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Old 09-06-18, 12:42 PM
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Default Coverking Car Seat Covers

https://www.coverking.com/seat-cover...x300-base.html

I actually bought these on Amazon,
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While I like the seat backs, there are shortcomings, which I will note. For one I cannot tuck in the bottom of the seat, there is too much slack and as such the seat cover will squeeze between the seat and the center console as you could see in the previous photo.
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The headrest may not be necessary unless yours are chewed up, but it took significant effort to get the velcro straps on it. I had to use plyers to pull them on.

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The armrest covers are plush but they not completely snug on the armrest itself.
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The seat back mimics the original one in the RX300 and is good looking. You can see part of the strap at the bottom right that hold the bottom of the seat.

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The bottom part of the seat is held by two straps that go under the seat. This was easy to do for the driver's side, but on the passenger side required me to take out 4 14mm bolts to remove the seat due to extreme blockage. Then there are two side straps that in order not fall off when you move the seat, require you to pull them to the extreme back of the seat where they hook on to the the straps that go under the seat. I have to say that sitting in them feels MUCH better than the original seats, like a very nice cushion.

My seats were very ratty and had unsightly holes in the leather like it had been ripped out. Since the car has in my words lost its luster part, it is more sports and utility these days, so I chose this option over having the seats redone and I was quoted more than the price of these covers, and was worried they would get chewed up again in the future.

Again, I wish it were possible to tuck in the seat bottoms, but all in all good for my needs. The leatherette is like 10X better than the original leather.
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I bought these on ebay can take pics in car as have them fitted if you want to see this is from the site i got them from.
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They look as awesome in person as do in pics.

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I would love more detail pictures of the two different seat
cover options

My seats are in great shape and I would love
to keep them that way so these covers are a great idea

would love to hear if the fitting is any good
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I plan to try to tuck in the lower covers tomorrow after getting some advice from coverking and will remember to post photos.
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I tucked in the covers inside the base of the seat. The leatherette covers are much tougher than the original leather.
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