Kinda sucks for baby seat tho, rear seats are tiny. At least it's 4 doors so it should be easier to toss kids inside.

Get a good quality seat protector. It will help prevent the indentations that the car seats will make in the leather.

As for the ones to protect the backside of the front seats, man trust me, the kids don't need to have mud on their shoes to fuck up the seats. Just regular wear and tear (eg. getting in and out every day, kicking the seats [and i dont mean kicking the seats as in being annoying pests. kids will be kids and will just want to wave their feet or whatever. no big deal, but if they're riding in your car everyday, that shit will add up ])

I noticed the car seat was digging deep into the seats, maybe because I put it on really tight? Not sure.

Anyway, I have these 1/2" thick rubber mats I use for car stuff, ended up cutting a piece out and sliding it behind the base of the seat to prevent damage from it digging in.

I will look into the front seat cover or maybe I will slide a garbage bag over the seat and put the headrest back on and tell the wife that's just how we roll now.

Vas just do it ghetto style like me. I just have a black towel running from top to bottom.

Btw what do you have? An infant car seat that clicks into the base or actually seat and you take the kid out ?

It's Graco something, base and carseat that clicks in

Some friendly advice, which you probably already know

Immediately get one of these for the baby seat:


And then when she/they get a little bigger, one of these to save the back side of the front seats:

New born ... err ... will be a new born, so it has to be a bucketseat that clicks into a base.

i got these 2 months ago! FTW!

holy fuck, kick protectors, spill protectors, ripped seats, towels everywhere, $500 dollar mats.

Not sure if transporting wildlife or humans.

holy fuck, kick protectors, spill protectors, ripped seats, towels everywhere, $500 dollar mats.

Not sure if transporting wildlife or humans.

The one I have is even better, it's got flaps on the bottom so anything that's spills stays inside and on the cover and NOT ALL OVER MY GOD DAMN SEATS!!!

Kick protector is great as well.

main reason for going back to basics. I haven't had a manual in 2 years, I couldn't take it.

Listen it all depends on what you let your kids do in the car. When they were younger we would give them a bottle of milk. Sometimes that bottle would accidentally get dropped (or purposely thrown) resulting in milk to be spilled/leaked/sprayed. As toddlers they might have a snack, or a colouring book or whatever. Its all in the parents. If you want you can have a strict no food rule. You might think it now, but be aware it could change in the future.

As for the mats, $300 for custom Weathertech floor mats that will keep your carpet and summer mats brand new is a drop in the bucket, especially for that kind of car. Its everyone's personal decision and choice which are determined by their lifestyle and life choices.

I appreciate all the advice for real, i was kidding about the wildlife comment. I expect to drive around with shit all over, but will do my best to keep it in one of the cars so it doesn't spread around

I've been looking for weathertechs for the venza, but $300 for floor mats, the inner peasant in me struggling with that one.

I've been looking for weathertechs for the venza, but $300 for floor mats, the inner peasant in me struggling with that one.

Few times I had to remove the kids car seats to adjust the height of the belts or whatever, I am always surprised at the amount of crap that is under there. The SUV seats have definitely seen better days.