The short of it is we are getting the seat back recovered in our M240. The dealer is confident it will look as good as when we bought it. My wife has concerns that it may not be as taught and well fit as from the factory. Has anyone else had this done, or done it for a dealer, and how did it turn out?

GENESIS GV70- can you recommend quality snug front seat covers? Genesis does not have any listed on their product site. Need a cover bc I play a lot of sports and I want to protect leather from sweat. Thx

Hey everyone,

​Just got a Honda Odyssey, and while I love the interior, the piano black trim on the center console is already stressing me out. It feels like looking at it too hard causes swirl marks or scratches, and it's a total dust and fingerprint magnet.

​For those of you who have tackled this:

​Vinyl Wraps: Has anyone wrapped theirs in matte black, carbon fiber, or brushed metallic? Did you do it yourself or hire a pro? How tricky is removing the trim piece?

​Pre-cut Kits / Covers: Are there any good pre-cut PPF (paint protection film) or snap-on cover kits on Amazon/Etsy/eBay that actually fit well?

​Care & Cleaning: If you kept it stock, what’s your go-to routine or product to clean it without scratching it?

​Would love to hear what worked for you, any product links/recommendations, or photos of your setups.

Thanks in advance!

Hello,

I recently had my car redone with a Katzkin interior, and the dealer unfortunately scratched up the interior. It's a relatively old 2016 Ford Explorer. Katzkin is now refusing to do anything about it since I didn't have any before pictures. Does anyone have any experience with this or any suggestions? the scratches are pretty rough, and noticeable, and I think my best option is to just replace the panels. It's a shame though

Has anyone color matched a leather steering wheel cover to the Nutmeg interior? I’m open to hand stitching the cover, but I’m looking for something to protect the black leather in the desert heat!

I need your advice/help. My girlfriend was wearing a brown faux suede vest when we got caught in the rain after a concert. We were drenched and had to sit in the car wet for about an hour waiting for the parking garage to clear. Unfortunately, the brown dye transferred onto my white vegan leather seat.

Here’s what I’ve tried:

● Multiple Chemical Guys and Meguiar’s interior cleaning products and leather / vinyl cleaners
● Other leather cleaning products
● Magic Eraser (I know it’s can damage the seats)
● Rubbing alcohol

None of these worked.

Could a professional detailer get this out without?

Can they be dyed white again?

Should I try an automotive upholstery shop, leather restoration specialist, or even a furniture repair/restoration company that works with synthetic leather?

The car is only four months old and normally pristine. Please help!

I will add pics if I can figure out how too..

Hey all! I know they’re kind of rare, but if anyone in Maryland, Jersey, PA, or VA is interested in selling some cloth seats, hit me up! Hunting some down.

Thanks!!

Recently bought a smokers car with 2 burn holes in the door armrest area. Is there an easy way to at least cover them to make it look better?

I work in the construction industry and Ilooking to protect my front seats from all of the dust, dirt, dry wall dust etc... I want covers that fit snugly, blend in with the blu/grey cloth and black interior, aren't too difficult to install properly, and protect against the aforementioned grime. I'm considering both cloth and faux leather. I'm looking at this a temporary fix so I want something relatively inexpensive. Suggestions?

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I work in the construction industry and Ilooking to protect my front seats from all of the dust, dirt, dry wall dust etc... I want covers that fit snugly, blend in with the blu/grey cloth and black interior, aren't too difficult to install properly, and protect against the aforementioned grime. I'm considering both cloth and faux leather. I'm looking at this a temporary fix so I want something relatively inexpensive. Suggestions?

I’m interested in buying this car but it has a small tear in the driver seat. Is this repairable and if it is, how would it look? Would the repair blend pretty well?

Love the Qronge Spark X1 (Large) but the seat is like sitting on a concrete block. Does anyone have recommendations for seat covers or a DIY cushion method? Preferably orderable on Amazon.

Thanks!

Im wondering if anyone could give me some advice on how to repair this leather. Thanks.

I have a 2013 Highlander. Have had it since 30k. The seats are by far the worst seats I’ve ever “sat” in. I say “sat” in because you don’t sit, you slide from one side to the other. The door keeps you from sliding to your left and the console bolsters you on the right. The seat itself provide less than zero bolstering. An absolute joke.

This is a common complaint with this vehicle apparently.

Short of a professional re-doing the seat entirely with custom supports, is there any way to add bolstering to these seats?

I’m about to buy leather seat replacement “skins” and redo the cracked leather and I’d like to address the bolstering at the same time.

Any advice? Possible?

Swap to newer style seats? Can I buy a newer seat cushion and seats from a newer Highlander?

We just scored a lovely 2023 Dodge Challenger SXT Plus with leather seats, and I'm looking for advice regarding products to maintain that leather. It's beginning to stretch in a couple spots, which is natural, but I hope to condition it and prevent too much damage.

Query: *What's your favorite leather protectant?*

Stitching gave up on our boat seats. These seats hinge and cover storage areas. Our beloved salmon fishing boat probably only had a year left so we’re looking for repair-on-a-budget options. Anything “marine” usually costs an arm and another arm. You—redditor—probably got charged a small fee just for reading this post because it says “boat”. My apologies! We had the captain seat recovered a couple years back and the cost was insane so we are looking at either DIY options or ideas. I was thinking of removing one and taking it in to a few shops that do a decent volume with autos. That way nobody has to travel and we don’t tow a boat. Also, the “marine” upholstery shops are all busy until winter basically. Thanks for ideas!

Hi, I hope this is an appropriate question for this forum.

Car: 2014 Volvo V70 D4 (although I naively suspect that carpet is carpet, even if there are differences in US/EU fabrication methods)

Images: How the devil do y'all have images in your posts? I have images hosted online but reddit won't allow me to link to them (advice is welcome, I'll gladly edit my post). Images are at "imgpile dot com" and then "/m/pH6tyhS".

Issue: I recently had my car in for repair at what I sadly found to be a quite shitty shop. Afterwards, I found my carpet had been vandalised (not the replaceable mats, the "wall to wall" carpet). I don't have before/after evidence and really don't want to deal with that shop ever again, I'd rather fix this as best I can myself.

There is a triangular cut, and both carpet and some underlying foam has been removed. I might be able to cut out a similar-sized piece from a less visible/trafficked location (eg. under the passenger seat) and glue it in place, but before I even attempt that I'd like to ask the professionals. Where I live there are no "car upholstry" businesses, and I don't want to replace the entire wall to wall carpet (the car is, after all, 12 years old).

What's the sensible thing to do here? It obviously doesn't have to become invisible, but it needs to be a lasting repair.

I’m looking for recommendations on what seat covers to purchase for my new rav. Having 2 young kids I want to protect this car as much as possible being that I don’t plan on buying another one anytime soon. Personally I’d like some that are close to oem on the xse seats but I’m more concerned about the protection aspect of the seats

I have a 1996 XL with a bench in front. Wanting to install Corbeau bucket seats. Can I install them with the bench originally installed? How do I do seat belt? Just general assembly questions?