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pk2 · 11-21-2009, 01:04 PM

In all seriouseness, a real seat cover is tied down to to the spring and structure of the seatframe all over the place, thats why the seams and bolsters are all to well defined and look stock. Most slipcovers I have seen here and elseware don't apear to have any such features so they look kinda like a marsh-mellow to me, no definition, obviously not O.E.M.

You can have individual pannels replaced on your real seats (not the entire seat cover) at a significant saveings if you play it right. of course new pannels will outlast the rest of the seat but you'll have origional seats.

Were I you (or me ) & looking to save a dime, I would remove your covers from the seat frame, dress down and take it to a hungry shop, tell'm it's out of your 89 Audi or somthing, Bet you can do alot better $ wise and keep an OEM look (even with all new pannels, do it in vinyle and save $400 in leather), than the cost of neoprene covers that look like...neoprene covers.

Regards, Peter

11-21-2009, 01:04 PM	#7
pk2 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tustin Ca. Posts: 449	In all seriouseness, a real seat cover is tied down to to the spring and structure of the seatframe all over the place, thats why the seams and bolsters are all to well defined and look stock. Most slipcovers I have seen here and elseware don't apear to have any such features so they look kinda like a marsh-mellow to me, no definition, obviously not O.E.M. You can have individual pannels replaced on your real seats (not the entire seat cover) at a significant saveings if you play it right. of course new pannels will outlast the rest of the seat but you'll have origional seats. Were I you (or me ) & looking to save a dime, I would remove your covers from the seat frame, dress down and take it to a hungry shop, tell'm it's out of your 89 Audi or somthing, Bet you can do alot better $ wise and keep an OEM look (even with all new pannels, do it in vinyle and save $400 in leather), than the cost of neoprene covers that look like...neoprene covers. Regards, Peter __________________ http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/163...58x6ir4.th.jpg 99 Supercharged 2.5L Last edited by pk2; 11-21-2009 at 06:50 PM.