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Detailed Installation Instructions

In order to help us provide you with the best customer service we can, any returns due to a fitting problem must be preceded by a digital photo of the problem area e-mailed to:

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If you do not have a digital camera, please take your vehicle (with the covers on) back to the original place of purchase so they can take a photo and/or possibly solve your fitting issue on the spot.


 

THERE ARE GENERALLY 5 TYPES OF SEATING STYLES IN A CAR, TRUCK OR SUV :
40/20/40:  60/40: 50/50: buckets:bench:

 

FRONT SEAT COVER INSTALLATION:

STEP 1.  BEGIN BY REMOVING THE HEADRESTS IF POSSIBLE. 

  • MANY HEADREST HAVE A SMALL HOLE ON THE INSIDE BOTTOM BRACKET THAT MUST BE PUSHED IN WITH A PIN TO REMOVE THE HEADRESTS. 

  • IF HEADRESTS ARE NOT REMOVABLE, THERE SHOULD BE A WIDE VELCRO SLIT IN THE TOP OF THE BACKREST COVERS.

STEP 2.  NEXT, SLIDE BACKREST COVER OVER THE SEAT BACKREST

  • MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE CORRECT SIDE!!!

  • LOOK FOR ARMREST HOLES AND SHAPE OF SEAT ETC. TO DETERMINE SIDE. 

  • TURN THE SEAT COVER INSIDE OUT & ALIGN THE HEADREST SIDE OR HOLES

  • SHIMMY THE COVER DOWN, GRADUALLY TURNING IT RIGHT SIDE OUT

  • FOR SEAT INTEGRATED RESTRAINTS, SIMPLY UNZIP THE COVER, WRAP IT AROUND THE BACKREST BEHIND THE SEAT BELT & ZIP IT BACK UP.



    2005 Dodge Ram 40 20 40 Installation             
     (SLIDE BACKREST COVER OVER BACKREST - DRIVER & PASSENGER SIDE MAY DIFFER!!!)


STEP 3. ALIGN HEAD REST HOLES.

  • WHEN THE BACKREST IF FULLY CENTERED AND FITTED,  STUFF THE FRONT VELCRO TAB BETWEEN THE CUSHION AND BACKREST
     2005 Dodge Ram 40/20/40 Backrest Cover.       2005 Dodge Ram - Plastic Head Rest Guides.


STEP 4. ATTACH FRONT VELCRO TO THE REAR VELCRO TAB ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BACKREST.

        

  • NOTE: IF YOU HAVE A REAR "BIB"  PANEL ON THE BACK OF YOUR BACKREST WHICH PREVENTS YOU FROM ACCESSING THE FRONT PANEL FROM THE REAR OF THE SEAT - YOUR COVER WILL HAVE 2 ELASTICS ON THE FRONT PANEL WHICH MUST BE PULLED OUT FROM THE SIDES OF THE BACK PANEL AND ATTACHED UNDER THE REAR OF THE CUSHION.

  • YOU CAN ALSO DETACH THE CLIPS HOLDING THE BIB FROM UNDER THE SEAT IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE FRONT ELASTICS


STEP 5.  NEXT, PLACE THE CUSHION COVER OVER THE SEAT CUSHION.

  • AGAIN, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT SIDE!!! (LOOK FOR LATCH OR SEATBELT CUT-OUTS OR GENERAL SHAPE).
                 2005 Dodge Ram - Driver's Side Recliner Handle.
      (SLIDE LATCHES ETC. ON THE CUSHION THROUGH ALLOTMENTS)


STEP 6. STUFF THE REAR VELCRO TAB THROUGH THE SPACE BETWEEN THE BACKREST & CUSHION.



(PUSH REAR TAB OF CUSHION BETWEEN BACKREST & CUSHION)


STEP 7. ATTACH THE FRONT ELASTIC TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CUSHION.

  • USE AN “S” HOOK (USUALLY THERE ARE METAL BARS ETC TO ATTACH THE HOOK TO).

  • AGAIN, YOU CAN ALSO DETACH THE CLIPS HOLDING THE BIB FROM UNDER THE SEAT IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE FRONT ELASTICS


                
    (ATTACH THE ELASTIC ON THE FRONT OF THE CUSHION COVER TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT)


STEP 8. LOCATE THE TWO LOOPED ENDS OF THE PERIMETER TENSION CHORD

  • CHORD IS LOCATED AT THE REAR SIDES OF THE CUSHION COVER. 

  • USUALLY, IT IS BEST TO PASS THE ENDS OF THE TENSION CHORD BETWEEN THE CUSHION AND BACKREST.

  • THEN PULL THE ENDS OUT TO THE SIDES OF THE CUSHION (MAKE SURE YOU PULL THE 2 ENDS TIGHT!), AND THEN DOWN UNDER THE BACK OF THE CUSHION.

