For Eddie Bauer Owners (Two-Tone Seats Leather Source)

[JExpedition07]

For Eddie Bauer owners like myself with two-tone greystone and camel or charcoal and camel seats here is a good seat shop that sells OEM covers. They use Ford oem materials and match the vinyl to leather content precisely to get you an exact match. Mine in the 2007 are in great shape but I’ve wondered where to get nice two tone replacements at if they should wear and found this place. Took some looking. Seems the monotone are more common to find. Anyway here you go:

https://www.theseatshop.com/2007-20...rts-leather-vinyl-with-white-tex210-p2/35572/

 

[JExpedition07]

They also do perforated versions for those of us with Climate Controlled Seats. Thought this was a good FYI post.

 

[fuzzmanmatt]

Have you installed them? My drivers seat is beat, but it looks like a mess to actually do it. I just haven't wanted to tackle it yet.

 

[Broncoholic]

I invested in new covers (back and bottom) and new bottom cushion for both front seats in my 2003 from The Seat Shop 2 years ago. Good products, I definitely recommend them. Watch them for special sales. I think I bought in the fall during a Halloween sale.

 

[07navi]

Have you installed them? My drivers seat is beat, but it looks like a mess to actually do it. I just haven't wanted to tackle it yet.

I changed the driver leather seat cover in my truck and it wasn't that bad. I unbolted it and carried it into the house. I had to get some good hog-ring pliers and soldered the heated seat wires in there also. The foam rubber was smashed down on the entrance side so I added onto it with some foam I had.

 

[Aspen03]

I have looked into their product to do both of my front seats w new foam and full leather option but it's a tough option at $1200 for 2 seats...

Quality seems to be top notch from reviews so it's likely worth the cost. I just have to decide if it's worth sacrificing elsewhere to splurge.

 

[Adieu]

Have you installed them? My drivers seat is beat, but it looks like a mess to actually do it. I just haven't wanted to tackle it yet.

I've swapped two-tones on all seats for an entirely different set of aftermarket leather.

Definitely a pita, but quite doable. Headrests are the worst and you need some serious physical strength just to wrangle it if you solo DIY everything though.

Budget several hours per seat.

 

[Adieu]

I have looked into their product to do both of my front seats w new foam and full leather option but it's a tough option at $1200 for 2 seats...

Quality seems to be top notch from reviews so it's likely worth the cost. I just have to decide if it's worth sacrificing elsewhere to splurge.

Search ebay and craigslist for katzkin kits. There seem to be a bunch that pop up ~$200 - 400 / full vehicle that appear to be like cancelled orders or wrong color purchased or something

EL / shortie doesn't matter, year doesn't particularly matter within a generation (except 07-08 have regular comfy headrest shapes instead of the whiplash tilt), navi/expy doesn't matter... power/manual third row sorta-matters, the carpets will have holes for latches on the back but you can patch over them with something if you get a great deal

 

[JExpedition07]

Have you installed them? My drivers seat is beat, but it looks like a mess to actually do it. I just haven't wanted to tackle it yet.

No mine in the 2007 are pretty good still so haven’t had the need to replace. I did a 3M repair to the drivers side you can see below which had a small wear spot and have been pretty happy with it.

 

[Broncoholic]

I have looked into their product to do both of my front seats w new foam and full leather option but it's a tough option at $1200 for 2 seats...

I found my order receipt. Oct 28 2017, 26% discount, $872.75 after discount.

Search ebay and craigslist for katzkin kits. There seem to be a bunch that pop up ~$200 - 400 / full vehicle that appear to be like cancelled orders or wrong color purchased or something

I like this idea. I've never heard of finding Katzkin that cheap. That would be a score!

 

[Adieu]

I found my order receipt. Oct 28 2017, 26% discount, $872.75 after discount.



I like this idea. I've never heard of finding Katzkin that cheap. That would be a score!

I got mine for like 240 iirc. Sat a few years open box but otherwise unmolested.

Alas the color is pretty much LITERALLY petrified dog poo (allegedly "driftwood" iirc)... but it's fresh and clean and leathery. And has a pretty significant sublayer that re-stiffens tired seats.


