Seat covers

[MrMike]

Mate! You need to tuck them in behind the plastic trim, they fit a lot better.
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They look great

 

[Loc Nar]

Installed my Melvill & Moon seat covers today. They come with a console cover, which is a nice addition. They were pretty easy to install. I've cinched everything up pretty darn tight, but there's still a little poof in the front upper sections. I'm hoping everything will fit a little better with some break in use and further adjustments. With both being brand new, the brown leather trim is not a perfect match for the redder Ineos leather, but I bet they will look better together with wear. Great storage pockets - inner side pockets with a snap and in the rear you get one huge snap pocket, an inner zipped pocket, and an outer zipped pocket. One thing that surprised me was how damn good they smell. Smells like . . . adventure!

 

[Shaky]

They look great. I see they have changed the design slightly at the back of the seat base where they have done a cut out.

 

[JAWS]

Mate! You need to tuck them in behind the plastic trim, they fit a lot better.
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Thanks Wylie. I’ve now tucked the cover in and it looks and feels way better.

 

[MrMike]

They look great. I see they have changed the design slightly at the back of the seat base where they have done a cut out.

How did you do the straps on your MM covers? I for life of me couldn't work tham out?

 

[Cheshire cat]

How did you do the straps on your MM covers? I for life of me couldn't work tham out?

Not sure I have fitted my M&M covers exactly as designed either.

 

[Loc Nar]

I'll take some pics of how I fitted my MM straps and post them. The instructions were useless.

 

[MattG]

Fitted our full set of Tougher seat covers today. They are amazing, (much better than the other set I purchased and then returned to RubberTree). Installation is complex, but this results in a very snug fit. The set even came in its own black canvas duffle-bag. Very happy.

 

[Tom109]

How are the Tougher covers for occasional use? I was planning to use them only on the messy off-road trips.

 

[Shaky]

How are the Tougher covers for occasional use? I was planning to use them only on the messy off-road trips.

The M&M and Tougher covers I would say are for permanent or extended use rather than something to protect your seats on muddy days.

If you are looking for something like that I would go for the generic waterproof pullover/elasticated covers. I have used them on other vehicles and as long as you don’t cheap out they are very good.

To fit the canvas type is a good 30-45 min job to get them fitted properly including some fiddly straps that need to be threaded through the seat. To me they are best fitted well once and then left in situ.

 

[Tom109]

For occasional use, I feel like I should have go the Ineos covers. I'm just not willing to spend 2x the Tougher cost.

 

[Jiman01]

I think for day trip use I’d just go old school and use beach towels or a poncho to cover the seats. If I really want to impress I’ll even use matching beach towels.

 

[Shaky]

Hi Tom

I really wouldn’t waste your money on the IA covers, way overpriced for what they are and still no go for what you want I suspect.

Don’t you get anything in the US like these ??

Medium Airbag Compatible Universal Car & Van Seat Covers

Universal car & van waterproof seat covers for cars and vans. Designed to be compatible for all cars and vans with side airbags in the seats but will also fit models without them too. Made in the UK with free delivery. Find out more here.

www.turtlecovers.co.uk

They are decent quality and won’t break the bank.

 

[Krabby]

Yea Tom109 - The Tougher covers are great but definitely not an on and off as needed setup. Was a pain to do but worth it in the end.

 

[Loc Nar]

Okay, here are my tips for the front M&M seat cover installs. The pics below are of the passenger seat, but the process is the same for both sides. Note that I did not select the seat warmers in my build. So, you may need to adjust the routing of the straps as shown in my pics below if you selected those.

