Blacksmoke

I am going to have to replace my FRONT seat covers
at some time in the future. I have red leather and
the red has been bleeding for years now.
It is finally getting to where it is noticeable.

My back seats are fine.

Problem is I cannot find a company that
has good covers and sells the front seats alone without the back.

I would like a seat that looks as near to stock as possible.
I just can't do the 1300 seat thing for a whole new set
PLUS the cost of install.
(I would not do it myself with my side
air bags. Sorry but I just wont)

This has a good chance of being my next mod in the future
once I save up money again.

Anyone have any suggestions for me?
Links appreciated too.
Thanks!

grabber blue gt

Try an upholstery shop in your area, and see if they can just replace the leather and keep the same pattern, or use the old covers as a template

Blacksmoke

I had one shop actually tell me they could dye the messed up seats
exactly to match the back seats but I had another place tell me that was
impossible to do.

WTF is up with that?

grabber blue gt

I actually know somebody who has had their seats dyed before they turned in their lease and they came out like new. I guess its just what a shop is used to doing maybe the other shop has never attempted it so they told you it was impossible. What exactly is wrong with your seats, fading?

08blackoutstang

i did mine with my side airbags....

Blacksmoke

fading yes.
fading only in certain parts though and when i clean the damn seats the red color bleeds off onto my rag... EVEN if I use WATER!
They have done this every since I FIRST cleaned the seats
when the car was less than a year old.

They are not bad unless you get in a certain light.
If you are in that light though they look horrible.
I also have some spots that are natural wear that have the color off from getting
in and out of the car.
(wrinkles that are pretty much no color now at the edge of the seat on drivers side)

I had a long fight with ford about it when my car was under warranty.
Took it to two dealerships and both ended up refusing to fix them under warranty.

POS dye they use or the way they did it caused this.
I have heard of MANY others that have had the same problem with the
red seats. I love the color but hate what it is freakin doing.

grabber blue gt

Wow thats weird. Have you tried to see what ford has said? And now that I come to think of it, my seats seem to bleed a little bit of color when I use cleaner =/ and its only 3 months old

MELLOWYELLOW06

I would dye them and ask for some sort of written guarantee as a form of recourse should it all go to hell. What do you have to lose since you want to pull them off anyway.

Blacksmoke

I tried since my car was less than a year old to have them replaced
by Ford.

I was denied by 2 different dealerships under warranty and even tried
calling the main customer service to which is NO USE because all they
do is ask the dealer for an story of the problem.

Ford said it was normal wear. Even when I showed the damn seats
bleeding when you used nothing but WATER to wipe them.
Complete B.S.