Pros & cons both: it's a lot finer than the heavy municipal transport grade vinyl **** from the factory backs and sides, so it feels like you might have to be gentler on it....then again, I haven't messed it up yet

 

[Trainmaster]

I installed a replacement Seat Shop bottom cushion cover on an '08. As was said, I removed the seat, and did the work inside. It was not as easy as it looks, but anyone with mechanical skills can do the job. About an hour wrestling with it. You need hog rings and the pliers.

The SeatShop product is better than excellent. Flawless. They have a video on their site that compares their covers with cheaper "ebay" covers, and there are big differences. If you want OEM seats, these will look like the car was just built.

 

[07navi]

I installed a replacement Seat Shop bottom cushion cover on an '08. As was said, I removed the seat, and did the work inside. It was not as easy as it looks, but anyone with mechanical skills can do the job. About an hour wrestling with it. You need hog rings and the pliers.

The SeatShop product is better than excellent. Flawless. They have a video on their site that compares their covers with cheaper "ebay" covers, and there are big differences. If you want OEM seats, these will look like the car was just built.

I agree, you can do it if you work on your own car/truck and once you do it it will be easy on the next one and glad you did it yourself. Mainly don't get cheap little hog rings and cheap china pliers.

 

[Adieu]

I agree, you can do it if you work on your own car/truck and once you do it it will be easy on the next one and glad you did it yourself. Mainly don't get cheap little hog rings and cheap china pliers.

Disagree

Dedicated hog ring pliers are almost entirely useless, all you need is regular sized hog rings and regular 90° needle nose pliers (aka the simplest most useful manual tool that you maybe never realized you regularly needed to make life non-miserable)


Or you can just get super-lazy and use zipties

 

[07navi]

Disagree

Dedicated hog ring pliers are almost entirely useless, all you need is regular sized hog rings and regular 90° needle nose pliers (aka the simplest most useful manual tool that you maybe never realized you regularly needed to make life non-miserable)


Or you can just get super-lazy and use zipties

I totally disagree. been there-tried that

 

[Broncoholic]

I agree, you can do it if you work on your own car/truck and once you do it it will be easy on the next one and glad you did it yourself. Mainly don't get cheap little hog rings and cheap china pliers.

The Seat Shop sent a pack of hog rings. It was a struggle, but I used a set of pliers on mine. I only had to do 3 or 4 on the seat back at the base of the headrest, it's not a separate headrest.

 

[Adieu]

The Seat Shop sent a pack of hog rings. It was a struggle, but I used a set of pliers on mine. I only had to do 3 or 4 on the seat back at the base of the headrest, it's not a separate headrest.

That's pretty different

3rd gens have like 20 per seat iirc

 

[star-art]

Another reason to consider using The Seat Shop is the fact our truck seat backs have AIRBAGS installed in them. The airbag module is hidden inside the seat foam and explodes through the seat cover. This requires special "breakaway" stitching for the seat backs to make sure the airbags can deploy properly. I would be wary of using an aftermarket seat cover unless I knew it was fully compatible and safe to use with airbags. The Seat Shop specifically states they have both the knowledge and experience to handle the special stitching needed for seats with airbags.

 

[Adieu]

Another reason to consider using The Seat Shop is the fact our truck seat backs have AIRBAGS installed in them. The airbag module is hidden inside the seat foam and explodes through the seat cover. This requires special "breakaway" stitching for the seat backs to make sure the airbags can deploy properly. I would be wary of using an aftermarket seat cover unless I knew it was fully compatible and safe to use with airbags. The Seat Shop specifically states they have both the knowledge and experience to handle the special stitching needed for seats with airbags.

Mine were made with the airbag stuff. Katzkin afaik.

 

[Broncoholic]

Original

Both covers installed, bright sun lighting.


After 2 years use, dusk light with flash. Not sure what the black smudge is in the corner, I'll have to look closer this weekend.

The hog rings are installed at the seam of the headrest. All the other edges have plastic clips that attach to the seat frame.