Five cool car seat covers to pimp your ride
Tired, faded and broken. Does your car’s interior need a quick and easy spruce up? A new car seat cover could be exactly what you need!An inexpensive way to change up the interior of your car while also preserving your original upholstery, the car seat cover has endured decades of iterations. And don’t let memories of matted sheepskin wool covers taint your respect for the versatile seat coverer – the benchmark has lifted.
Love them or loathe them, they are here to stay. Here are our top five picks you can get your hands on now.
R.M. Williams
At a fraction of the price of a pair of R.M. Williams’ coveted leather footwear, you can give your car seats a taste of rugged Aussie nostalgia. The R.M. Williams woven seat covers feature the brand's logo on the seat back and base. You’ll be singing Slim Dusty tunes in a heartbeat. Priced from $87.99 and available at Supercheap Auto.
Butterflies anyone?
The tramp-stamp genre of the car seat cover world, the SCA Butterfly car seat covers scream I’m bubbly and are certain to brighten even your darkest days. Take a seat and ponder a life filled with colourful butterflies on the daily. Priced from $65.99 from Supercheap Auto.
Go Tiges
We’re strong and we’re bold… I mean is there no merch the AFL won’t endorse? AFL seat covers, anyone? Not an AFL fan? You can buy NRL seat covers, too. And priced from $89.99 you can swap them out for a different set if you change teams mid-season! It’s been known to happen...
In the tropics
You might not be able to escape to the tropics right now, but your car seats can! There’s something about palm trees and fierce sunsets that takes me straight to a happy place, with a cocktail in hand. Priced at over $300 you will however be eating into your bar tab. Decisions, decisions.
The OG sheepskin
Like an in-car Oodie, the original sheepskin wool car seat cover is a vote for commuter comfort. Short or long pile, subtle or not-so, the sheepskin cover has evolved through the ages. Cotton-lined and machine washable, the sheepskin cover can withstand even the most precarious of family duties, like the KFC drive-thru. Priced from $395 from Prestige Sheepskin.
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