Shear Comfort Blog, News and Updates
If you're in the market for car seat covers, then you've likely done at least a bit of research, so you know that sometimes the information available can be overwhelming. The basic idea is quite simple - a car or truck seat cover is made out of a variety of fabrics to fit over your existing vehicle's seat. So, why so many options? And how do you know what's best for your vehicle?
Most car seat cover companies have one or both of two options available. The first is Universal Fit Seat Covers, which are made following a generic bucket seat or bench seat pattern. These Universal Seat Covers will fit many different vehicles, as long as that vehicle's seats are within "Universal" dimensions. Universal Seat Covers fit a lot of cars, but not all.
This is where Custom Seat Covers come in. There are a few reasons that Universals might not fit your vehicle. For example, if your car is a newer model, it may have seats that have a more ergonomic design than the generic bucket seat that was so popular in the nineties. Or, as is often the case, especially with newer vehicles, if your car has side airbags - these are airbags that deploy from the seats - Universal Seat Covers will be unsafe to use as they will cover up the opening from which the airbags deploy.
Custom Seat Covers can be made to fit your car exactly. While Universals may fit generic bucket and bench seats, the sizes of these seats do vary, so you will be getting a perfect, sleek, tight fit with Custom Seat Covers. The better your fit, the more your Custom Car Seat Covers will look like your car's original seats.
Custom Seat Covers can also be ordered with many options - for example, allowance for adjustable headrests, map pockets in the back, skirting, linings, and armrest covers. Ordering Custom Seat Covers ensures that the seat cover you are investing in offers you maximum coverage.
Of course, one of the best things about Custom Seat Covers is that for some styles, like the popular two-tone Neoprene Custom Seat Covers, you can choose exactly what you'd like them to look like. Select your colours and create the Custom Seat Cover that's perfect for you.
Overall, Custom Seat Covers are a better investment than Universals for a number of reasons. They are more costly, but when you spend as much time in and money on your car as we do, you know it's worth it - for comfort, for protection and for looks.
We've just added a new product to our online offerings. We've always had Universal Saddle Blanket Seat Covers for trucks and vans, but now we've added high-quality Custom Saddle Blanket Seat Covers. These Custom Saddle Blanket Seatcovers are perfect for any truck or van and will add a southwestern look to your vehicle.
Custom Saddle Blanket seat covers are available for most vehicles. If you'd like to search for your vehicle you can use the NEW handy Make/Model/Year search tool on the Saddle Blanket Custom Seat Covers page.
Saddle Blanket seatcovers are easy to install - they're very similar to our OEM Truck Seat Covers and Vinyl Truck Seat Covers, and are installed the same way. Click here for Saddle Blanket installation instructions.Labels: new
Have you seen? Shear Comfort has started rolling out our new look! Our product pages are organized in a completely new way, and we've revamped our make, model and year search to be way more useful for our customers. We've also added a tonne of information to every page.
Our make-specific information pages have been filled out with extra photos and make-specific information. If you're looking for a popular make of vehicle, we hope you'll find the information you need on our make-specific pages.
We've even revamped our Sheepskin car seat covers page to include a make, model and year search. We have lots of old model vehicles available in sheep skin seatcovers, so take a look.
We're not done yet, but we hope you like our new look... what do you think?Labels: website
Congratulations to Tracy Travis, who won this quarter's photo contest. Tracy's shots of grey camo seatcovers were terrific - you can check them out here.
Want a chance to win $200 worth of Shear Comfort products? Each quarter we award $200 worth of car seat covers to a customer who submits photos of their seatcovers for our photo gallery. If you've got some great shots of your Shear Comfort car seatcovers, upload them here.
The next draw will be July 15th.Labels: photocontest
If you have photos of your Shear Comfort car and truck seat covers, make sure you enter now for a chance to win. The next draw is on April 15th, 2008. The winner will receive $200 US worth of Shear Comfort car seatcovers.
Check out your competition in our photo gallery.
If you work in construction, contracting or heavy industry, you know how messy your work truck can get. Oil spills, concrete, dirty tools and mud are regular visitors to your truck's interior, and you know you'd never want to meet a date for lunch in that truck. Not only that, but once you've used your truck for work, its resale value is nil - nobody's going to want to buy a truck with oil-stained seats.
You know that you could have gotten car seat covers, but there's no use ruining them, too - and besides, plush and fleece could never stand up to the beating your truck's interior goes through every day. But there are options for heavy industry and commercial use.
For an original look that matches your truck's originally manufactured car seats, OEM Truck Seat Covers are the seat covers to choose. They are durable and water resistant, machine washable, and easy to install.
For style and durability, choose Vinyl Truck Seat Covers. These truck seatcovers are made from high grade upholstery vinyl and will protect your truck's original seats from wear and tear as well as mess. As an added benefit, vinyl can be wiped down
For the utmost in durability, Cordura Truck Seat Covers can't be beat. Cordura is thick, heavy, waterproof and can stand up to the toughest of messes and spills. It's also highly resistant to abrasions, scuffs and tears, so it'll protect your original truck seats no matter what you throw at it.
Cordura is
* 2 x more durable than standard nylon
* 3 x more durable than polyester
* 10 x more durable than cotton duck
And it's still machine washable. Cordura can also be used as a highly protective pet seat cover.
If you've ever bought a new car, you understand the frustration of knowing that as soon as you drive off the lot, the value of your car is depreciating. It's a fact of life; cars cost a lot and you don't get much back for them when you resell. There are a few ways to protect your resale value, such as repairing dings and scratches right away, keeping your car clean and well-maintained, and retaining the receipts from any upkeep you do on your vehicle. Oh, and, of course, any used car expert will recommend that you avoid personalizing your vehicle, and avoid eating in your vehicle. After all, nobody wants to drive around in someone else's decor, or sit on their old ketchup stains. It's an inconvenience, but it's common sense, right?
This is where seat covers come in. Not only will they protect your car or truck's seats from spilled coffee, crumbs and melting chocolate, but they come in a huge variety of patterns, styles and fabrics. Your car can be funky and personal, or sleek and sophisticated. Good seatcovers are custom-fit to your vehicle, and can even look like the manufacturer's original seats if you want to be incognito.
Here's our guide to car and truck seatcover types and their myriad of uses.
OEM Original Look Seatcovers - these covers are water resistant, machine washable, and simple to install. They're made from the same fabrics as your Dodge, Chevy or Ford, so they won't look like seat covers at all.
Hawaiian Seat Covers - choose from a huge array of wild prints and colours. These will turn any plain factory vehicle into a funky ride. Hawaiian print seatcovers are a hit with teens and grown-ups alike, and are especially popular in sunny climes.
If Hawaiian print isn't your style, you can also get Animal Print (or Deluxe Animal Print).
Sheepskin Seatcovers - these luxuriously soft seat covers are made of genuine sheep skin. We recommend these for high-end sports cars, or for anyone who wants to feel like they're driving in extreme style. They come in many colours, not just white and tan.
Military Camo Seat Covers and RealTree Seatcovers - these ultra-durable seat covers look great in any truck or Jeep. They're perfect for the avid outdoorsman or military aficionado. Military camo even comes in pink.
The sleek look of Neoprene Seat Covers can't be matched when it comes to outfitting streetracing and drag cars. Neo prene seatcovers soup up the look of any super-fast coupe.
Investing in seat covers has the potential to add a significant figure to the resale value of your car, and besides that, they're fun.
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