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Truck Seat Covers and Dash Cover - LMC And Stitchcraft Has You Covered
 1. Here is the dash. Cracks...  1. Here is the dash. Cracks and blemishes may be cool when they are done with an airbrush, but they look like crap when they are real. The dash topper will cover these up, and no one will be the wiser.  2. Obviously, before the seat...  2. Obviously, before the seat can be covered properly, it has to be removed from the truck and completely stripped down. The backrest was removed, then all the seat mount/track assemblies had to be taken off, because on these trucks the cover is squashed between the frame and the brackets.  3. The cover is held on by...  3. The cover is held on by hog rings, which are basically hardened pieces of wire, bent into a circle to retain the cover to the frame. Think of it as a medieval zip tie. A pair of side cutters and a twisting action will get them off, or you can just muscle up and cut them in two.  4. The safety catches for...  4. The safety catches for the backrest also need to be removed, but you better have a rack of Torx sockets handy because this is a 45.  5. The backrest cover is kind...  5. The backrest cover is kind of like a big-ass pillow case that is hog-ringed along the bottom, so after you remove all the hog rings, just turn it inside out as you take it off.  6. The cushion cover is a...  6. The cushion cover is a little less involved. It will almost fall off once you have the hog rings out.  7. The new covers from LMC...  7. The new covers from LMC are constructed out of factory-matched materials and have the same tie-down areas and seatbelt plastics sewn to the cover.  8. The best way to get the...  8. The best way to get the cushion cover on is to turn it inside-out and align the insert with the edge of the foam. Then, just roll the sides down one corner at a time.  9. Here are the seatbelt plastics...  9. Here are the seatbelt plastics we were talking about a few steps ago. These trucks are designed to have the seatbelt come through the cover itself, and if these weren't there, the seatbelts would prematurely wear the cover out.  10. A long plastic channel...  10. A long plastic channel called a "J hook" snaps onto the edge of the frame and holds the back tail of the cushion cover.  11. Here are the hog rings...  11. Here are the hog rings and pliers that are provided with the new seat covers. To use them, snap one off, put the ends into the slots of the pliers, and give it a squeeze. This will close it in on itself and hold the cover tight.  12. There is a tie-down listing...  12. There is a tie-down listing that runs the rest of the perimeter of the cushion cover. This is what the hog rings bite into. What you can't see in the image are the small ovate holes that are evenly spaced around the cushion framing. This is where you would place them.
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