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Choosing the Right Seat Cover For Your Car

Posted: Saturday, November 3, 2012


By Neil Martin

The interiors of your car are what give it the special touch. Often, people take a lot of trouble to redesign their cars and fit them with bumper stickers and decals, but forget to work on the interiors. It is a matter of taste. The exteriors of your car are what people mostly get to see, but the interior of course is your small world and making it look good gives you pleasure every time you enter it.

While decorating the interiors of your car, your seat covers come first because they decide the theme as well as the overall look-and-feel your car presents to its passengers. Choosing the right cover is often more of a challenge than you might think. You have to keep more than one thing in mind. To begin with, your car seat covers give your car its character, and thus also reflect your personality. You have to look for something that gels well with your personality and in the end make sure that the effect they produce is not too jarring.

The choices are many and people often get confused about what they choose. A lot of people end up choosing the popular black or beige leather covers. While these seat covers look glamorous and excellent, you also run the risk of making the interiors of your car look unimaginative. Instead if you do some methodical thinking you may be able to shortlist a type of car seat covers that will give your car that embellished look.

Is your car sporty? Is it the rugged-vehicle type? Or, is it the elegant type? There are ranges of car seat covers that will give your sports car that jazzy look, or your SUV that tough look, they require. Here are some quick tips on what to choose:

* You can choose to match the interiors of your car. While, it is custom to choose colors and patterns that match the interiors, you can also opt for something that stands in contrasts and looks inviting to the eye. The idea is to make the end result look attractive.

* You may want to design the interiors of your car after the theme of your favorite sports team. It is a good way of being protecting your car's interior while at the same time upholding team spirit.

* You may also want to choose covers based on your hobby. There are a lot of hobby themed covers available like the billiards or hunting themed seat covers. These theme based covers will always interest your guest and more often than not you will find yourself talking to people on your favorite topic.

Car seat covers are fairly inexpensive and can be changed from time to time to give your car a new look. Look for the protective ones like the waterproof machine-washable ones. Also make sure they are stain resistant, abrasion resistant and flame resistant. Never compromise on these as they decide the usability of your seat covers. Your seat covers after all have to go through a lot of wear and tear.

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