I had a the £50 accessories voucher to spend when the Yeti went in for its first service.

I bought the front seat covers just so it would save a bit of time keep cleaning the back of the seats with shoe prints!

Finally got round to fitting them today.

Really easy to fit, the only down side,where the airbag is the seat cover seam is left open.

Not even a couple of velcro tabs just to stop it flapping about now I know the reason why but just spoils the look slightly.

Hmmm...each to their own an' all that, but I don't get the seat cover thing.

If Skoda produced interiors that looked like that they'd never sell any cars.

Also why pay extra for the Elegance, which has leather seats and then cover them up, totally spoiling the look.

Maybe £50 spent on leather care products would have been a better option.

Sorry if you think I'm having a dig. It's just my thoughts.

Maybe a Beadmat to finish it off ;-)

+1

+2 the flapping spoils the look? I think the covers ruin the look

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:wonder: I think some of you are missing the point here.

Ideally, I wouldn't have them on but it saves ruining the leather with kids shoe marks, wet coats across the back of seats etc.

Surely most peeps on here that have or have had kids under 8 have this problem.

This after all is a family wagon and for the cost of £28 Its worth saving the leather.

In a few years they will be off and the leather will be good as.

Practicallity before looks for me, all well and good not using covers if you never drive in dirty clothes and wellies. Personally, i think the seat covers are a damn good investment whatever the interior, we will be putting them on when we get the new yeti, we had them on our old one. If you are using your car for outdoor activities like horse riding, walking, shooting, fishing etc where your clothes and footwear get really dirty it saves the seats getting filthy and worn, we find them invaluable for everyday use. The car costs a lot of money, resale values are affected by poor interior. The covers protect the seats from dirt and wear. Only my opinion however.

I do use covers, but only when I go fishing (only 1 cover for me) and they are just the slip over type, so easily removed - not an easy task with the official Skoda fitted items. As soon as I am home the cover comes off. I love the look of my "Sports" seats in my Urban and do not want them hidden. Also, covers make your backside sweat in hot weather (not a problem at the moment), and you slide about all over the place. But, that is just my take on this issue, and I would not wish to overly criticise anyone who wants to use them. I suppose if I had young children, then maybe I would have a different opinion, but would not have gone for leather as my first choice though.

The backs of the seats are not leather and clean up with no trouble. I think you are doing a favour for the next owner-and the covers are a dreadful fit. Sorry.

@ carisbrook

heartening isn't it..........

Practicallity before looks for me, all well and good not using covers if you never drive in dirty clothes and wellies. Personally, i think the seat covers are a damn good investment whatever the interior, we will be putting them on when we get the new yeti, we had them on our old one. If you are using your car for outdoor activities like horse riding, walking, shooting, fishing etc where your clothes and footwear get really dirty it saves the seats getting filthy and worn, we find them invaluable for everyday use. The car costs a lot of money, resale values are affected by poor interior. The covers protect the seats from dirt and wear. Only my opinion however.

But surely you can get covers for a yeti (for any car) that look a bit better and fit a bit better than those. Might as well pull a black plastic dustbin bag over the back of the seat - it would look much the same.

Surprising the reaction you can get for something as (I thought) innocuous as a set of seat covers.

I won't put a picture up of the slammin' and spinners its getting at the weekend then.

Edited 16 July, 201213 yr by carisbrook

Don't take it to heart. I had exactly the same reaction when I posted a picture of my bonnet bra (one of my first posts), but I am a bit more experienced now, although the "bra" is now in the bin. Best advise is to keep things private and no photos unless you want a reaction - good or bad. The seat covers you posted look exactly the same as the official VW ones that came (FOC) with my VW Transporter - and I did fit them but later removed them (although the seats were not leather). I will admit that the official VW/Skoda ones do look a lot better in the flesh than in a photo though.

Carisbrook, please don't be put off posting or showing pics of what you've done to your Yeti - I always find it useful to see what others have done. There will always be different opinions on here and, as long as no-one is rude to you, I think it's very healthy to have a range of opinions.

Thankfully my kids are old enough to be able to keep their feet off the seats now but, if they were younger I think I'd be doing exactly what you're doing.

I love the way the Yeti is so customisable to fit in with each of our needs.

Cheers

Tim

I think that there are definite occasions where car seat covers would be a damn good idea.

As a vet on farm I'd often just leap in the car, unaware of the dollop of dung clinging to some part of the anatomy, despite protective coats and leggings, only to find that the stuff would then get ingrained into the seat. Even with so-called leather it proved a real beast to clean off. In those types of scenarios it doesn't matter one jot about the cosmetic appearance of the covers - and those in your pics I think look fine - what matters is the protection.

What is more, I think that they could benefit me right now. When I carry all the amps and speakers invariably some bits rub the back of the front seats (back seats are removed - permanently now) and leave marks.

Thanks for posting, despite some negative vibes from those for whom they're visually unacceptable, because I was unaware of them until you wrote. I'm gonna get me some of them there covers right now!

I have a set of nylon waterproof covers that give a "baggy" fit, but then, like George, mine get put on when it is likely to get mucky inside, such as when I'm on a Rally.

I tried leaving them on for a while but found them too clammy, and you slide around the seat more.

I can take it ,I've got broad shoulders

There's bound to be positive and negative views on all sorts of posts.

But they are only seat covers!

They look just what I'm after for ours. SWMBO has a horse so inevitably there's going to be muddy/ dirty jodphurs and horse hair (horse hair won't be such an issue though with leather)

 

More interested in practicality than looks so they'll do I reckon

I have one question...

What happens with the seats airbags when you use this covers?

Don't it be very dangerous?

The proper covers have either a tear-off area, a flap or a hole where the airbag is.

(See the link to a past thread)

The proper covers have either a tear-off area, a flap or a hole where the airbag is.

(See the link to a past thread)

 

Thank you... I didn't see it...

I have the Lifeshine Leather cleaner and Cream Conditioner which I have used on our Cream leather Octavia and almost cream Yeti now for over 3 years and still plenty left in the bottles, I think it cost around £19m for the two and works really well at stain removal and conditioning. Like others I prefer the light leather look of he interior and just throw a car mat on the back seat when the dogs get scruffy. Graham please don't start talking of "flaps" again you know where it will go

I have the Lifeshine Leather cleaner and Cream Conditioner which I have used on our Cream leather Octavia and almost cream Yeti now for over 3 years and still plenty left in the bottles, I think it cost around £19m for the two and works really well at stain removal and conditioning. Like others I prefer the light leather look of he interior and just throw a car mat on the back seat when the dogs get scruffy. Graham please don't start talking of "flaps" again you know where it will go

 You have to much money paying that for two bottles