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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program This Dickies bench seat cover is made to be durable and water resistant, and is designed to cover bench seats that don't include seatbelts (which isn't mentioned in the online description at Amazon even though a large percentage of rear bench seats do have seatbelts). It's not hard to install over the seat. The surface is thick, like a canvas, not soft. When new it has an unpleasant chemical odor since it's 100% polyester. I would prefer a natural fabric like hemp that doesn't outgas a synthetic smell. This cover is good for protecting the seat but it doesn't have a smooth feel and can't be kept covering seats where people will sit and use seat belts. Thus, it has limitations that make it less versatile than I'd expected. It's OK for some people but I'd prefer something else.
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I purchased this seat cover because of the high quality material. However, I was very disappointed when I received it because it didn't even come close to fitting my 2013 Dodge Ram 1500. It was way too short in the width. Item needs to be specified in what vehicles it won't fit.Best Deals for Dickies 3000721 Black Heavy Duty Rear Bench Seat Protector
Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I have two large dogs (both 70+ lbs), who make keeping a car clean impossible. I have a quilted seat cover, but it isn't waterproof. I have been looking for a sturdy, water-proof cover that couldn't be torn, and that would fit securely, regardless of the moving and tumbling of the dogs, and that gave access to seatbelts. The Dickies Heavy Duty Rear Bench Seat Protector met many, but not all, of those needs.Dickies says their seat cover fits a "universal bench seat". I'm not sure how they define that, but from my experience it is not the integrated rear bench seats seen in most sedans and SUVs. Instead it is probably something more like the free-standing bench seats seen in Jeep Wranglers, etc. I tried this cover in a Toyota Corolla and a Toyota Camry, neither of which has a freestanding seat.
MaterialThis Dickies seat cover is composed of heavy-duty canvas, with a waterproof backing. One of my dogs was kind enough to vomit on it on the test drive, and the other covered it in mud, and I can say it is relatively waterproof. (Although I have yet to try actually pouring a bottle of water on it.) The canvas material is also relatively sturdy; when seat-belted in the dogs tend to twist around, pull, and scratch at the seat, and they have not torn it at all. Although it is not particularly attractive, and likely wouldn't win any comfort awards for people, those weren't characteristics I was looking for; if they are important to you, I would recommend looking elsewhere.
Secure fitAs shown in the product photos, the cover fits over the seat, and depending on the height and depth of your seats, drapes down the front/leg area a variable amount. Depending on the length of your seat, and how you attach the cover, it may also drape over the sides. It has thick elastic T-shaped straps diagonally in all 4 corners for attachment. If you have a freestanding bench seat, and therefore can reach the back of the seat, this will provide a very secure fit. For the rest of us, the best solution is to fit one of the straps over the headrest. Although this pulls the cover slightly out of alignment around the edges of the seat, it does provide a secure attachment. Other seat covers I've had also attach with a strap around the headrest, but the material was soft/floppy enough that the corners then wouldn't stay up; the canvas material of this seat cover is, at least for now, stiff enough that it stayed up and covered the top corner of the seat with no problem. The bottom corners of the cover attach with the same bands, and there is no place to attach them on a non-freestanding bench. However, because the cover drapes down past the front of the seat, it leaves a bit of room for movement of the cover without exposing the seat. Again, my dogs were willing trouble makers/helpers, and although they managed to pull it up a bit when they were moving around, it stayed mostly in place and everything remained covered.
SeatbeltsThere are two cut-outs for seatbelt holsters in the cover. The openings are double layered, and seamed so as not to tear easily. In addition, there are ties on the back so that the holsters can be easily retrieved. Shoulder belts from either side can be accessed around the edge of the cover, and a lap belt in the middle could fit through the openings. There is no way to access a middle shoulder belt. Although such a feature would be greatly appreciated, I've never seen it in any other seat cover either, so I can't complain too much.
Overall, this is a good heavy-duty seat cover, and for now at least, an excellent price (50% off). My recommendation would vary depending on whether you need access to that middle seatbelt, and whether you have a "universal bench seat", and if not, how much a precise fit matters to you.
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program Maybe it would work best for a pick up truck's bench seat? I tried in both of my Nissans, one of which is a minivan with triple head rests, and it didn't fit at all. It said it would fit seats with headrests, so I had hope. Nope! I had issues too with seat belt placement as it was really a stretch to get in the correct spot to have access to latch a seat belt. The other thing that you might want to know is that if you have a third seatbelt, you won't get a good fit either.On the smaller Nissan, I had issues with seatbelt placement not being conducive to getting a tight fit. The seat actually isn't free standing and I tried (in van) to get the elastic to snap around the seat somehow, but it was a no go.
I don't have a pick up to try it in, but I truly think ideally this would be a best fit for that.
I also wasn't a fan of the texture. It was a bit rough!
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