Aftermarket Leather SeatSkins

[ronnyek42]

Greetings!

I recently bought a 2018 Mustang GT pp2... but being that there were so few of them at the time in California, I ended up with one that didnt start off with a premium or anything (its fine, I dont need all that extra junk anyway).

I actually would prefer cloth seats generally, but dont like these specific cloth seats.

My questions:
1) Does anyone know if I bought oem seat leathers from stock leather seats, if they would fit correctly over stock cloth seats and their foams?

2) Anyone have experience with katzkin leather seat skins and have any kind of opinions or reviews of them?

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[Bluelightning]

Katzkin makes really nice stuff. I would use them before I bought OEM covers simply for the quality of the leather.

 

[Ggradtech]

When you buy the Klatzkins, does it include the rear seats as well?

 

[jimmerheck]

I believe any Katzkin leather seat cover requires the cloth original seat cover to be removed first.

 

[swooshdave]

I believe any Katzkin leather seat cover requires the cloth original seat cover to be removed first.

Is that a bad thing?

 

[Mac]

I just changed my cloth seats out for leather covers from "leatherseats" the fronts needed cutting to go where the hooks are in the seats but they fit well.

 

[slink]

Check these out as well: https://www.leatherseats.com/shop/leather-interior-kits.html

 

[wanted33]

I had a set of Katzkin's installed in a 2011 Ford F-150. I was really impressed.

 

[wanted33]

When you buy the Klatzkins, does it include the rear seats as well?

Yes sir, it does.

 

[jimmerheck]

Is that a bad thing?

No, just means more work and a higher cost. But would prob fit better.

 

[Pagey]

For those that have Katzkins did you install them yourselves? When i go to their site there is no option to just buy them as they only appear to deliver them to a registered fitter

 

[ronnyek42]

You can find their seats without going to a dealer on ebay and I think amazon. The install isnt too bad assuming you understand how they are supposed to be fitted and have some tools (hog ring pliers and cutters that can clip hog rings). The leatherseats.com kits look actually very nice... but considerably more money. (I'm cheap).

I am curious as to whether the seats and seat foams are the same between cloth seats and leather... because you can find oem sets of the leather skins for fairly cheap as well. I'm not necessarily trying to make my interior look BETTER... I just hate how the cloth seats attract all kinds of hair and like smudges or whatever... pain to clean.

 

[CNCLester]

You can find their seats without going to a dealer on ebay and I think amazon. The install isnt too bad assuming you understand how they are supposed to be fitted and have some tools (hog ring pliers and cutters that can clip hog rings). The leatherseats.com kits look actually very nice... but considerably more money. (I'm cheap).

I am curious as to whether the seats and seat foams are the same between cloth seats and leather... because you can find oem sets of the leather skins for fairly cheap as well. I'm not necessarily trying to make my interior look BETTER... I just hate how the cloth seats attract all kinds of hair and like smudges or whatever... pain to clean.

I did roadwire leather in my 18 3 weeks ago. Love them. They are a competitive company to katskin. Both are quality products. Had it done at classic soft trim in Tampa FL.

 

[z3ro_011]

I have a base model mustang 2016 v6 and upgraded to katzkin leather seats and I can tell you they are worth it. The kit comes with front 2 seat covers and headrest and that goes for the rear as well with side door trim View attachment 319951

 

[ripto]

I am curious as to whether the seats and seat foams are the same between cloth seats and leather... because you can find oem sets of the leather skins for fairly cheap as well. I'm not necessarily trying to make my interior look BETTER... I just hate how the cloth seats attract all kinds of hair and like smudges or whatever... pain to clean.

I have not been able to confirm that the cloth and leather seat foam is identical but my assumption is they may not be. I have the premium leather heated/cooled seats and have taken them apart. The foam has slots cut into it for what I am assuming is air flow. There is a YouTube video from CJ Pony Parts where they swap out covers and foam. I would have to re-visit that video and see if I can catch a glimpse of the foam to verify. I have not seen others on forums who have taken their cloth covers off and shown the foam.

This is what mine looks like (this is the seat bottom cushion):
https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts/ford-seat-cushion-pad-fr3z63632a23b/?c=Zz1ib2R5JnM9ZnJvbnQtc2VhdC1jb21wb25lbnRzJmk9SkMxNTUyNDUmcj1sYXllcl8xNSZhPWZvcmQmbz1tdXN0YW5nJnk9MjAxNyZ0PWd0LXByZW1pdW0mZT01LTBsLXY4LWdhcw==

The description of that item says "with heat", BUT if you look at the other "seat cushion pad" items on that site that say "without heat", the graphic looks identical (I wasn't able to find any others that showed an actual picture) -- so I really don't know for sure.

All this being said. I find my stock premium leather seat covers UNCOMFORTABLE because of the placement of the stitching and possibly the V-channel grove in the seat bottom that holds the seat cover in place. The bottom-most stitching on the seat back sits against my belt line and pushes into me. The rear-most stitching on the seat bottom creates a dividing line between the soft foam (the light gray foam in the picture in the link above) and the rock hard foam (the black foam in the picture in the link above). The light foam just sinks down where the black foam does not budge. I feel like I sit right in front of that seam and it feels like I'm sitting on that shelf. Super annoying.

I would love to try and find a cloth cover for the driver seat and swap that on and see how it feels. I would also love to find a leather seat cover that does NOT have stitching like the OEM ones. I kind of like that quilted pattern of the red seats above in this thread.

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