Seat Covers..... who has what?

[shayne86]

Hi everyone.

I'm after some seat covers for my d2a. Anyone have any recommendations or particular ones to avoid?

Cheers

[shayne86]

If anyone has found a set of cheap-ish universal ones I'd love to know about it [emoji106]

[Bohica]

I bought these in camo pattern
Land Rover Discovery 2 Front NoArmrests Grey Tailored Waterproof Seat Covers | eBay (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/371759693211?hash=item568e9abd9b:g:DtwAAOSwARxfV0C 8)

[jwb]

Many years ago these guys made a set of front and back covers for a group of us customised for the D2.
Great quality and fit in a nice grey canvas, I still have them and use them.

.<font color="green">Car Seat covers canvas</font> (https://www.infrontcampinggear.com.au/font-colorgreencar-seat-covers-canvasafont)

I wonder if they still have the patterns.

[Slunnie]

I have Black Duck canvas seat covers. they're awesome.

Canvas Seat Covers Made in Australia | Black Duck(R) (https://www.blackduck.com.au/canvas-seat-covers/)

[Bluetoes]

Have Kings cheep canvas ones in the front, just keeps the dirt and dust off the nice supple leather.

[shayne86]

For anyone playing along at home i ended up getting some Platinum Cloud Sheepskins from supercheap auto. A little pricey but holy Santa Claus **** are they comfy [emoji108]

[Pedro_The_Swift]

We bought from these guys over ten years ago,, just starting to wear the wool off the drivers side bolster.
was $400?? but turned out to be money well spent..


Sunshine Sheepskins | Sheepskin Car Seat Covers | Highfields Toowoomba (https://www.sunshinesheepskins.com.au/?fbclid=IwAR1FnAPRuo_tLOJtM7ZIafdpCoxIvjtsXmXbWST6 oS34IfQymGO68H7ZQCY)

[shayne86]

We bought from these guys over ten years ago,, just starting to wear the wool off the drivers side bolster.
was $400?? but turned out to be money well spent..


Sunshine Sheepskins | Sheepskin Car Seat Covers | Highfields Toowoomba (https://www.sunshinesheepskins.com.au/?fbclid=IwAR1FnAPRuo_tLOJtM7ZIafdpCoxIvjtsXmXbWST6 oS34IfQymGO68H7ZQCY)Far out, they look the goods! Haven't had a set of sheep skins since i was a young apprentice rolling in my old vr commodore [emoji1787][emoji106]
Definately the first set I've ever had in a four wheel drive, won't be the last either. Love them!

[vbrab]

Hi everyone.

I'm after some seat covers for my d2a. Anyone have any recommendations or particular ones to avoid?

Cheers

Have used Sheepskin covers on all vehicles past 30 years and always have had great comfort out of them and durability.
I drive long distances on hot areas, and find sheep skins are actually cooler.
Have always gone to "Prestige Sheepskins", who are Perth based, but now have stores/outlets in other states. Quality skins, but not the cheapest I expect, as made to order in Australia.
They also do matching armrest and storage box covers (in skin). You can order full skin, just the faces with skin and acrylic edges, or faces and edges with skin, and acrylic backs.

[trout1105]

Sheepskins make a lot of sense for Toourak taxies But are totally innapropriate for serious 4WD'ing and touring[bigwhistle]

[shayne86]

Sheepskins make a lot of sense for Toourak taxies But are totally innapropriate for serious 4WD'ing and touring[bigwhistle]Each to their own i guess. No seat cover can do it all, they all have their pros and cons.

[Grumbles]

If anyone has found a set of cheap-ish universal ones I'd love to know about it [emoji106]

Between my dog and myself we are often wet, bedraggled and muddy courtesy of our penchant for being in the bush and along the rivers on wet days and over winter. I found this was too hard on decent seat covers so for a long time now I buy those very cheap woolly looking synthetic covers - say $30 a pair sort of thing from SC. They get a couple of washes but after one year of wash and use they are no longer woolly and no longer hold their shape. So it's in the bin and go buy another pair.

[AndrewMilne]

My D2a has fabric upholstery, which is still in superb condition (probably due to the previous owner fitting covers).

I've had the vehicle for 7 years, and the seats still look like new.

I have only ever bothered with any kind of cover for the two front seats (our kids have gone, and we seldom carry passengers).
The main aim is to prevent the seat upholstery being affected by perspiration, dust, and general grime.
I used good quality beach towels, pulled to shape around the seats and fastened with large safety pins.
Parts of the towels were trimmed off where they were bigger than required, and to fit to the shape of the seats.

They can very easily be removed and washed (or completely replaced, at minimal cost).
The towels don't even need to be brand new - previously-used ones are quite OK for this purpose.

AndrewMilne

PS: Oh, and I live in Perth, not in Toorak