Katzkin seat cover install

So these are skins that are pre-cut and pre-made to your car they're like slipcovers but they still have to hog ring on Is this correct? I'll have to go look at this brand. And my 2013 I don't think there's any hog rings I think everybody everything slips on and zips The zippers could be replaced with reinforced holes for hog rings and the wire strip that goes under the hog ring holes but I don't know why some company would revert back to that and eliminate the zippers. I have done it the hog ring way before right at the upholstery shop that does all the classic cars The guy there showed me how all this worked I had an idea I had a seat out I wanted to do what you were doing did it this is in like 75 Corolla cheap junk. And then a few years later I did a an Infinity or something and they were zip on not leather more like Toyota softex today.. I find it interesting that the aftermarket company would go back to the hog rings or maybe the 12th still had hog rings because you said you had to cut them I don't think my 13 has that now I'm curious to go out and look.. I've also done a few couches That's another whole story That's generally a slipcover affair some chairs like easy chairs will have some hog rings especially on the heavy fake pleather units

 

It looks like the 13s zip off I swear to God I mean I have to pull them out to take a look but a lot of the newer ones are like this from what I can tell even the new cheap seats that are coming out of China Asia wherever the seat part is slid over just like it was going to have hog rings on it except it zips on which to me seems like a less secure fit so the hog rings and the wire would be a okay with me like my old super seats with all the bolsters and the air bladders for lumbar support and all that mess they weren't really that bad but it does take the time you're speaking of if you're not used to using hog rings and doing a little upholstery that is a fact It is somewhat labor intensive.

 

@Led thanks for posting. I was thinking about doing this too - did you get full leather? I don't dislike the softex seats and mine are holding up well, but I can't stop thinking about upgrading to real leather