Has anyone sourced replacement Gen3 interior fabric?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by MrPete, Mar 22, 2025.

  1. MrPete

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    My 2011 has "bisque" interior.
    I've found hints of OEM fabric sources, but nothing solid.

    If anyone has actually tracked down fabric that is close to OEM, I am all ears. Several worn areas need some work.
     
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    I haven't looked at break down af these seats. Places in the world used to have the seat bottom covers the back too they'd slide over riginal foams youbtrplacenpuyter bolster . From a passenger seat other car etc . But I'm not sure of a fabric maker that you can go right to and get the same fabric with the same backing and everything that you'll slice off of the seat in the junkyard and you can flip it over and look at the backing and all of that stuff you'll be hard pressed to find that exactly you'll get close there's some boat material cloth material that might possibly be close but if you're talking about repairing sections oh boy I don't know if this was really my vehicle and something I was keeping because of whatever reason I would undo the hog rings in the junkyard of a seat like mine and slide the back and the bottom of the seat off maybe even grab the foams to have with me And then take them to my buddy after you upholstery shop He does boats and cars and office chairs and all kinds of nonsense and drop the covers on his table and he'll tell me oh I can sell that right up for you and this is the material I have here and I can get this crap here pretty quick and he'll have samples I can look at and touch and feel and look at the back and all that costly maybe but permanent for the most part I mean the car is going to die by the time you get the seats made possibly. This is the reason for maybe just repairing .
     
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    I've learned quite a bit about upholstery. It's actually not difficult to repair the typical issues. The hard part as you note: finding matching material. I have some ideas... We'll see how it goes!
     
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    Check out shops that do custom interiors. I would bet they can provide you with the help you need with their data base.
     
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    There's a lot of those here down south You just have to be able to go there and touchy-feely the material and you know that's it A lot of the stuff that's in the Toyota is looks like it would be pretty common but when you go to an upholstery shop and look at the upholstery they have for automotive and boat and whatnot outdoor sunbrella material all that stuff it's tough it's hard to find a match that velor used in the some of the generations is very durable material and it's tough to duplicate or fine duplicates thereof I guess
     
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    I did that. At least in our city, no database, and nothing that matches very close.

    There's an online database with some info yet quite patchy. And I found a huge source with material that almost looks right except I suspect something is off about the color. (They say a particular fabric is "beige" but the photo is gray gray gray :( ) Working on it... may risk a purchase...