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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 08:31 PM
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Anyone know where I can get a set of gray leather seats for a 2004 xlt at? I need the fronts and backs. I hate my cloth seats and really want some gray leather!
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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by mshiff62
Anyone know where I can get a set of gray leather seats for a 2004 xlt at? I need the fronts and backs. I hate my cloth seats and really want some gray leather!
I feel the same way, I have tan. I checked with the local interior shop with a good rep. They said just under 1000.00 and they will do all the seats in color matching leather and the center console.
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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 11:58 PM
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check out roadwire.com for interior. kind of pricey but reall good interiors. checking them out myself.....
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 04:20 AM
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Originally Posted by mshiff62
Anyone know where I can get a set of gray leather seats for a 2004 xlt at? I need the fronts and backs. I hate my cloth seats and really want some gray leather!
I have a regular cab and have just changed my seat covers for the third time. Not a bad job and a cheap clean-up of the interior; $120.00 for the covers (thanks Bucko) and $0.00 labor costs for the 3 or 4 hours I spent changing them.

A few weeks ago, because my center seat was getting rough, I tried to remove its covers to wash them. The covered lid was a b1tch. It has a million locking tabs in it and I broke 900,000 of them trying to separate the pieces.

All this leads to my worthless opinion. It wasn't worth me paying a shop $300.00 or $400.00 to install $120.00 covers on a six year old truck and 120.000 miles on the clock. If I was going with leather in a keeper, I would definitely use a professional for the install if I could get it done for under a grand front, back, and center.
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 06:35 AM
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If you want the complete seats with leather, visit ebay (ebay motors/parts and excessories), then search for ford, F150, <your year> seats.

They always have sets for sale. Expect to add an additional $150.00 for the ground frieght shipping costs.

Or check your local junkyards.

They arn't cheap; if they were, all with cloth would be doing it.

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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 07:42 AM
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CAn't understand people likeing leather seats I hate my leather
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Turtle2004
CAn't understand people likeing leather seats I hate my leather

one appeal is that its easier to clean. i have cloth and with under 40k on the clock, there is a black stain on the driver's seat where my lower back is. im not a dirty person but i go to the gym 4 days a week and get in my truck sweaty.
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 07:57 AM
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they are easier to clean but they are either hot and sticky or cold and hard i Wish i had cloth seats. Couldn't pass up the deal for the truck when i bought so I decided to deal with the leather
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Turtle2004
they are easier to clean but they are either hot and sticky or cold and hard i Wish i had cloth seats. Couldn't pass up the deal for the truck when i bought so I decided to deal with the leather
I'm in KY but I'd meet you in the middle somewhere to trade cloth for leather! I have kids and they are wrecking my cloth but my old vehicles with leather cleaned right up. I play basketball as often as possible too and I'm worried about getting that black spot too.
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 10:36 AM
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I found my set on ebay. Supercrew front and back black leather. I was fortunate to get an amazing deal. I had a place in Kalamazoo MI that buys totaled trucks and parts them out. They had a wrecked Lariat. I picked them up front and back for $585(included shipping to my dock in Grand Rapids).
The only thing with them was that the seatbelt tensioner had went off when the origianl truck was smashed. I swapped the bad one for the one off my old driver seat. I also was able to sell the covers for $100 plus $20 for the shipping!
Its an easy swap takes less than 2 hours to pull and the install is just as quick!
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