Well folks, here's the before:
And here's the after!
I'm thrilled! My busted up foam and ghetto leather has been driving me mad since I got the truck. I investigated all options (local upholstery shop, eBay, Craigslist, used complete sets, junkyard, etc.). In the end, I ordered replacement leather from TheSeatShop. Google them. I'm no trying to advertise.
The leather is fantastic quality and the color is near perfect! Obviously, my truck is 16 years old, dirty, and a bit worn so the OEM is a bit darker. On the driver side, I replaced (1) lower (2) upper and (3) armrest. On the passenger, I replaced the lower. It's really not difficult to replace at all. You do have to remove the seats from the truck though. It's mostly a matter of clipping hog-rings and cutting old leather. The new stuff slides on pretty easily! The fit and finish are really top notch!
My only beef (which isn't the vendor's issue) is that, just like OEM, only the actual seating surfaces are leather. The side and back portions are pleather/vinyl.
Anyway, the skins ain't cheap. The upper is about $200 and the lower is about $200. I replaced the bottom foam on the driver side too because the P.O. had let the rip go obviously for a long time to the point where the foam was significantly chewed up. It was a little scary cutting holes for the switches, armrests and headresets. But I got more confident the second time.
I'm thinking of banning my wife and mother-in-law from my truck. No matter how much I scream at them to "STEP UP AND OUT," they still SLIDE off the seats causing unnecessary wear. Grrrrr!!!
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And here's the after!
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I'm thrilled! My busted up foam and ghetto leather has been driving me mad since I got the truck. I investigated all options (local upholstery shop, eBay, Craigslist, used complete sets, junkyard, etc.). In the end, I ordered replacement leather from TheSeatShop. Google them. I'm no trying to advertise.
The leather is fantastic quality and the color is near perfect! Obviously, my truck is 16 years old, dirty, and a bit worn so the OEM is a bit darker. On the driver side, I replaced (1) lower (2) upper and (3) armrest. On the passenger, I replaced the lower. It's really not difficult to replace at all. You do have to remove the seats from the truck though. It's mostly a matter of clipping hog-rings and cutting old leather. The new stuff slides on pretty easily! The fit and finish are really top notch!
My only beef (which isn't the vendor's issue) is that, just like OEM, only the actual seating surfaces are leather. The side and back portions are pleather/vinyl.
Anyway, the skins ain't cheap. The upper is about $200 and the lower is about $200. I replaced the bottom foam on the driver side too because the P.O. had let the rip go obviously for a long time to the point where the foam was significantly chewed up. It was a little scary cutting holes for the switches, armrests and headresets. But I got more confident the second time.
I'm thinking of banning my wife and mother-in-law from my truck. No matter how much I scream at them to "STEP UP AND OUT," they still SLIDE off the seats causing unnecessary wear. Grrrrr!!!
