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Old 12-16-2012, 11:28 PM
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I am looking for leather seat covers. the best price I have found was truckleather.com. does anybody have any suggestions? Does anybody have pictures of your leather seat covers.

Has anybody installed aftermarket seat heaters? is there a way to install them so that they shut off when you shut off your engine? please forgive my ingnorance in this. I am not an experienced electrical guy but I can figure things out.

Any help is great. So far on this forum when I ask a question the responses have promted me to purchase or prevented me from purchasing. So I spend a bit of money but I am sur eI have saved a bit based on what you guys reply with.
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Have you looked at these?

http://www.katzkin.com/
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Originally Posted by JohnnyC
I am looking for leather seat covers. the best price I have found was truckleather.com. does anybody have any suggestions? Does anybody have pictures of your leather seat covers.

Has anybody installed aftermarket seat heaters? is there a way to install them so that they shut off when you shut off your engine? please forgive my ingnorance in this. I am not an experienced electrical guy but I can figure things out.

Any help is great. So far on this forum when I ask a question the responses have promted me to purchase or prevented me from purchasing. So I spend a bit of money but I am sur eI have saved a bit based on what you guys reply with.
So thanks and happy holidays
I strongly second the Katzkin recommendation. I installed my own, with heaters. The heaters will turn off as desired if hooked up to the correct circuit. I used the circuit labeled for heated seats. It is listed in the manual, the fuse panel you need is in the passenger footwell. Works perfectly.
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wow, now those are really nice. look almost better than factory
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Johnny, I've had the Katzkin for approx. two years now. They have held up great. The seat heaters I bought have a switch, the heaters stop heating when you turn the engine off, but the switch will remain on unless you push it to the off position. Of course if it's in the on position the heaters will come on again when you restart the truck.


If you look just below the front section of the seat you will see the switch for the heater.
BTW, the leather smooths out nicely after it cures for a few weeks. These covers were installed by guys that knew what they were doing.



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This is my favorite thread on here for leather covers:
https://www.f150forum.com/f38/clazzi...talled-139181/

I have a of these which just shipped last week. All black, double white stitching, $500

Lots of the Katzkins look really 'plasticy' imo
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Originally Posted by Vandicate
This is my favorite thread on here for leather covers:
https://www.f150forum.com/f38/clazzi...talled-139181/

I have a of these which just shipped last week. All black, double white stitching, $500

Lots of the Katzkins look really 'plasticy' imo
The Clazzios' look good......if you don't mind going away from the original stitching.



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