Looking for a DIY front driver seat leather cover

[kevinl34]

looking if there is a front seat diy for replacing the leather. I have some new leather cover and I dont want to screw them up if there isnt a diy please any info would help replace ing the entire seat so if i need to remove the back cover I need the steps for that also thanks

[jhstealth]

Hi im looking if there is a front seat diy for replacing the leather. I have some new leather covers and I don't want to screw them up, if there isn't a diy please any info that you could give me would help. I also dont mind replace-ing the entire seat. Also if i need to remove the back cover I need the steps for that also, thanks

I fixed it for ya. I have never seen a diy for this and I'm not sure there will be one because allot of this is done at shops, but its definitely possible to do. Just pull the seat out of the car and start taking the covers off and im sure you can figure it out, just remember what you take off and put it back on the way you took it off. Also remember to torque the seat bolts in correctly.

[madmonda]

Trust me, take it to a local ulphostery shop. I've done a few seat covers before and while it can be done, it's a pain. The seats I've done weren't real leather either. I'll have to assume stretching real leather over the curves of the seat will make it a nightmare. It was a pain stretching synthetic leather and fabric over the seats I've done and they have ALOT more stretchability. Professionals have steamers and other tricks up their sleeves to do the job in less than half the time it'll take you. There's a local upholstery shop in Sumter, SC (down the street from the AF base, same side, heading into town towards W-Mart from Charleston). If you hit W-Mart, you've gone way too far. The old guy's rates are incredibly cheap. And his work is incredible! I was stationed there for 3 years, '02-'05