Seat Covers..Yes or No?

Re: Seat Covers..Yes of No?

Your mileage may vary.

In other words...it depends.

I have seat covers on the front only because I have a dog that rides shotgun and I'm the only driver. I carry no passengers. That said....I did manage to get a spot of tar on the back seat. I used Googone to get the tar and sticky off, then used water and detergent to wash the stain. You can't tell it happened.

But I expect to have the car 8-10 years so I thought having a cover on the front seats would keep them as close to the back seats as possible.

The seats clean well.

It's the armrests and center console that are a nightmare. I have leather covers on all of those purchases from Robin who goes by Priushoods on eBay. I think eventually I'll have just the console and armrests reupholstered in leather just for upkeep and wear. They are just awful to clean. And I've heard the material on the center console starts to come off easily.

 

I have the seat covers on the two front seats. Well worth the expense. I don't panic if someone appears as though they might spill something.

 

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I have GT seat covers all the way around, including the center console, sides of the rear seats and head rests all the way around. Took about 2.5 hours to install (had to remove and reinstall the rear seat cushion). Well worth the effort.

The GT covers are a perfect match for the existing interior (Silver Millenium Prius). In addition I have the dashboard cover (grey) and rear storage area covers (one cloth + one clear). These all make maintenance, care and daily use of the vehicle so much easier.

 

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Any specific online retailer for seat covers that anyone would recommend???

 

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Prius Club San Diego links page

Check under shopping. You may have to do some comparisons for best price.

 

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We will be picking up some hand crafted sheepskin covers this week and also sheepskin console cover. I chose these as they are hand crafted and the flint colour matches the car.

www.jumbucksheepskins.com

 

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Beware of GT seat covers I got there covers but did not like the material was not that comfortable. So, I got skeepshkin much more softer and comfortable. I was replacing one with the other and the GT covers left a ink scray number on the orignal seats.

 

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IMO: No, you don't need them. What's next, seat cover covers?

#1 and #2 above are both true, but that isn't a conflict.

enjoy your new car, once it gets there!

rpm

 

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I recommend these from Wet Okole

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They are more expensive, but the best on the market. They also add some needed padding to the Prius seats.

 

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We need little-dog-proof covers. They are house-broken, but their claws and sand from paws threaten the fabric Toyota uses on the seats. Does this product seem more dog proof?

 

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They are water proof and very thick. My girlfriend has dogs and the seat covers she has for her car are not nearly as thick, and don't cover the gaps around the seat belts very well. Her seat covers have taken a beating and look horrible after just one year with wet sandy dogs getting on them. She uses sheets over the car seats even to protect the gaps better. The Wet Okole's are far superior to those seat covers. Would they still get the same stains on them? I don't know since I have not put my through that kind of abuse. But, I would say that the seat underneath would be much more protected.

 

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Hi guys!

what about the passenger seat sensor? Is it any problem using a seat cover with it? Is it working as expected?

Thx!

 

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Yes, it works fine. Takes more weight than the seat cover to indicate a passenger. And it works fine when I do have a passenger, including the annoying seat belt alarm. Yes I know I can turn it off.

 

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Not to throw a wet blanket on this discussion, but if you have side impact air bags, you may want to reconsider seat covers. The covers may interfere with the deployment of the bags during a collision. :-(

 

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Wet blanket missed. :lolup: The Wet Okole's and other major brands have cut outs for the air bags.

 

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Thx for the info and for the point about the airbags!

 

I scuba too. Did Okole offer the diver down flag graphic when you got yours or did you add those?

 

It's a custom graphic and I paid extra for it.