you pay for that but just ask the dealer who they're aftermarket leather guy is and get a quote and go get the seats done with aftermarket leather it looks good it fits right The only place that's leather is the seed surface which is true of any leather seat but at least it looks like it came with the truck when they do it That looks like something she bought from temu honestly

Seat covers are always a pain when they are custom fit. Took me a couple hours to do my neighbors truck. Working on a vehicle is a labor of love, if you don't like it pay someone I guess why complain on the Internet? 🤷

Our vinyl repair company installs seat covers and im the one that does all of them. Im pretty good at this point but some of them are designed to make your life a nightmare. We take the old seat covers off, reinstall the airbags inside the seat and at times have to swap over the metal frames with all of the wiring harnesses that go in and out of the seat. Sometimes if you place a wire over instead of under something then it can snap under pressure when the seat is laid back. Once the cushion is off its just jagged metal that cuts you so sharp you dont even feel it until you look down and see blood. Its gnarly but I enjoy it for whatever reason

The biggest mistake was by the Tacoma in the first place.

First off, I would have left the brand-new covers that came with the truck for at least 2, maybe 3 years. Nothing was wrong with them.
Now I would have taken them to a person who has all the specialized equipment to remove and install the new leather seat covers.

The Outside of the Truck looks GOOD!
Lesson Learned and it looks like YOU did a fabulous job!

I put the ERK covers on seats of my '23 Tacoma crew cab. They look good and protect factory seats. But they were a pain to do. Even with the instructions and Youtube. Mostly the fronts. I ended up taking front seats out of the truck to make it easier and get a better fitment.

I think Jill should not look for sympathy and encouragement from the internet just because she had to do a day of hard work. Nobody cares she installed seat covers herself, it's not a big accomplishment of some sort. Women need an award for everything.

From what I get from this article is that it had factory seat covers over the seats already and she installed the new ones without removing the factory ones. Seat covers are hard enough to stretch over a seat on it's own, let alone putting it over another seat cover. The factory one should have been removed and it would have helped give it a bit more wiggle room.
But, the red stitching compliments the red trim in the center console, and even though there are 2 sets of covers on the seats, it looks like it turned out really good. Things don't always come easy when you are not a professional, so take pride in a job you can complete yourself, even if it takes you longer and more effort, because in the long run, you accomplished it. Stand back admire your finished project!

Honestly I think they've come a LONG way in seat covers. This is the first set of seat covers I've ever seen that don't look like baggy oversized amvets garbage draped over seats so a dog can ride along.

I don't have a Tacoma, i have a ram 2500 that came with vented (both heat and cooling) seats that were leather. Living in socal, leather not a great idea. I actually ordered seat covers from shear comfort that were notade till I placed the order and were designed around my specific seat design. Example bucket, the seat split type, if were vented, and so on, best purchase ever and yes I had to remove parts of my seat to install, but so very much effort and time.

They look ok. A little crooked in the back. I always had better luck letting them heat up in the sun so they stretch before putting them on. Maybe keave the truck in the sun with doors open and try to re-adjust the back.
Sometimes things go on sale because theres a defect. In this case possibly the measurements? They look fine,run them and if you decide to sell the truck,remove them and the money you get for the truck will be higher.

They look good! Seat Covers can be difficult and frustrating to install but you could have had them installed for you instead of going through the hassle..The Original Seat Covers look good! Don't know why you would replace them?

Did the same but used Clazzio and it turned out great. Installing it was a major pain but removing the front seats made it much easier for me. Allowing the covers to sit in the sun to loosen up made it much easier also. As far as your new look, I actually like the color combination of your original seats which could be due to the wrinkles in the new seat covers.

They look good! Seat Covers can be difficult and frustrating to install in but you could have had them installed for you instead of going through the hassle..The Original Seat Covers look good! Don't know why you would replace them?

I’ve always had leather in my trucks, my latest Nissan Titan has heated fabric seats. I contemplated adding leather, time constraints prevented that from happening. After two years I am happy I stayed with the heavy duty fabric seats, cooler summers and warmer winters.
I personally liked your fabric color combo but if you wanted a different look then good for you, the look you wanted.

I put heated seats in my 20 4Runner. It required taking the seats out, separating the seat back from the base, and un-binding them from the cushion rails. After installation I had to use hog ring pliers to reassemble. It was a lot of fiddling around to get it all back together but now I have heated seats.
If i were to replace the factory covers, I would use the same technique. Yes it's a lot of work, but unless you bind them down they are going to move about and that would drive me crazy.

I liked the sporty look of the original seats. But understand why she wants seat covers to protect the upholstery.

Strongly suggest you have the controller installed by a professional shop. Consider a RV dealership where they sell RV travel trailers. That's a significant safety feature you don't want to have a mishap when pulling.

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Installation of aftermarket seat covers is never easy. I remember one time I almost fainted. Will never do it again. Best bet is s professional installation. BTW yours look good!