1. Hop in the back seat, remove headrest, open up the seat cover, and slide it on the seat, making sure the loose straps don't get too bound up in the cover so that they will be easy to locate and pull later.
2. Position the holes for the two head rest poles, tuck the front side of the seat cover underneath the hole caps, and pull back on the seat cover to snug it in.
3. Pull down firmly on the bottom of the seat cover, which is Velcro lined and attach it to the Velcro along the bottom of the Recaro seat (Thanks, Recaro!). You want this to be a tight fit. If you've done it well, the holes for the head rest will look like this:

4. The loose straps at the back of the seat part of the seat cover need to be tucked down and through the gap between the top and bottom of the seat so that they pop out between the plastic Velcro part of the bottom back of the Recaro seat and underneath the seat. I was able to do this with my fingers, but it is a bit tricky. Here is a pic of the right side taken from behind the seat - the yellow circle shows where the strap pops out from the Velcro bottom section of the Recaro seat:

5. After you tuck both of those straps through, you just pull both forward towards the front of the seat and connect them to the two buckles. You can go ahead and tighten them somewhat, but not to the Hulk Hogan level yet. When running the straps back to front under the seat, be mindful not to pinch or otherwise obstruct wires and cables underneath. You will want to go outside the yellow box. Here's how I ran mine (these pics are from front of the seat - ignore the loose ends of the straps tied together in the foreground - and in the second picture follow the yellow lines for the inside strap):

6. This is a good time to go ahead and tuck in the air bag flap along the right side of the passenger seat so that it fits neatly.
7. Now for the sides of the seats. Start with the right side (the outside near the window). Tuck the seat cover between the seat and the hard plastic trim as shown in the pics in my prior post above. Using a small plastic or wood spatula can really help here - but be gentle and smooth. The strap can be tucked down and through the area where the lever adjust handle sits. You can see it in the gap in this pic:

8. This is again a tricky part, but I was able to get it done by pushing more and more of the strap down until I could see it in the space shown in the pic above. Then it was a matter of reaching from the bottom and pushing from the top until I could snag the strap. If it gets too tricky, you could always unwind a wire coat hanger, make a loop with the hook end, tie the strap to that loop, and push it through or use some needle nose pliers from underneath to grab it. Those options were going to be my back up plan if needed. After you snag the strap, you tuck it back through towards the rear buckle and attach it (pic shows the strap attached and under tension):

9. Now for the inside part of the seat bottom near the center console. This is much easier, since there is no need to tuck the seat cover between any plastic trim. You just route the strap around the outside of the seat belt buckle and attach it to the back buckle. I tried the method of routing it inside the seat belt buckle, but it worked best outside, because that created a straighter pull of the seat cover along the outside of the seat, as shown here (follow the Yellow Brick Road):

10. Time to make small adjustments. Push the seat cover back into the back of the seat with your fingers (i.e., tuck in the section where your butt sits into the back of the seat) and re-check the side air bag flap to make sure it is tucked in well). Then proceed with tightening up all four of the straps Hulk Hogan tight- and recheck underneath to ensure you are not impinging important cables. Newbie tip: the loose ends of the straps need to be pulled in a straight line towards the sewn in origin point of the strap to fully tighten.
11. You are still going to have some poof in the front upper seat section, because unlike Carhartt (cue Angelic Trumpet Sounds), M&M does not use foam inserts in the seat back or bottom to smooth out the poof. Damn shame, but what can you do? Well, you can hop in the seat and start pressing everything down. Test it out, squish it down. Then recheck the pull on your straps to see if they can get any tighter.
12. Take some pics. They will never look this clean again, God willing.*

I welcome any feedback on ways to further improve this install!

*Melvill & Moon representative, thanks for reading. You know where to find me if you'd like to toss a coupon code my way for free shipping on my next order for saving you all tons of customer service calls and e-mails, that would be great!

 

[MrMike]

Okay, here are my tips for the front M&M seat cover installs. The pics below are of the passenger seat, but the process is the same for both sides. Note that I did not select the seat warmers in my build. So, you may need to adjust the routing of the straps as shown in my pics below if you selected those.

