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I put a new seat cover on the drivers bottom seat. Ordered it from "The Seat Shop". Very pleased with the result, and how easy it actually was to do once I got the damn seat bottom OUT!!! It is not as difficult as I expected, after watching their video on YouTube. I think it turned out OK.
(This is not totally re-installed, just set in place... I still have seat motor and heater issues to fix....

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Looks much better than the normal torn side seats.
Did it come with all the wrinkles in it already? Figured it would have been flatter. But I don't deal much with sears so not sure if it comes that way.

Hopefully you get the heater and motor fixed. No fun having a seat that can't move if more than just you drives it.
 
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Some wrinkles in the lighter part is in all 4 seats, I think that is supposed to be there, the rest are just gonna work themselves out I guess, still looks WAY better than it did... and better than I expected it would really... Yea, my bottom seat front does not move up and down, all the rest is fine. I swapped wires on them while it is apart and they both move a little but maybe 25% of what they should... but that tells me the actual motor is ok, I suspect a relay in the control module is bad? Dunno, I can hear the relay click, but no motor movement at all, swap it and they both move slightly...
Also, the heaters ohm out as OK... so I am wondering now if the seat control module also controls the seat heaters and I have multiple problems with the controller? Before I tore into it, if I pushed the seat heater button it would only light for a split second, and go out and not light up a second time til I waited a while... so maybe a controller overheat temp sensor problem? dunno.
 

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I put a new seat cover on the drivers bottom seat. Ordered it from "The Seat Shop". Very pleased with the result, and how easy it actually was to do once I got the damn seat bottom OUT!!! It is not as difficult as I expected, after watching their video on YouTube. I think it turned out OK.
(This is not totally re-installed, just set in place... I still have seat motor and heater issues to fix....

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Looks good that's for sure! My drivers seat is toast. I've been contemplating just getting nice fitted seat covers or just completely redoing my leather. It's currently tan and if I redo it I'm going with black and possibly a pattern something more like the NNBS.

Does anyone know if there are seat patterns online to refer to?
 

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Looks good that's for sure! My drivers seat is toast. I've been contemplating just getting nice fitted seat covers or just completely redoing my leather. It's currently tan and if I redo it I'm going with black and possibly a pattern something more like the NNBS.

Does anyone know if there are seat patterns online to refer to?
No, and you cant/ shouldn't do that anyhow. For your specific seat you need to take into account foam damage/ shrinkage, etc. Closest is katzkin (as mentioned in your other thread).
 
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I would email the seat shop and see if they can make ya a black one, probably cheaper by far....
 

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Some wrinkles in the lighter part is in all 4 seats, I think that is supposed to be there, the rest are just gonna work themselves out I guess, still looks WAY better than it did... and better than I expected it would really... Yea, my bottom seat front does not move up and down, all the rest is fine. I swapped wires on them while it is apart and they both move a little but maybe 25% of what they should... but that tells me the actual motor is ok, I suspect a relay in the control module is bad? Dunno, I can hear the relay click, but no motor movement at all, swap it and they both move slightly...
Also, the heaters ohm out as OK... so I am wondering now if the seat control module also controls the seat heaters and I have multiple problems with the controller? Before I tore into it, if I pushed the seat heater button it would only light for a split second, and go out and not light up a second time til I waited a while... so maybe a controller overheat temp sensor problem? dunno.
Their are a couple things to check on the seat heaters-i found my problem only when checking ohms and moving or pressing down on the heater then it went out of specs.

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