Replacing Late Model Seat Skins - Ripped Replacement

Don't forget to make a small slit in the side of the seat so you can put the back rest handle in place.

Reinstalling the headrest tubes is as easy as marking the location, making a small "X" slit in the skin, and pushing the tubes back in place.

The console kit also comes with the seats, so we tackled that next. First remove the hinge arms, and then simply pull the cover off.

We got a pleasant surprise when we removed the cover and found out that our armrest was actually a console that had been covered with a single piece of material to make the armrest. The Katzkin kit gives you the material to make it somewhat functional. We say somewhat because you will need a couple vehicle specific items to make it work-unless you're like us and improvise.

The top can be a little trickier if your console was not originally a console. The top-from the factory-folds under and is attached by a lid bottom that snaps to the console lid.

With the seats back in the Ram, the difference is outstanding. Not only do we now have leather seats, the tear is gone!

Installing the skin on the console bottom is done by placing the console on the skin, pulling the edges up over the console, and tucking them in the groove around the console's edge.

In our case, we didn't have the factory console option, so we had to make a lid bottom. We used some 1/8-inch luan veneer and some nice material to cover the luan as our lid bottom.