  • YOU MAY FIND THAT YOU HAVE TOO MUCH SLACK ON THE CHORDS, IN THIS CASE YOU SHOULD TIE A NEW LOOP IN THE CHORDS SO THAT THEY WILL KEEP THE CHORD TIGHT.

  • ATTACH THE TWO ENDS TOGETHER WITH AN "S" HOOK.

  • IMPORTANT: THE BUNJI CHORDS MUST BE PULLED TO THE SIDES OF THE CUSHION AND THEN ATTACHED TOGETHER UNDER THE BACK OF THE CUSHION!!!

      
          (ATTACH 2 ENDS OF THE TENSION CHORDS TOGETHER AT BACK OF CUSHION)


STEP 9. PULL THE VELCRO TAB AT THE REAR OF THE CUSHION AND ATTACH THE VELCRO TO THE CARPETING AT THE REAR OF THE SEAT

  • IF THERE ARE ELASTICS INSTEAD OF VELCRO ON THE REAR OF THE CUSHION COVER, STRETCH AND ATTACH THE ELASTICS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT WITH “S” HOOKS.

    (ATTACH ELASTICS OR VELCRO STRIP ON THE TAIL OF CUSHION COVER TO THE CUSHION)


STEP 10.  PLACE THE HEADREST COVER OVER THE HEADRESTS.

  • MAKE SURE THE FRONT IS FACING FORWARD (LOOK AT SHAPE BEFORE INSTALLING).

  • THE HEADREST COVERS TEND TO BE A TIGHT FIT.  THIS IS NECESSARY FOR THEM TO LOOK SMOOTH AND WELL FITTING. 

  • YOU MAY HAVE TO SCRUNCH THE FOAM OF THE HEADREST DOWN UNTIL THE HEADREST COVER FITS OVER

  • DON’T BE AFRAID TO BE FORCEFUL- THE SEAT COVERS WILL NOT RIP!


STEP 11ATTACH THE CONSOLE. 

  • THE CONSOLE COMES IN TWO PARTS:  THE LID COVER AND THE BOTTOM COVER

  • SLIDE THE BOTTOM COVER, FROM FRONT TO REAR, OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE CONSOLE.

  • STUFF THE REAR PIECE OF VELCRO THROUGH THE SPACE BETWEEN THE CONSOLE AND THE CUSHION.

  • ATTACH THE TWO TOP PIECES OF THE BOTTOM COVER TO THE REAR VELCRO.  THIS ENABLES THE BOTTOM COVER TO GO UNDER AND OVER THE HINGE ON WHICH THE CONSOLE

                         
                      (SLIDE ON THE COVER FOR THE BOTTOM OF THE CONSOLE)

  • SLIDE THE LID COVER, STARTING FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR, OVER THE LID PORTION OF THE CONSOLE. 

  • THE LID SHOULD SLIDE BETWEEN THE WIDE ELASTICS AND THE COVER. 

  • ATTACH THE VELCRO AT THE REAR OF THE LID COVER TO THE VELCRO AT THE BACK END OF THE BOTTOM COVER. 

  • MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS LINED UP (EG: CUP HOLDERS, CHANGE HOLDERS, LATCH OPENINGS ETC.).
    2005 Dodge Ram - Console Top Lid.
    (SLIDE ON TOP LID COVER)


     
 (ATTACH VELCRO ON TAIL OF BOTTOM COVER TO TAIL OF TOP LID COVER)


REAR SEAT COVER INSTALLATION:

REAR SEAT COVER INSTALLATION IS BASICALLY THE SAME AS FRONT SEAT COVER INSTALLATION. 

  • THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE ACCESSIBILITY, OR LACK THERE OF, TO AREAS BEHIND THE BACKREST OR CUSHION.

  • THE REAR SEAT CUSHION (IN MOST CASES) CAN BE FOLDED OUT, OR REMOVED ALL TOGETHER FOR EASIER SEAT COVER INSTALLATION. 

  • IF YOU ARE NOT SURE HOW TO REMOVE YOUR CUSHION, PLEASE CONTACT THE DEALER YOU PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM.

  • IF YOUR BACKREST DOES NOT SLIDE FORWARD, THE COVER SHOULD HAVE A PERIMETER BUNJI CHORD THAT CAN BE PULLED TIGHT ONCE COVER IS ALIGNED PROPERLY.

  • OFTEN IT IS NECESSARY TO WORK THE TOP EDGE OF THE COVER BEHIND THE SEAT A LITTLE AT A TIME, UNTIL YOU HAVE ABOUT 2" OF OVERLAP AND THE HEADREST HOLES LINE UP.


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