Put the final touches on my new (well, new to me anyway) leather last Friday:





More pics are in my gallery.

If anyone out there is on the fence about doing this mod, I say go for it! The entire process was MUCH easier than I had anticipated. I basically had the entire interior completed in an afternoon. This included cutting the rear seat back foam to construct a 'simulated' armrest. (OK - That's a slight exaggeration - I did the drivers bottom the previous day. ; ) )

The best part of all - No sore hands. No sore back. I was really surprised at how easy the covers came off/went on. Only thing left to do is gather up all of the leftover pieces (bought 2 sets to get all the pieces I needed) and place them on a popular online auction service.

I think setting the new covers in the sun was the trick. As I was installing one piece, I set the next cover I was going to use in direct sunlight. It made the covers pliable (sp) enough to be turned inside out very easily, and seemed to make the install very smooth.

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Looks Good

 

Looks good, are they oem covers, or aftermarket??

 

OEMs - From an 04 Lariat.

 

cool, off of ebay, im guessing..

 

Could you go into more detail about the "armrest" you made in the back? Did you just cut out the space, fill the armrest with the foam and push it back in?

Did you fit the back cover and mark where the cut should be or what was the process?

 

The entire process was fairly simple. I started with laying the new cover on a flat surface, face down. Then I measured from a common seam (something I could verify on both the new cover and the seat foam) and transfered the dimensions to the seat foam on my original seatback. After measuring 152 different ways to double check, I used a long utility blade to cut out the foam. After snipping the embedded listing wires (I think that's what they are called - The wires that are molded in the foam), I stuffed the armrest cover with the foam section removed. It was a little sloppy in the thickness area, so I added a layer of 1/2" batting to the armrest. Then it was just a matter of attaching the new cover, and stuffing the 'pillow' created in the empty hole. It's a little crude, but it saved me $100 or so by not having to have someone patch the rear cover. So far, my daughter hasn't complained about having a fake armrest behind her car seat.

I figure it'll be good for a laugh also the first time someone sits back there when her seat is out, and they try to pull the armrest out. Depending on the person, a quick "OH MY GOD!!! YOU BROKE MY SEAT!!" ought to get the 'ole heart rate up a bit...

Unfortunately, I'm never smart enough to take pictures during the work, so I have none to share. If you have any detailed questions, I'll do my best to answer them.

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If anyone has done this on a S'cab, I need to know how you got the cover for the rear seat? I look on eBay and all I see is the Crew Cab leather covers. Can those be modified to make it work and if so how much work is involved? Anyone?

To the original poster, that looks sweet.

 

There are a couple of people on here that has done it with the Screw covers. The back needs to have the armrest sewn in and the bottom needs to be modded. I have heard of some getting it sewn to fit and others that hve added foam to the seat bottom to tighten it up. Look for a thread "Show your seats" or "Ebay leather" I think that is the two I had looked at. There are also a couple that actually asked (including myself) about putting the screw covers in a scab. If you can find them post back and I'll see if I can locate them.

Here is one:https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=211856

 

Hmm - I was always under the impression that the Screw and S'cab seat backs were the same....

If the major difference is thickness, I wouldn't think it would be a big deal to add some foam where needed and utilize the Screw covers. Since the only wire is high in the cover, there's really nothing in the way along the bottom.

BTW Donnie - After looking at your gallery, it looks like some of the covers I used were in your hands at one point in time. (Recognise the rip at the headrest. ) Small world...

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I was wondering where they went. I sold them to someone in Ca off of here not to long ago. After that I had seen them on ebay. They came out looking great! I was planning on doing the same thing you did but the aftermarket set I installed came up before another set of takeoffs did.

Those covers have many miles on them riding in a box! I purchased them from mustangparts out of Ga.

 

The backs are the same (except for the armrest) as far as I know the seat bottom is slightly different.

 

looks factory . looks like you did a really nice job putting those in

 

Yep, I think the scab is an inch or thereabouts shorter in the seat bottom of the back.

 

Look at the handle on my back seat then look at the handle on ericd's seat. You can see how much bigger the screw rear seat is vs the scab rear seat.