Place to buy a Highlander plaid bench cover
 

My OCD is getting the best of me and I want to change my embossed parchment seat to the plain with plaid inserts. I have searched here but the info seems a bit dated so I thought I would ask. I found the place to purchase the plaid material and a local upholsterer quoted me $1400 to make and install. That might be the going rate but I thought I would check. I did find one that was @600 for just the cover with plaid but it had embossed center and sides.

Any leads or references where to look.

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You can believe me if you want, but you don't have to

'Original'
Plaid seats had scrolls in the center only
No scrolls at outer edges

Here is a picture of both sides of an original
This is also shown in several areas of
The Highlander thread

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try t korinek Tom is a vendor on here I purchased this cover years ago from him great guy to deal with

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I think it was truck world seat covers who Tom is a dealer for... built my cover to order ..dark saddle and the blue plaid

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Tom K is great to deal with, I bought a few items from him when I lived in AZ. If he has them or can get them, that's where I'd go.

Many years ago, I bought a Highlander cover from SMS and had them make it with the center scrollwork that Eric mentions (the early aftermarket highlander covers had no scrolling on them). SMS' site shows that they carry them, but price is $0.00 so not sure what's going on - they may be out of the plaid business - and I've heard a few concerns expressed about how long it took to get them, but that's all dated info - you will probably need to give them a call if interested in ordering from them.

Am assuming you've seen this one? Complete avocado bench from JQ-72 - but note it has no scrolling.

Southwest Classics used to carry them, but I no longer see them on their website - might be worth a call to see if they have any leftovers though.

Hope that helps.

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Got my blue highlander fabric from SMS a few years ago. Had to wait well over 6 months for it. They responded when I called over this time. So I waited. As far as I know they were the only ones reproducing the factory correct pattern. Seems like I got a good deal with the seat I had made with the price you are getting for a standard seat cover. I paid 2K local to a recommended person and provided all the fabric for my custom seat. Seats can be seen in my thread. A truck at the shop next door has a plaid seat material, done by the same shop. It is different than mine. No idea where SMS stands now? Cannot imagine the wait time for a seat cover would be? Worse or better? They answered the phone every time I called though.

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Anyone tried one of these carsinc.com ones?

https://carsinc.com/1972-chevrolet-p...ite-24209.html

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I emailed them and they said they were being made and would be done in a few days. The pics looked like they were NOS but?

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What color? I have a SMS for my 72 but I want to put my this in my 71.

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Avocado plaid / green

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Thanks needing blue this time.

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I found this guy back in my home state. He doesn't make the true highlander reproductions with the scroll work pattern in the vinyl but a bench in parchment with green plaid is $700.

https://upholsterybysam.com/shop/ols...-plaid-inserts

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Did you decide against the carsinc highlander plaid seat cover that BB72 linked? It has the correct scrollwork and is $459. Just curious - noted you mentioend you emailed back and forth with them, wondered what your impression was. It looks like the only correct cover on the market, except maybe SMS.

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Here is the only reply I received from them. It was short and sort of broken and made me wonder about the quality and it it was coming from Temu.

We are finishing sewing seat cover.

In stock in one week.

I decided on the one for Sams as he has a great reputation and lots of pics of his work. It isnt the scrollwork one but 90 percent of the car enthusiast crowd probably cannot tell you that it isn't like OEM.Sam said they had ordered material from SMS in the past and that it might be several months before they had it is stock or was shipped.

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Thanks IT - agree sometimes it’s just nice to have something made by a shop that has a good reputation and, as importantly, you can pick the phone and have a conversation with (a human). I think the plaid will look really nice in your truck.

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Just called Cars Inc and spoke to a real person who answered and transferred me to Gus who verified the seat cover has scrolls and he had one in stock. I just ordered a blue one.

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Please keep us updated and how it looks when it arrives.

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I haven't bought a Highlander cover, but I have been buying my seat covers from C A R S INC. with good luck.

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Good to know. Thanks

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I have bought a few seat covers from cars inc and they are excellent

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I will echo what Larry and Joe said. CARS1NC is very good.

I was Truck World only forever because of the exceptional quality until they hit their rough patch and using them became impractical.

We have since gotten two custom cloth (Z62) seat covers from CARS1NC and have been very pleased. Highly recommend. NOS material, reasonable lead time, reasonable cost.

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Cover came in

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Those look nice, how is the stitching and work, are they made with NOS and re-worked.

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I'm looking for the white/orange cover. The cars inc lists blue, gray, green, and saddle. would saddle be the orange?

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No

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This is one of my seats I had redone. We used fabrick from SMS and saved a lot of the original.

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My seat is back and installed with the new cover. My neighbor is a upholsterer and has been doing car interiors for 30 years and fixed me up. He added a little padding on the corners and centered it all up. One thing he said he appreciated is that the person who made it took the time to cut and line up the plaid pattern evenly and on both sides vs just cutting anywhere in the roll of plaid cloth.

My wife thinks it is ugly as hell and reminds her of her grandmas couch but I think it is retro cool. The Grapefruit Yellow color of my truck actually has a lot of green in it too.

Attachment 2442503

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Looks nice! Lining up the pattern is a professional touch, though some material is lost.

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Looks great

Now you need to be on the lookout for an original
Black steering wheel

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Yes, the steering wheels are hard to find or higher than giraffe tits. I put the wrap on my current one as it is sort of a 70s thing.

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Keep an eye on eBay
You can also put a WTB on here

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"Powerbait yellow" ;-)