Progress report
I have successfully fumbled my way through installing one of Lseat's covers on the bottom seat cushion, driver's side:
If I were being paid by the hour I'd already be rich. Lordy, but that leather is (1) thick, (2) stiff, and (3) hard to manipulate. However, I found that a hair dryer, used judiciously, softens it appreciably and makes it a bit more supple. It's looking halfway decent. A little heat/steam should take care of those wrinkles.
But check out the Lseat's edge:
It's stitched with gray thread. Unfortunately, it's visible; the seat looks like it has a fringe at the bottom. Now have a look at the factory cover. The leather is wrapped around the bottom edge of the seat and the cover's edge is not visible.
Call me picky, but I don't like the gray fringe. That's one of the ways Lseat's covers differ from the factory covers, besides thicker leather. Another departure is in the thickness of the plastic edging that locks into plastic hooks down in the foam's nooks and crannies. I found the nooks weren't too bad, but the crannies were murder. * rimshot *
Anyway, I'm stuck with the Lseat product. I'm committed. I'll probably dye the fringe black. As for the slightly thicker plastic edging, it works. You just have to reef on it a bit harder.
NOTE: I had intended to revise my previous post, but inserting new photos when editing turned out to be problematic.