I, personally, didn't get fake leather seats just to cover them up with cloth which might end up wearing the seats just as badly anyway.
Just sit in the seat and enjoy it. If after so many years the material goes bad then get new material.
Example:
Tesla Model 3 Seat Upgrade Interior Kit - Factory Design
Really outstanding, certainly worth
$2,000 especially in the case of a $60k Model 3 car.
I've seen some OEM model 3 seat covers on sale on ebay before...
You could get a spare set but obviously you need to know how to install them.
If you just want a quick and simple way to keep your Model 3 seats in pristine condition,
and spend the money doing a body wrap for example, I used the following covers combination
from the
FH Group using Amazon Prime next day delivery.
2 x $25.00 -
Body Glove 22-1-70331-9 Bucket Seat Cover (Universal Black Neoprene Snug Fit)
2 x $19.00 -
FH Group FB051BLACK013 Black Universal Split Bench Seat Cover (Allow Right and Left 40/60 Split)
Total: 2 x $25.00 + 2 x $19.00 =
$88.00
Note:
- The neoprene material is very comfortable, I like it better than the Tesla leatherette.
- I put the head set from the rear seats to cover the front headsets and the middle rear headset.
The front headset needs to be removed before putting the Body Glove cover (see below YouTube video).
- I combined the left and the right rear seat kit pieces with a zip to cover the Model 3 rear left seat
and the Model 3 rear right seat. (it's why I used 2 rear seat kits)
- The kit for the middle seat (vertical part) uses two pieces, to accommodate the 40/60 or 50/50
combination to extend the left or the right seat.
- However in the case of the Model 3, the center seat is also folding to provide a middle armrest.
So there is in this case a stand alone middle back seat cover included, but I did not like it too much.
- So instead of using the provided center stand alone piece, I combined together 3 center (vertical) pieces
to make something who look like a big sock, to cover the whole rear middle armrest.
- The bottom back seat cover is easy to install, but you'd better remove the seat (see below YouTube video).
you will need to make two small cuts for the seat belt latch.
See below the detail of a single rear seat kit:
Tesla Model 3 headrest removal (see at 0:40 detail for releasing the headset)
Tesla Model 3 rear seat cushion removal (see at 0:52 detail for the lock release)
(also at 1:11 the electric sensors plug and 1:22 the electric heater plug)
