As a Christmas gift for my wife I bought some Cal Trend Sports Tex Seat Covers from Autoanything. CalTrend SportsTex Mesh Seat Covers - Best Price on Caltrend Mesh Auto Seat Covers
They arrived in three days and we are 100% satisfied with our purchase. We saved 20% on our total order with free shipping...what a deal.
We decided to get these Sport Tex covers because our light gray interior was staining so easily. It was an easier decision when I saw AutoAnything offer a 20% discount, 15% discount now (28 Dec 2013).
Now for the install.
I was going to scan the directions but they are pretty straight forward. In fact I never even looked at them because the install is fairly easy, just time consuming if you are doing it by yourself.
1. Lay out the seat covers so you know you have all the necessary covers
2. Vacuum the seats prior to installing seat covers
3. Remove all the head rests
4. Have a spare light allowing you to see under the seats
5. Apply the top or bottom seat cover
a. Bottom seat covers have 3 straps
b. Top seat covers have velcro that when routed between top and bottom of the seat will attach on the back side of the seat.
6. When routing the straps ensure you route the straps as close to the bottom of the seat as possible and not through wires, seat pull adjustment lever, and definitely not under the seat rail.
7. Install the seat bottom completely before finishing the top. This will ensure the bottom is tight then you can make the top fit tight/snug.
There is no true science to installing these seat covers. Removing the seats could have made this task easier but that is time consuming as well. Therefore I chose to do the install with the seats in. Your fingers will get tired because you have to pull and push the fabric and straps through small areas.
Total Install Time: 1hr 30min while taking pictures.
Now for the Pictures...Enjoy,
Front Straps, route these to the rear of the seat.
Back of the rear passenger seat
Side strap
Rear seat arm rest...
Rear seat, routing the top between the top of the seat and the bottom. Once you get the top portion through and the bottom portion through, they will velcro together on the back. Easier if you tilt the seat forward.
They arrived in three days and we are 100% satisfied with our purchase. We saved 20% on our total order with free shipping...what a deal.
We decided to get these Sport Tex covers because our light gray interior was staining so easily. It was an easier decision when I saw AutoAnything offer a 20% discount, 15% discount now (28 Dec 2013).
Now for the install.
I was going to scan the directions but they are pretty straight forward. In fact I never even looked at them because the install is fairly easy, just time consuming if you are doing it by yourself.
1. Lay out the seat covers so you know you have all the necessary covers
2. Vacuum the seats prior to installing seat covers
3. Remove all the head rests
4. Have a spare light allowing you to see under the seats
5. Apply the top or bottom seat cover
a. Bottom seat covers have 3 straps
b. Top seat covers have velcro that when routed between top and bottom of the seat will attach on the back side of the seat.
6. When routing the straps ensure you route the straps as close to the bottom of the seat as possible and not through wires, seat pull adjustment lever, and definitely not under the seat rail.
7. Install the seat bottom completely before finishing the top. This will ensure the bottom is tight then you can make the top fit tight/snug.
There is no true science to installing these seat covers. Removing the seats could have made this task easier but that is time consuming as well. Therefore I chose to do the install with the seats in. Your fingers will get tired because you have to pull and push the fabric and straps through small areas.
Total Install Time: 1hr 30min while taking pictures.
Now for the Pictures...Enjoy,
Front Straps, route these to the rear of the seat.
Back of the rear passenger seat
Side strap
Rear seat arm rest...
Rear seat, routing the top between the top of the seat and the bottom. Once you get the top portion through and the bottom portion through, they will velcro together on the back. Easier if you tilt the seat forward.