2005+ Mustang, take off leather seat covers

jonnydanger07 · 03-23-2008

anyone try the leather takeoffs just wondering how they look and if its something that needs to be done in a shop.

2008GT · 03-23-2008

At the risk of sounding dumb...what are leather takeoffs?

jonnydanger07 · 03-23-2008

if you check out v6mustangstuff.com they sell the leather seat covers for t\like 350 its the only option i couldnt get when i ordered mine and i really want them

2008GT · 03-23-2008

Oh seat covers. Gotcha. I was thinking car cover.(?!!) LOL. Yea I got the premium package when I bought mine. Came with heated leather seats. Now I thought "I'll never use the heated part!" But was I wrong talk about use them one time have to have em. Is there any after market kit to heat seats?

jonnydanger07 · 03-23-2008

dont know if they do im not to concerned about it. I really like the look off leather.when i ordered mine i would have had to wait like 4 months for the car i wanted(got a 2007 would have had to wait for a 2008) I didnt want to wait. Lol.

Ponyone · 03-23-2008

It's not hard. A little time consuming. You'll need hog rings and pliers which you can purchase on ebay. Also, a source for the seat covers.

Black05Pony · 03-23-2008

You can do this at home on your own. You'll need a set of needle-nose pliers, and you can re-use the hog rings from the cloth seat covers. Make it a weekend project, to make sure you have enough time if its your daily driver. You're going to have to remove the front seats.

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Ponyone · 03-24-2008

I would highly recommend purchasing the hog rings and pliers. They are inexpensive, designed for the job, and will save you time in the long run.

jonnydanger07 · 03-27-2008

so im gonna get the hog rings as well i just ordered then so we'll see how it goes

v6havok · 03-27-2008

I did it and absolutely love them. I used needle nose pliers to open up the current hog rings. I stuck the needle nose into the inside of the hog rings and then pried them open. The only place I could find hog rings and pliers was at Home Depot. I paid 1.99 for the hog pliers, but the rings were for chain link fences, so they were quite a bit bigger and I wound up re-using the originals.