Katzkins Seat Covers installed in my F-150 XL

Sneezy · Jan 25, 2023

I just finished installing a new set of Katzkin leather seats in my XL. This post isn’t a how-to guide, there are videos on Youtube that will provide a better visual for that. This is merely to recommend it to anyone interested in doing it themselves as it was a very straightforward DIY friendly install (thank you Ford) and I completed the entire interior in one day. The number one thing that makes it so easy is there are zero hog rings used to attach the seat covers in both the front and rear seats. The covers simply snap in to the foam using plastic clips and velcro. As long as you have a Torx set that goes up to T-50 then you’re set with a basic set of tools.

Here are a few pictures, they are full leather with perforated centers and black backs and sides. I haven’t worked any of the wrinkles out yet, these went straight from the box onto the seats. I know it’s better to lay them out in the sun first, but that’s likely 4 more months away. I’ll be steaming them later today to work some of the wrinkles out, but first I’m finishing the wiring for the heated seats.

Be warned your fingers will be very sore after finishing

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dolsen · Jan 25, 2023

They look fantastic! I haven’t installed katzkins but I did install factory heated seats in the rear. The closest thing I’ve ever done to “upholstery” is removing my couch cushions covers to wash them. The way Ford does their seats seems to be pretty easy.

I’ve always preferred black leather with kids (easier to keep clean), but white leather looks great as well, and I think I might actually prefer it, color wise

Graygoose2021 · Jan 25, 2023

Looks great, you will love em...did mine last summer, feel amazing

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Sneezy · Jan 25, 2023

dolsen said:
They look fantastic! I haven’t installed katzkins but I did install factory heated seats in the rear. The closest thing I’ve ever done to “upholstery” is removing my couch cushions covers to wash them. The way Ford does their seats seems to be pretty easy.

I’ve always preferred black leather with kids (easier to keep clean), but white leather looks great as well, and I think I might actually prefer it, color wise

Did you do aftermarket seat heaters or factory

dolsen said:
They look fantastic! I haven’t installed katzkins but I did install factory heated seats in the rear. The closest thing I’ve ever done to “upholstery” is removing my couch cushions covers to wash them. The way Ford does their seats seems to be pretty easy.

I’ve always preferred black leather with kids (easier to keep clean), but white leather looks great as well, and I think I might actually prefer it, color wise

Thank you! I’m loving the feel of them, it’s hard to tell since the picture was take on a cloudy day, but the faces are actually a light dove grey color. I’m curious how it will be keeping them clean since I work from my truck, and my dog rides shotgun with me. I kept the old cloth covers to make some seat covers out of them when he rides along

dolsen · Jan 25, 2023

Sneezy said:
Did you do aftermarket seat heaters or factory

Factory rear heated seats. It’s a lot easier to do in a lariat than an XL or XLT because a large part of the floor harness is already in place. It can certainly be done, but it’s going to be more work in an XL. If you aren’t afraid of wiring, you can certainly do it yourself

Sneezy · Jan 25, 2023

Graygoose2021 said:
Looks great, you will love em...did mine last summer, feel amazing

Seeing the results of yours along with some others that have been posted on here are what made me decide to pull the trigger

Even these base trucks come with options and safety features that weren’t even thinkable 10+ years ago, so I went the base truck route with the intention of spending a few thousand extra to add the few features that I missed.

Sneezy · Jan 25, 2023

dolsen said:
Factory rear heated seats. It’s a lot easier to do in a lariat than an XL or XLT because a large part of the floor harness is already in place. It can certainly be done, but it’s going to be more work in an XL. If you aren’t afraid of wiring, you can certainly do it yourself

I did notice a few unused plugs mounted to one of the seat frames that I wasn’t sure what they did. One is just a 2-pin (power and ground I’m assuming, around 10ga wire size) and the other has multiple pins. They were separate from the seatbelt wiring harness. I am also assuming mine is not prewired for the rear seat heaters, since I figured it wasn’t even available for supercabs, but I’m not actually sure if that’s true or not. My dog would love them. He has to make due with a heated blanket that plugs into the cigarette lighter right now

dolsen · Jan 25, 2023

Sneezy said:
I did notice a few unused plugs mounted to one of the seat frames that I wasn’t sure what they did. One is just a 2-pin (power and ground I’m assuming, around 10ga wire size) and the other has multiple pins. They were separate from the seatbelt wiring harness. I am also assuming mine is not prewired for the rear seat heaters, since I figured it wasn’t even available for supercabs, but I’m not actually sure if that’s true or not. My dog would love them. He has to make due with a heated blanket that plugs into the cigarette lighter right now

Ah I didn’t catch that yours is a super cab, I’m not sure how easy or hard it would be to do factory heated seats, or if the heater pads are even the correct size

Sneezy · Jan 25, 2023

dolsen said:
Ah I didn’t catch that yours is a super cab, I’m not sure how easy or hard it would be to do factory heated seats, or if the heater pads are even the correct size

Yeah I think the supercabs have a smaller seat bottom. They wanted me to verify several times when ordering the covers that it wasn’t supercrew as they didn’t have as many ‘off the shelf’ designs for supercabs as they do for the supercrew. I could have gone the custom design route, and maybe I will in the future, but it was mainly just a fun experiment for me to tear everything out of my 2 month old truck since I’ve never done upholstery work on my personal vehicles before.

SpaceWhiteF150 · Jan 25, 2023

Graygoose2021 said:
Looks great, you will love em...did mine last summer, feel amazing

How are they holding up? Any stretching or wrinkles?

I have be really eying these!
https://leatherseatpros.com/categories/products/k2743-222

SpaceWhiteF150 · Jan 25, 2023

Does the kit come with the center console cover?

Uncorked · Jan 25, 2023

Wow, that looks amazing. I have an XL on order and I was already thinking about buying some seat covers. I might have to consider this.

Rockman5159 · Jan 25, 2023

Sneezy said:
I just finished installing a new set of Katzkin leather seats in my XL. This post isn’t a how-to guide, there are videos on Youtube that will provide a better visual for that. This is merely to recommend it to anyone interested in doing it themselves as it was a very straightforward DIY friendly install (thank you Ford) and I completed the entire interior in one day. The number one thing that makes it so easy is there are zero hog rings used to attach the seat covers in both the front and rear seats. The covers simply snap in to the foam using plastic clips and velcro. As long as you have a Torx set that goes up to T-50 then you’re set with a basic set of tools.

Here are a few pictures, they are full leather with perforated centers and black backs and sides. I haven’t worked any of the wrinkles out yet, these went straight from the box onto the seats. I know it’s better to lay them out in the sun first, but that’s likely 4 more months away. I’ll be steaming them later today to work some of the wrinkles out, but first I’m finishing the wiring for the heated seats.

Be warned your fingers will be very sore after finishing

GREAT job I have used Katzkins in the past and they are awsome seat covers that fit perfectly

personalt · Jan 25, 2023

Where is a good place to buy Katzskins without installation?

Sneezy · Jan 25, 2023

personalt said:
Where is a good place to buy Katzskins without installation?

You can order them directly from Katzkins without installation and they’ll just ship them to you. There are resellers on eBay that sells brand new kits as well.

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