1. Hop in the back seat, remove headrest, open up the seat cover, and slide it on the seat, making sure the loose straps don't get too bound up in the cover so that they will be easy to locate and pull later.
2. Position the holes for the two head rest poles, tuck the front side of the seat cover underneath the hole caps, and pull back on the seat cover to snug it in.
3. Pull down firmly on the bottom of the seat cover, which is Velcro lined and attach it to the Velcro along the bottom of the Recaro seat (Thanks, Recaro!). You want this to be a tight fit. If you've done it well, the holes for the head rest will look like this:

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4. The loose straps at the back of the seat part of the seat cover need to be tucked down and through the gap between the top and bottom of the seat so that they pop out between the plastic Velcro part of the bottom back of the Recaro seat and underneath the seat. I was able to do this with my fingers, but it is a bit tricky. Here is a pic of the right side taken from behind the seat - the yellow circle shows where the strap pops out from the Velcro bottom section of the Recaro seat:

View attachment 7848396

5. After you tuck both of those straps through, you just pull both forward towards the front of the seat and connect them to the two buckles. You can go ahead and tighten them somewhat, but not to the Hulk Hogan level yet. When running the straps back to front under the seat, be mindful not to pinch or otherwise obstruct wires and cables underneath. You will want to go outside the yellow box. Here's how I ran mine (these pics are from front of the seat - ignore the loose ends of the straps tied together in the foreground - and in the second picture follow the yellow lines for the inside strap):

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6. This is a good time to go ahead and tuck in the air bag flap along the right side of the passenger seat so that it fits neatly.
7. Now for the sides of the seats. Start with the right side (the outside near the window). Tuck the seat cover between the seat and the hard plastic trim as shown in the pics in my prior post above. Using a small plastic or wood spatula can really help here - but be gentle and smooth. The strap can be tucked down and through the area where the lever adjust handle sits. You can see it in the gap in this pic:

View attachment 7848397

8. This is again a tricky part, but I was able to get it done by pushing more and more of the strap down until I could see it in the space listed in the pic above. Then it was a matter of reaching from the bottom and pushing from the top until I could snag the strap. If it gets too tricky, you could always unwind a wire coat hanger, make a loop with the hook end, tie the strap to that loop, and push it through or use some needle nose pliers from underneath to grab it. Those options were going to be my back up plan if needed. After you snag the strap, you tuck it back through towards the rear buckle and attach it (pic shows the strap attached and under tension):

View attachment 7848398
9. Now for the inside part of the seat bottom near the center console. This is much easier, since there is no need to tuck the seat cover between any plastic trim. You just route the strap around the outside of the seat belt buckle and attach it to the back buckle. I tried the method of routing it inside the seat belt buckle, but it worked best outside, because that created a straighter pull of the seat cover along the outside of the seat, as shown here (follow the Yellow Brick Road):
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10. Time to make small adjustments. Push the seat cover back into the back of the seat with your fingers (i.e., tuck in the section where your butt sits into the back of the seat) and re-check the side air bag flap to make sure it is tucked in well). Then proceed with tightening up all four of the straps Hulk Hogan tight- and recheck underneath to ensure you are not impinging important cables. Newbie tip: the loose ends of the straps need to be pulled in a straight line towards the sewn in origin point of the strap to fully tighten.
11. You are still going to have some poof in the front upper seat section, because unlike Carhartt (cue Angelic Trumpet Sounds), M&M does not use foam inserts in the seat back or bottom to smooth out the poof. Damn shame, but what can you do? Well, you can hop in the seat and start pressing everything down. Test it out, squish it down. Then recheck the pull on your straps to see if they can get any tighter.
12. Take some pics. They will never look this clean again, God willing.*

I welcome any feedback on ways to further improve this install!

*Melvill & Moon representative, thanks for reading. You know where to find me if you'd like to toss a coupon code my way for free shipping on my next order for saving you all tons of customer service calls and e-mails, that would be great!

Thank you very much for this the covers have been a pain so far to fit a week ago and I've managed to set off an air bag light in the process
I will try again as I only have a loan Grenadier until my yet to be delivered vehicle has its air conditioning fixed

 

[[ Adam ]]

Okay, here are my tips for the front M&M seat cover installs. The pics below are of the passenger seat, but the process is the same for both sides. Note that I did not select the seat warmers in my build. So, you may need to adjust the routing of the straps as shown in my pics below if you selected those.

