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Old Mar 4, 2021 | 07:16 PM
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Seat covers / protectors?

Anyone have experience with seat covers? My old GL450 had the bulletproof MBTex seats & I couldn't hurt them if I tried. I now have a 2011 GL550 with really nice leather seats. I like to go camping quite a bit and don't want to hose-up the nice leather... Any suggestions? BTW, not looking to permanently install them - just on demand.
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Old Mar 4, 2021 | 08:06 PM
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I have a 2010 GL550 with leather seats and I purchased this seat cover in 2017. I'm a police officer and didn't want to scratch up the leather when I wore my duty belt to and from work.

Works great to this day and stays in place. Bought on Amazon.




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Old Mar 4, 2021 | 08:37 PM
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For a Mercedes there are only two options:





***** or sheepskins, you pick.

btw I have leather seats in my 07 and they are aging quite well.


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Old Mar 4, 2021 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Max Blast
For a Mercedes there are only two options:





***** or sheepskins, you pick.

btw I have leather seats in my 07 and they are aging quite well.
I used to have a ball seat cover. Every time I got out of the car, the seat pattern would be printed on my clothes. Fashion statement? NO!
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Old Mar 4, 2021 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Yup497
I have a 2010 GL550 with leather seats and I purchased this seat cover in 2017. I'm a police officer and didn't want to scratch up the leather when I wore my duty belt to and from work.

Works great to this day and stays in place. Bought on Amazon.



This cover looks interesting. I could make use of something like that when I am prepping the boat for the season. I tend to change before I get in the car to keep it clean.

That looks pretty thick. How does the heat feel from the heated seat with the cover on? I don't really use the cooling seat function.
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Old Mar 5, 2021 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by expl0rer
This cover looks interesting. I could make use of something like that when I am prepping the boat for the season. I tend to change before I get in the car to keep it clean.

That looks pretty thick. How does the heat feel from the heated seat with the cover on? I don't really use the cooling seat function.
I can feel the heat. Obviously not as warm as with no cover on the seat.

The cover is think and has held up great. Evidently they are water proof. I've never tested that though.

It stays in place and is snug on the seat.. I've had other covers that would always lose its form and while entering and exiting the vehicle it would slide around.
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I have something similar to this folded up and stored in the trunk. They fold up to the size of a softball. Super generic, but all I really cared about was a quick cover-up if I'm dirty. These aren't the exact ones I have as I've had mine for probably 15 years, but you get the idea.

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Thanks for all the replies. Ordered some today.
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