Where exactly did you purchase them from? I've always wanted to do a set of their seat covers, but can't find pics anywhere of them installed on Mustangs. Especially verts! Plus, It's really difficult to decide on a pattern without getting to see pics with coloring.

 

This is the Katzkin reseller I went with: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/87-08...item5183b2b1fe

He was good to work with, got the order right, and was diligent in working through a shipping delay on Katzkin's end,

 

Paul...those seats look SWEET!!!!

Where did you mount the switches for the heaters?

I tied mine into the heater box relay (only work if heater box control is not OFF) and put the switches on top of the console, one on each side of the shifter.

Also I used the zip-ties instead of the hog rings...easier to work with.

Can't wait for the snow to melt...need to get the roof down and the tires spinning again!

 

Thanks

My switches are on top of the console too. If you look at the installed pics you can spot them just behind the shifter bezel.

I've heard of people using zip ties, but the hog rings were actually pretty easy, and given the labor required to pull everything apart I thought it was better to stick with the steel hog rings.

And man, do I ever agree with you on that last part. Going crazy with no "top down" cruising...

 

You can remove the hog rings with regular pliars and replace them with zip ties. I installed the 2010 leather in my car and it was a flawless installation. I did not even have to remove the front seats from the car which did not require me to deactivate the side airbags.

 

I'm sure zip ties would be fine, I just like the security of the hog rings, plus it was an excuse to add another tool to the collection

 

After about two years your zip ties will get brittle and break.
That is why the industry still uses hog rings.

 

Which is the main reason I stuck with the hog rings. Don't want to worry I'm going to sit on the seat on a frigid New England morning three years from now and feel a tie wrap snap inside the seat

 

Very true - luckily on the truck where the zip ties were used is under a plastic panel on the back only, so if it ever became an issue, 5 minutes would fix it. But yes, I agree 100% that the right tool for the job is the way to go if possible.

 

I have some Katzkin seats in my vert. The original owner had them installed from the dealership, Town and Country. I have some pics in my photobucket, the links in my sig.

 

Thanks for the links!

 

Sure thing.

 

Thank you for the link!

Did they charge any extra for the colored stitching? Is that embroidered mustang logo on the headrest something you got done separately or did Katzkin do that?

Here is a video I found for installing Katzkin leather into an F150... Obviously going to be a slightly different installation process for a Mustang, but for informational purposes it is useful.

http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Ins...ather-66846691

 

I love mine....I highly recommend getting seat upgrades.

Now if i can just fix the **** inner door upholstry sag. lol

 

I wasn't hit up for extra $ for either the colored stitching or the color inserts.

The headrest was done by the late lamented headrestembroidery.com (HRE). They went out of business several years ago about the time Ford's lawyers were chasing everyone that had even heard the word "Mustang" over copyright issues. It's a pity, they're beautiful, the ponies are even somewhat three dimensional.

 

Ive been wanting to see a finished product from them. I want to do the red and black for my Alloy or maybe ill keep it the black and grey. Was it 600 for front and back?

 

Yes, front and back.

 

This is the best seat design I've seen anywhere. I'd love to find a similar headrest embroidery.

quote=Torch_Vert;5795486]I've been staying warm indoors reupholstering my pony's seats with new Katzkin covers. Progress so far (though they need a bit of baking in the hot sun to smooth out the wrinkles, but that ain't happening around here today). I also installed seat heaters in the seat bottoms and back while I had the covers off anyway. The red is much deeper than the photos appear, the camera flash is throwing off the color.





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@Torch_Vert

How do you like the contrast of the black part of the seat with the charcoal interior? Do you regret not getting something a bit lighter?

 

Not one bit. Installed and in natural light, they're not quite the inky black they appear in those indoor photos. They look great and everything matches up nicely