Dingo Seat Covers

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does a canvas seat cover last?

Four years extreme duty; Ten years of farm duty.

What is the delivery charge to send a seat cover?

$16.50AUD per 3kg bag, $22AUD per 5kg bag via Australia Post Express.
Overseas shipping calculated per order.

How long does it take to make a seat cover?

Once your order is received, it is processed, then custom made from materials in stock. One week on average.

When will I receive my order?

Within two weeks of the date of your order.

Can I put a seat cover on a airbag equipped seat?

No. Not unless it is especially designed for airbag deployment. If your seat has airbags, make sure you buy a seat cover with a custom designed airbag deployment hole. The time it takes an explosive-deployed airbag to rip through a well-made seam could be very dangerous. Where seats may have airbags, Dingo will manufacture covers with a deployment hole - we’d rather sell you a seat cover with an unnecessary hole than block your seat’s airbag when you really need it.

Can the seat cover damage my original trim?

In over 10 years we have had only one customer complain of damage to his (leather) trim. While trying to understand what and where the damage had occurred we both realised that he had contacted the wrong manufacturer, incidentally that manufacturer now sells a product with cotton lining!

We spent a lot of effort developing a design criteria that protects seat trims especially velour. Protecting seats doesn’t simply mean keeping the seat clean. To a corporate miner, a light vehicle needs to operate for four years and/or 100 000kms, remain roadworthy and return a minimal cost. Seat repairs in remote mining areas are simply impractical. Some miners in central Queensland replace factory seats rather than truck them out for repairs, an expensive solution. So that was our original design goal. This was easily doable with factory vinyl trim. Introduce Stratos seats trimmed in velour and more recently factory cloth trim, we were back to the drawing board. That was about 10 plus years ago.

Canvas if left loose will damage some trims. It does this by rubbing against the trim underneath, not just when entering/exiting the vehicle but while driving particularly over rough roads (AKA 4WDrives). You are constantly sliding forwards, just a whisker, then you push yourself back upright again, this is a lot of movement, longitudinally, which incidentally causes some two piece covers to walk forward all the while sanding away at your soft and comfy trim.

So we tried many things, including:

Longitudinal and lateral tensioning – resulted in a numb bum, just like the old movie theatre seats from the 50s and 60s.

A soft underlay, 90% of the time worked great but in some cases it balled up and did more damage to velour trim than canvas ever could.

Finally we settled on a compromise and have been very surprised with our success. Longitudinal tension and a very hard wearing but soft canvas. Fitting Overview.

Recently a retired Opposite lock owner approached us requesting a special seat cover for his new GU Ute. He had installed his Stratos’s from his last car (fourth car for these seats) and wanted something special done. When I had a close look at the two Stratos’s the drivers seat was in brand new condition under one of our earlier covers. His wifes Stratos which had never had a cover on it had some serious velour delamination (the velour skin had come unstuck from its backing material), a common occurance when velour is on its last legs.

Time is the only real test for this type of product.

My seat cover fits poorly

My seat cover fits poorly because the seat foam has flattened

Unfortunately, there is no cheap and quick fix to seat foam degredation. This is an issue over time, especially with the Landcruiser 75 and 80 series. The best solution is to have a motor trimmer/upholsterer replace the foam with better quality and re-trim the seat. If you're going to be spending that much, consider a good sports seat instead!

For the brave and determined, try my DIY Seat Repair guide.