Seat Covers

jfuller5 · #1 Wed, January 14th, 2009, 07:26 PM

Hey Dixie- I put rear seat cover on my 08 screw a PIA , not real hard left seat in. Bottom is staight forward but seat back gets a little tight. Get some stiff cardboard and cut a strip approx 3 inches wide and abot 36 inches long, now cut 2 slits in one end of the strip approximatly 2 inches long. Put the entire cover on seat back as best as possible and then place one of the straps that needs to go behind the seat back and tuck it into the 2 slits cut into the cardboard. use the 36 inch piece as a tool to push the starps down behind the seat and now you can get your hand in between the seat bottom and back to feel this cardboard and pull strap out , you can now attach it where needed. the cardboard is stiff and thin and allows you to push the strap down the back where you cant see or get your hands, otherwise it is like trying to push a rope. This works and takes about a1/2 hour to install back cover. Hope this helps. Jim

***Power Hungry*** · #2 Wed, January 14th, 2009, 11:35 PM

Good advice, Jim! We'll need to add that to the Tips & Tricks.

Thanks.

Dixie Design · #3 Thu, January 15th, 2009, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by jfuller5

Hey Dixie- I put rear seat cover on my 08 screw a PIA , not real hard left seat in. Bottom is staight forward but seat back gets a little tight. Get some stiff cardboard and cut a strip approx 3 inches wide and abot 36 inches long, now cut 2 slits in one end of the strip approximatly 2 inches long. Put the entire cover on seat back as best as possible and then place one of the straps that needs to go behind the seat back and tuck it into the 2 slits cut into the cardboard. use the 36 inch piece as a tool to push the starps down behind the seat and now you can get your hand in between the seat bottom and back to feel this cardboard and pull strap out , you can now attach it where needed. the cardboard is stiff and thin and allows you to push the strap down the back where you cant see or get your hands, otherwise it is like trying to push a rope. This works and takes about a1/2 hour to install back cover. Hope this helps. Jim

Sounds like a great method, my only question is that if the back of the seat is actually hanging on the clips in the back, how does the cover slide over that? Maybe your cover had an open back? The cover I have completely covers the seat, I'd have to cut holes in it for the "hangers" to poke through and get it hung back up.

***Jackpine*** · #4 Thu, January 15th, 2009, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Dixie Design

Sounds like a great method, my only question is that if the back of the seat is actually hanging on the clips in the back, how does the cover slide over that? Maybe your cover had an open back? The cover I have completely covers the seat, I'd have to cut holes in it for the "hangers" to poke through and get it hung back up.

Yup! I think you're doomed to taking the seat out. It's what you get for getting a classy cover!

- Jack

***Power Hungry*** · #5 Thu, January 15th, 2009, 07:43 PM

Sounds like it's time to break out the tools! At least it's not greasy... or shouldn't be.