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<blockquote data-quote="Otis857" data-source="post: 1756779" data-attributes="member: 15749"><p>Well this past weekend I got off my a$$ and recovered my driver's seat. The cover was purchased from Richmond upholstery and I bought a new seat bottom foam and seat heater from Tasco. The video that Funkified posted above is a very helpful and made the job much easier. </p><p></p><p>As for the seat covers from Richmond, I have mixed reviews. The look is very close to OEM and the headrest does have the Raptor label sewn in, which I take to mean they are licensed by Ford to do it. The leather appears to be a bit thicker than the OEM cover, which is good and bad. I assume it will hold up for as long as I have the truck but the fit and finish is not as good as stock. Side by side in the truck,the new cover accent strips between the seat bottom and back are slightly different than stock, but only noticable when you look for it. The side bolsters had a lot of wrinkles that took a ton of steaming (more than I thought) to get them looking acceptable, same with the side panels. Another thing I didn't like was the guide sleeve for the side curtain air bag. The stock one was a fitted 1 piece sleeve type but Richmond uses a split sleeve with a velcro enclosure which was more of a pain than I thought it would be (minor quibble).</p><p></p><p>The Youtube video is from the Seat Shop, and IF I do my passenger seat in the future, I will probably use them instead of Richmond. You can cut out the panel with the "Raptor" logo and send it to them and they will sew it in to the new cover to keep the stock look if you want. I think they carry seat foam as well and theirs may be more comfortable than the stock foam I got from Tasco. The stock foam is not as comfortable as the seats on my 19 Lincoln MKC, but it is back to what it was before and may well break in over the months ahead. </p><p></p><p>I'm a retired heavy truck body and paint guy. At 1 time, I thought I wanted to learn upholstery since I've removed and installed my share of seats and upholstered interior truck panels. But I'm over it now, a benefit of retirement. By the time I was done, my hands looked like hamburger with all the sharp edges (nitrile gloves helped). Definitely a trade for younger people, but I'm glad I tried it. With more experience, I'm sure my results would be better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Otis857, post: 1756779, member: 15749"] Well this past weekend I got off my a$$ and recovered my driver's seat. The cover was purchased from Richmond upholstery and I bought a new seat bottom foam and seat heater from Tasco. The video that Funkified posted above is a very helpful and made the job much easier. As for the seat covers from Richmond, I have mixed reviews. The look is very close to OEM and the headrest does have the Raptor label sewn in, which I take to mean they are licensed by Ford to do it. The leather appears to be a bit thicker than the OEM cover, which is good and bad. I assume it will hold up for as long as I have the truck but the fit and finish is not as good as stock. Side by side in the truck,the new cover accent strips between the seat bottom and back are slightly different than stock, but only noticable when you look for it. The side bolsters had a lot of wrinkles that took a ton of steaming (more than I thought) to get them looking acceptable, same with the side panels. Another thing I didn't like was the guide sleeve for the side curtain air bag. The stock one was a fitted 1 piece sleeve type but Richmond uses a split sleeve with a velcro enclosure which was more of a pain than I thought it would be (minor quibble). The Youtube video is from the Seat Shop, and IF I do my passenger seat in the future, I will probably use them instead of Richmond. You can cut out the panel with the "Raptor" logo and send it to them and they will sew it in to the new cover to keep the stock look if you want. I think they carry seat foam as well and theirs may be more comfortable than the stock foam I got from Tasco. The stock foam is not as comfortable as the seats on my 19 Lincoln MKC, but it is back to what it was before and may well break in over the months ahead. I'm a retired heavy truck body and paint guy. At 1 time, I thought I wanted to learn upholstery since I've removed and installed my share of seats and upholstered interior truck panels. But I'm over it now, a benefit of retirement. By the time I was done, my hands looked like hamburger with all the sharp edges (nitrile gloves helped). Definitely a trade for younger people, but I'm glad I tried it. With more experience, I'm sure my results would be better. [/QUOTE]
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