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Covercraft seat cover install help..
So I got my Tan Covercraft seat covers in yesterday. Headrest covers, easy. Backrest, same same. The seat base pan.. that is beyond a pain, there are no straps or clips and stretching that so it is even is fuggin impossible or it seems so.
Any tips or tricks ?
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03-08-2023, 02:43 PM
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Which fabric over which fabric? Did you remove the seats from the vehicle?
I installed the NeoSpupremes over leather and they slid on pretty easy. Did they come with the spatula-like tool?
That may help shove the cover into the crevasses a bit easier. There should be hooks etc. to latch onto whatever
is closest (I hung on the seat springs I believe), are you saying there aren't any at all?
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03-08-2023, 04:05 PM
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Yes that may help LOL. Original seats are all leather. Rears are very good, fronts not so much. Tan covers are almost a heavy canvas and after many hours of fighting, it is better. There are no straps which the directions elude to.. as in IF INCLUDED... It was a real ***** getting them on and in looking at the photo on the box, pretty much the same. I am guessing it will take time to wear or break it but damn it man NO JOY.
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03-08-2023, 07:41 PM
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Are these the same folks who sell the Carhartt branded version? If they are, they have 2 versions Pretty Good fit and Exact Fit (a lot more $$) If that's what yours are, which version are they?
Update - I got off my ass and fired up the Googler. I guess it's not Covercraft and they are called Precision Fit...scroll down at this link
Edit again- the link is to a Covercraft product.
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03-08-2023, 08:34 PM
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Are these the same folks who sell the Carhartt branded version? If they are, they have 2 versions Pretty Good fit and Exact Fit (a lot more $$) If that's what yours are, which version are they?
Update - I got off my ass and fired up the Googler. I guess it's not Covercraft and they are called Precision Fit...scroll down at this link |
I think it's the Pretty Good fit.. Box reads Covercraft Custom Fit. It is a 97 with low mileage one owner but when the 6th gen is released, I am selling it. Rides like a dream but I'd like the 202 "what ever it will be" LOL......... best riding 24 year old truck I have ever been in.
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03-09-2023, 10:43 AM
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Huh, super funny. I JUST ordered a dash cover and floor mats from them last night and debated snagging some seat covers while I was at it but held off. Good to know!
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03-09-2023, 02:22 PM
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With the heat here and being on there a couple of days, the fit is better. It will never be super tight but I am not planning to keep this more than a couple of years before buying a new 4Runner and a 911 Carerra which my wife has and yes I am jealous LOL. But all said and done, love the 4Runner. Here's my brids 2 Porsche's 2022 Carerra and 2022 Cayanne, kinda boring and me, I am driving a 99 4Runner, go figure LOL. I don't care, love my old girl.
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03-12-2023, 10:14 AM
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So just an update for those of you thinking of these. They were a BIOTCH to install. However, after a few days in the Florida sunshine and driving they fit great, highly recommend.
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What was the most difficult part? These have some elastic, right?
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What was the most difficult part? These have some elastic, right?
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Seat base pan, elastic ? REALLY LOL... it is more like a SUPER TIGHT canvas which is NEEDED TRULY but it is a real *****. Every day it get's better and I would buy them again but know it is VERY diffucult to stretch the base pan on day one. I cursed a million fuggin sailors easily. Headrest is easy, backrest is pretty easy, it is just the base pan that is a B I O T C H.
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Seat base pan, elastic ? REALLY LOL... it is more like a SUPER TIGHT canvas which is NEEDED TRULY but it is a real *****. Every day it get's better and I would buy them again but know it is VERY diffucult to stretch the base pan on day one. I cursed a million fuggin sailors easily. Headrest is easy, backrest is pretty easy, it is just the base pan that is a B I O T C H.
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What about putting it on wet? If I got these things I'd go for the exact fit version, Sounds like a real knuckle-bustin hoot.
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What about putting it on wet? If I got these things I'd go for the exact fit version, Sounds like a real knuckle-bustin hoot.
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Not a bad idea if would probably work.
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Interesting. I installed the Carhartt branded (non-precision fit) seat covers a year ago and don't remember it being that bad.
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Interesting. I installed the Carhartt branded (non-precision fit) seat covers a year ago and don't remember it being that bad.
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How they work out over the long run?
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How they work out over the long run?
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They have been great. No signs of wear, no slipping, and machine washable (though I haven't had to wash them yet). I wanted to get some in black for my van but they don't make that seat style.
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