Gentle reader,
Thank you once again for visiting my blog. Those of you that do so repeatedly, must "get" me. My wife sure doesn't. Just kidding, Honey! She gets me all kinds of ways!
I saw an ad in one of my many car magazines for seat covers, starting at $149.99. They had NOTHING to fit my 1991 Mercury Capri XR2. Just 'cause it is an international hybrid of Ford and Mazda cars that was designed in Italy? C'mon, you see them all the time, right? Not really. One of the many reasons I love the car. I'm highly unlikely to see myself coming down the road.
So, I looked on ebay and FH Group - Seat Covers | Car Covers| Floor Mats | Auto Accessories
is selling universal seat covers. I chose a set of red/black that included front and rear covers, five headrest covers and the rear bottom and back covers were so adaptable (by design) that I was able to make them fit perfectly.
Now, the photos below are after I have JUST finished installing them, so they still have wrinkles from being folded at the factory.
Normally, I see seat covers in a car and they look.....well, not good. Usually, they were cheap to buy and hastily installed by non-car-guy owners.
As I have been a professional mechanic for 40+ years, I know the right way to do this: Remove each seat from the vehicle and work on a good surface. In my case, the tailgate of my Ranger pickup.
The back seat covers come with two zip-out black panels. Also included are pieces than can be added in case you have a split folding or moveable rear seat(s). In my case, as the seat back is especially narrow, I removed both panels and zipped the two sides together. My seat back does fold down, but I almost never do so. The seat bottom cover is the same, so I again removed both black panels to narrow it. As you can see I got them almost exactly lined up. Since it's for my use and highly unlikely to be in a car show, I'm not worried that it isn't exactly lined up. Despite my OCD.
So now I don't have to look at the unexciting gray seats anymore. Yay!
Thanks for looking!
Scott
So how did they hold up. I've got a base and an XR2. Was going to swap seat base material from passanger to drives so the XR2 had nice factory seats but the pattern is different. Looking for a good fit that holds up (I drive 150 miles a day).
ReplyDeleteSo how did they hold up. I've got a base and an XR2. Was going to swap seat base material from passanger to drives so the XR2 had nice factory seats but the pattern is different. Looking for a good fit that holds up (I drive 150 miles a day).
ReplyDeleteThey have held up very well. As I wrote, for them to look correct, remove the seats and trim from them, apply covers and reassemble. Thanks for reading my blog!
DeleteI recently got a 1993 capri and was wondering where you got your center console? It's really inconvenient not to have proper cupholders.
ReplyDeleteHaylee, I believe I found it at an auto parts store. It's designed to fit between the passenger seat and console/floor hump.
DeleteGood one
ReplyDeleteThanks. I miss that little car. A sunroof open doesn't compare.
DeleteHi Scott. I recently picked up a 92 Capri with 44K miles on . The seats are currently in excellent shape. I'd like to keep them that way, so I've been looking for some good seat covers. These look absolutely fantastic. I know this is an older post, but do you have any info like the product name, product number, size? They look custom, but I think you mentioned that they were not. I went to the FH Group site through the link you provided, but am unsure which, if any, of the covers they're currently offering match these. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteCatManDude, Indeed the article is years old! And your Capri is 34 years old. However I just clicked on the link and it is still a valid website.
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