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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Clazzio Seat Covers - Custom Center Console

I ordered the leather Clazzio Seat covers for my 2011 Ford F150 SuperCrew with the 40/20/40 front split bench after reading reviews on the F150 Forum (F150 Forum).  I ordered the dark grey on the outer edges and light grey inside... it matches my truck perfectly. I purchased the seat covers from Alex Gross, he was great to work with and followed up to make sure the order was right. (his contact info is (513-255-5158 Clazzioalex@yahoo.com).


My wife and 14 year old daughter installed the seat covers last week while I was out of town.  They watched this video which helped a lot Install Video The entire job took them about 3 hours. Arriving home and looking at the new seat covers, I was blown away by the quality, appearance and added comfort with the memory foam...with one small exception... the front center console.  The way the cover fits over the console cheapens the look drastically and took away from an otherwise excellent product.  So, today we modified the center console in about 30 minutes (less time than it took to put this into a blog) and it looks PERFECT!  We got the idea from a poster on the F150 forum.


Following is how we took the original instructions and modified the center console to have a factory appearance.

BEFORE:

Here is the outcome if you follow the installation instructions.
While not horrible, it just cheapens the look of the entire job,
enough so, that it is worth the extra effort to make it look
more intentional.  



AFTER:


So, let's get started... 

Go ahead and follow the directions to put the seat cover on as normal.  Then, when you get it installed, we'll go back and make the simple modification to the installation.  You need about 20-30 minutes, a screwdriver, nut driver, scissors and a utility or pocket knife.

Once you are to this part, you are ready to make the job look like a factory install.


First, remove the small plastic cover  on the left of this picture and remove the screw using a nut driver.
Next remove the small small rubber mat 
in the back and  remove the 2 screws with a Phillips head screwdriver.


Then lift up the back (where the lid hinges) first and you will feel it come loose.  Next gently pop
the front portion of the console loose by using your hand to lift up on the area by the cup holders. 

You will need to work with the seat cover to move it around to give room for the front to come
loose.  It is just a tight fit and will pop out as you lift carefully.

Next, take the scissors and cut out the inside part right next to the seam.  You will cut around all 
three sides of the console.  We cut where we left the seam just to be on the safe side; 
I don't think we needed that extra fabric though.

Locate the small black plastic clips that the existing seat cover is attached to.  We are going to cut slits in our cover
 and attach our seat cover to these existing clips.


Stretch the new seat cover tight over the clip and then cut a slit at the very top of the clip
(as this is where the clip will be in contact with the cover once you get it connected).
The clip is right above my finger in this picture… No, I don't have 3 hands!  J


Now, stretch the material over the clip and through the hole like this.



When you are finished attaching the cover, it will look like this.
That’s it!  Now cut off the Velcro straps, don't leave your utility knife or any other tools in the seat back
and place the removed console back just like you removed it, replacing the screws.

And, here's the finished product.



















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13 Comments:

Blogger Unknown said...

They look good, I live in Austin and have been contemplating getting some!

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Many thanks!!! Almost passed on them because of the center console. Bought after reading this and just installed them following it. Installation was a pita but they look totally factory and was all well worth it.

This backseat fold-down tip helped too:
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