Truck World seat covers

[67shortstepside]

what is everyone's thought on truck world seat covers ?

[DeadheadNM]

I've been happy with those from member Truckseats: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=532345

[swamp rat]

My origional purchase thru Truckseats didn't go too well but they worked extra hard to make it right, i'm really happy with my new cover!

[asolde]

He has been doing them for a long time,most likely the best you can buy.

[Lee H]

I've used Truck World through forum member truckseats and PUI from the usual vendors. Truck world is clearly above in quality, feel, stitching. Maybe the best part is the scrolling, deep, distinct, not like the muddled edges of the PUI covers. Well worth the cost and sometimes extended lead times.

[Beaumont@]

Here's a link comparing Truck World vs PUI seat covers. Truck World covers use double stitching in some spots where PUI has single stitching

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=635665

[Kennuck]

Very high quality. The biggest thing I noticed is how dimensionally accurate these seat covers are. This makes them fit extremely well. Tim at Truckseats is the man to get these from.

[ramsey]

Ok. Sounds good. How do you buy from them? Website, etc

[Lee H]

Originally Posted by ramsey

Ok. Sounds good. How do you buy from them? Website, etc

Truck World is a wholesaler, you need to find a retailer. I highly recomend forum member Truckseats. You will not find a better price or customer service.

[ramsey]

Thanks. May sound dumb but how do I find this vendor on the site?

[Kennuck]

Go to Truckseats thread here http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=532345
Click on the Truckseats user name and send him a P.M.

[ramsey]

Thanks. Sent pm

Appreciate the help

[425HP409]

They built my Two Tone Green Buddy Buckets for me and they fit "Perfectly". I can't recommend them highly enough. They worked with me to get the correct shades of green for my 68.

[A.Bursell]

I bought my cover through GMCPauls and they sourced Truck World seat covers (I did not know until I had an issue).

I could not get a sample, as I was told that the vendor takes over a month to send a sample to the retailers. I looked at pictures of the color and decided to chance it. It took nearly 2 1/2 months for me to get the cover. It is great material and really well made. My installed said so himself. I specifically ordered a cover for my 67. When my installer went to install it, he told me it was setup for a non-folding seat and setup to use hogrings instead of the flat clips that came on my seat (factory cover). I don't know seats, but I trust my installer so I went with that and contacted GMCPauls to ask about having the cover remade or refunded because it is not right. Here is what I got back for a response 5 days later:

Hi, Adam
The manufacturer replied with the following information.

Adams seat cover is not being remade because we don't make a folding
specific seat cover, the seat cover can be used on either a fixed seat or folding seal, for seats that fold forward you can fold the flap underneath the cover so it will fold without any binding, it does not need to be attached to bottom frame. `The use of flat or hog rings to install cover make no difference in its installation.

He also stated that your upholstery installer is most likely just trying to upsell his own hand made version instead of installing this one as these covers have been installed on both folding and fixed seats for the 33 years he's been in business.

My Very Best
Sky @ GMCPauls

Needless to say, I was less than thrilled. Whether that is entirely true about the cover or not, that is not my idea of customer service. In fact, I would call it about as opposite as you can get. My installer showed me how it would not work the way the manufacturer said and I believe him. Maybe if the manufacturer had been more detailed or send a diagram or something I would feel differently. The manufacturer could have been correct, or he could have been wrong, but I guess since he's been making them for 33 years he simply cannot make any mistakes so that settles that and I am on the losing end. My installer ended up modifying the seat cover to fit at my expense of course.

I would not buy a seat cover from Truck World again.

Adam

[425HP409]

Adam,
Wow, I had exactly the opposite service from Truck Seats. They sent me several samples of green to look at, however none of them would work. I went to a fabric store and found the two shades that would work. I called them and we discussed how to two-tone the seats, and how many yards of each shade I would need. I purchased the material and sent it to them and they stitched up my Buddy Bucket covers, which came out awesome. I had some material left over, so I had them make me Door Panels and a Headliner also, which were also really nice.
One advantage of Truck Seats is that they do "Blind Stitching", which means that they stitch from the back so that the thread is pulled tight against the top of the material. This is almost a lost art.
Years ago I bought a replacement cover for the original folding seat from one of the catalogs, and I found that it wasn't made exactly like the original either. I had the same problem that you experienced, and I had to add Zip Ties to extend the back cover so that I could hog ring it to the frame.
Charles