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I've done a few small things to the Bronco since getting it last November, mainly paracord grab handles which I almost never use, and fog and driving lights which I also mostly never use. So, so far, my batting average is choking hard. Then, a ray of sunshine BURST FORTH into my notifications in the shape of a reminder notice, dammit Amazon you got me. I'd been looking at getting a set of these for months, my BL is Shadow Black, so the black and gray interior needed something. And, what better way to improve it than to install fire engine red seat covers? Exactly, there isn't a better fix. Also, the set was $149, so if I skip two Uber Eats orders I'll have the covers and won't be past-due on my Affirm payments. Phew!
The covers came within two days, so I opened them up, checked that I had everything, and sorted them by front and back and side to side. I skipped installing the center rear cover since I don't use the center headrest, and I tried but removed the front armrest cover, it was just a bit too much red. Overall, the install took 4-5 hours, but that's not accounting for the few breaks I took with the heat, so in a cooler garage it'd be easier and maybe a bit faster. I've done a lot of stuff to my cars, but this was the first time I'd ever taken on seat covers as a modification, so I'm happy to say it wasn't difficult.
You will need three things: patience, time, and more patience to handle reinstalling the seatbacks (if you remove them). There is an interior trim/cover tool included with connecting hooks in a small bag, but I used my fingers for the vast majority of the install. It does help if the seat covers are warm when being installed, so the ideal approach would be to sit them outside for an hour or two on a hot day, and take the pieces in one at a time to install in a cooler garage. Pro tip: use a soft toothbrush and compressed air to get all the crud out of you seats' seams before putting these covers on
Front: two seat bottoms, two seat tops, two head rest covers, and an armrest cover.
I started with the front seats, specifically the bottom covers. They went on easily and fit more tightly, and ended up being extremely convincing as stock equipment. The top covers look just as good, as do the headrest covers. The overall tight fit means it takes some patience to install the front covers, but wow they're great (and the perforations aren't bad either).
The front bottoms are secured with two tension straps, and two elastic loops which hook together. The front seatback covers use a retention strap at the bottom rear of the cover, along with three disc clips on three elastic loops. The retention strap requires removing the front seatbacks, in my case my BL has the Molle covers, or you could use a snake like a bent hanger to pull one strap to clip into the other. You push the disc clips through until they can be set flat against the inside of the seat, it tensions the loops to hold the cover in place.
Rear: two seat bottoms, two seat tops, three head rest covers
The rear bottoms work very similarly to the front, with the same tension straps and hooks. The rear seat upper covers are easier than the front, since you just get them on and zip them up to finish the job.
I'd rate this as a 9.5/10, and its mostly in the details. I wish there was some kind of drawstring in the bottom edge of the rear bottom covers, so I could draw them a bit tighter. I'd love to have the rear upper covers' zippers in the seatback split, so they are both hidden. If the front seat bottom seams were brought down another 2 inches for a complete tuck around the hinge area, literally no one would be able to tell these are covers instead of OEM equipment. I'll probably have to ditch the orange BL accents, not sure with what.
I used IAG's video as a reference: IAG I-Line Seat Cover Set Black Neoprene 2021+ Ford Bronco Four Door Install
Anyway, here are pics, bonus first time with the doors off for the last one!
The covers came within two days, so I opened them up, checked that I had everything, and sorted them by front and back and side to side. I skipped installing the center rear cover since I don't use the center headrest, and I tried but removed the front armrest cover, it was just a bit too much red. Overall, the install took 4-5 hours, but that's not accounting for the few breaks I took with the heat, so in a cooler garage it'd be easier and maybe a bit faster. I've done a lot of stuff to my cars, but this was the first time I'd ever taken on seat covers as a modification, so I'm happy to say it wasn't difficult.
You will need three things: patience, time, and more patience to handle reinstalling the seatbacks (if you remove them). There is an interior trim/cover tool included with connecting hooks in a small bag, but I used my fingers for the vast majority of the install. It does help if the seat covers are warm when being installed, so the ideal approach would be to sit them outside for an hour or two on a hot day, and take the pieces in one at a time to install in a cooler garage. Pro tip: use a soft toothbrush and compressed air to get all the crud out of you seats' seams before putting these covers on
Front: two seat bottoms, two seat tops, two head rest covers, and an armrest cover.
I started with the front seats, specifically the bottom covers. They went on easily and fit more tightly, and ended up being extremely convincing as stock equipment. The top covers look just as good, as do the headrest covers. The overall tight fit means it takes some patience to install the front covers, but wow they're great (and the perforations aren't bad either).
The front bottoms are secured with two tension straps, and two elastic loops which hook together. The front seatback covers use a retention strap at the bottom rear of the cover, along with three disc clips on three elastic loops. The retention strap requires removing the front seatbacks, in my case my BL has the Molle covers, or you could use a snake like a bent hanger to pull one strap to clip into the other. You push the disc clips through until they can be set flat against the inside of the seat, it tensions the loops to hold the cover in place.
Rear: two seat bottoms, two seat tops, three head rest covers
The rear bottoms work very similarly to the front, with the same tension straps and hooks. The rear seat upper covers are easier than the front, since you just get them on and zip them up to finish the job.
I'd rate this as a 9.5/10, and its mostly in the details. I wish there was some kind of drawstring in the bottom edge of the rear bottom covers, so I could draw them a bit tighter. I'd love to have the rear upper covers' zippers in the seatback split, so they are both hidden. If the front seat bottom seams were brought down another 2 inches for a complete tuck around the hinge area, literally no one would be able to tell these are covers instead of OEM equipment. I'll probably have to ditch the orange BL accents, not sure with what.
I used IAG's video as a reference: IAG I-Line Seat Cover Set Black Neoprene 2021+ Ford Bronco Four Door Install
Anyway, here are pics, bonus first time with the doors off for the last one!
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