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So I just got new GMC Sierra All Terrain and I love the all leather interior however I need suggestions on good car seat covers. Right now I feel my sons car seat will leave indents and more permanent damage to to seats since it's strapped down.

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I have the same thing under both of my kids seats. In the minivan, also.

 

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smrr1 Senior Enthusiast

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Same thing for me too but i also use some nice thick towels on the seat and seat back. They are mostly to keep the seat from leaving an impression. Digs into the towel instead of the seat.

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TheImpalaMan Enthusiast

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I've just used a beach towel folded up just right to fit under my daughters child seat. Doesn't leave indents on the leather seat bottom and can save the seat well if your child spills anything. Once a month, I do take out the child seat, wash the towel and the cloth/padded inserts on the child seat. I also recommend that you consider getting some weathertech floor mats. That was the first thing I bought for my truck. If your child spills or drops anything on the floor, you will not be sacrificing your carpet.

 

-TheImpalaMan

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My wife is a car seat nazi, so I've been well educated on the "dos and donts" of child seats. For most car seats, the only seat protectors that you can use are the ones made by the car seat manufacturer for the specific seat that you purchased, OR a seat cover made by the manufacturer of the vehicle.

 

I went with the latter and bought the Chevrolet rear seat cover. It's a bit of an investment, but it keeps the seats protected from damage from the child seat and keeps child related dirt, (goldfish crumbs, cheerios, pee, poop, barf, etc) from ruining the interior of the truck.

 

Best of luck on your search!

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Doobs41378 Enthusiast

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I use the same as the other guys in both my truck and the wife's car. No issues and my daughter is 7 now.

muddkatt Senior Enthusiast

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I always used the towels under and behind the car seat. No indentions, and simply toss them in the washing machine as needed.

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Andrewhtx Enthusiast

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Currently using the towel method but I'm about to order the one mentioned above. Thanks for the help! I do also already have the weather tec mats and I do say they're amazing!

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Child seats have evolved over the years. Maximum effectiveness is achieved by proper installation. When our grand children started visiting I went for a lesson on proper car seat installation offered through our insurance company. I would confirm that it is acceptable to put a barrier between the base and your upholstery. Billy346's wife has done her homework. I only have car seats in my truck for a week or so at a time (at the most) and no evidence is left on my leather after a good cleaning! I suspect that a quality car seat installed year-round will not do permanent damage to your truck. Even if it did, I doubt evidence of a car seat will depreciate resale!

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Silverado Steve Senior Enthusiast

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I use one of those mats listed above. I used to use a towel which I found slid all over the leather seat and was promptly scolded by a couple of firemen I know. I guess a towel can cause too much sliding, and a towel against the back part of the seat might affect the angle the car seat is mounted, taking away the effectiveness of the seat...who knows. As my girls have grown, I have gone from rear facing to now booster seats and have removed the seats from the back of my truck as my girls are only with me part time. Any indentions in the leather come out after a week.

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We use black towels with holes cut to fit around the seat belt holders, and on the back we use a padded cover from Walmart. Works great.

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i've used the seat protector mentioned above, but my wife also found a heavier duty one - it reminds me a lot of a truck floor mat, but made to go under a car seat - nice heavy rubber

 

when i take the car seats out to clean the truck the seats look great

 

**sorry - i have no clue where she found the heavy duty one - likely at a local store

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Irrelevant to the topic, but I like to share this story whenever I get a chance in hopes it might save someones life.

 

Couple years ago I was stopped at a red light, 50mph road, all of a sudden I look in my mirror and there's an f-150 not slowing down at all. I floor it off to the side and the f-150 t-bones a honda accord. The accord had mom driving and 2 kids in car seats in the back. I thought I had just witnessed people die. I run over to the accord and thankfully see the mom freaking out with blood all over her face. I quickly look in the back seat and see kids crying. I go in the undamaged side and pull the kids out of their car seats. Literally not a scratch on them. I could not believe it.

 

I have my first due in march, she will be in a car seat until she can't fit.

 

F-150 was a drunk driver, like 1pm in broad daylight on a sunday.

Dad got there before the drunk was put in the cop car, dad came very close to getting arrested lol

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