1. Hop in the back seat, remove headrest, open up the seat cover, and slide it on the seat, making sure the loose straps don't get too bound up in the cover so that they will be easy to locate and pull later.
2. Position the holes for the two head rest poles, tuck the front side of the seat cover underneath the hole caps, and pull back on the seat cover to snug it in.
3. Pull down firmly on the bottom of the seat cover, which is Velcro lined and attach it to the Velcro along the bottom of the Recaro seat (Thanks, Recaro!). You want this to be a tight fit. If you've done it well, the holes for the head rest will look like this:

View attachment 7848395

4. The loose straps at the back of the seat part of the seat cover need to be tucked down and through the gap between the top and bottom of the seat so that they pop out between the plastic Velcro part of the bottom back of the Recaro seat and underneath the seat. I was able to do this with my fingers, but it is a bit tricky. Here is a pic of the right side taken from behind the seat - the yellow circle shows where the strap pops out from the Velcro bottom section of the Recaro seat:

View attachment 7848396

5. After you tuck both of those straps through, you just pull both forward towards the front of the seat and connect them to the two buckles. You can go ahead and tighten them somewhat, but not to the Hulk Hogan level yet. When running the straps back to front under the seat, be mindful not to pinch or otherwise obstruct wires and cables underneath. You will want to go outside the yellow box. Here's how I ran mine (these pics are from front of the seat - ignore the loose ends of the straps tied together in the foreground - and in the second picture follow the yellow lines for the inside strap):

View attachment 7848400
View attachment 7848402

6. This is a good time to go ahead and tuck in the air bag flap along the right side of the passenger seat so that it fits neatly.
7. Now for the sides of the seats. Start with the right side (the outside near the window). Tuck the seat cover between the seat and the hard plastic trim as shown in the pics in my prior post above. Using a small plastic or wood spatula can really help here - but be gentle and smooth. The strap can be tucked down and through the area where the lever adjust handle sits. You can see it in the gap in this pic:

View attachment 7848397

8. This is again a tricky part, but I was able to get it done by pushing more and more of the strap down until I could see it in the space listed in the pic above. Then it was a matter of reaching from the bottom and pushing from the top until I could snag the strap. If it gets too tricky, you could always unwind a wire coat hanger, make a loop with the hook end, tie the strap to that loop, and push it through or use some needle nose pliers from underneath to grab it. Those options were going to be my back up plan if needed. After you snag the strap, you tuck it back through towards the rear buckle and attach it (pic shows the strap attached and under tension):

View attachment 7848398
9. Now for the inside part of the seat bottom near the center console. This is much easier, since there is no need to tuck the seat cover between any plastic trim. You just route the strap around the outside of the seat belt buckle and attach it to the back buckle. I tried the method of routing it inside the seat belt buckle, but it worked best outside, because that created a straighter pull of the seat cover along the outside of the seat, as shown here (follow the Yellow Brick Road):
View attachment 7848399
10. Time to make small adjustments. Push the seat cover back into the back of the seat with your fingers (i.e., tuck in the section where your butt sits into the back of the seat) and re-check the side air bag flap to make sure it is tucked in well). Then proceed with tightening up all four of the straps Hulk Hogan tight- and recheck underneath to ensure you are not impinging important cables. Newbie tip: the loose ends of the straps need to be pulled in a straight line towards the sewn in origin point of the strap to fully tighten.
11. You are still going to have some poof in the front upper seat section, because unlike Carhartt (cue Angelic Trumpet Sounds), M&M does not use foam inserts in the seat back or bottom to smooth out the poof. Damn shame, but what can you do? Well, you can hop in the seat and start pressing everything down. Test it out, squish it down. Then recheck the pull on your straps to see if they can get any tighter.
12. Take some pics. They will never look this clean again, God willing.*

I welcome any feedback on ways to further improve this install!

*Melvill & Moon representative, thanks for reading. You know where to find me if you'd like to toss a coupon code my way for free shipping on my next order for saving you all tons of customer service calls and e-mails, that would be great!

First of all - awesome. Secondly, we need.to do a group buy of stuff so we can consolidate some shipping!

I want that bed roll!

 

[globalgregors]

Not sure how many have stuck with the original Ineos seat covers… but if you have and you’re wondering about cleaning them we’ve found they come up well in a cold machine wash.

If they have care instructions we were unable to find them. Hope this helps!

They otherwise have been doing an excellent job protecting the upholstery.