Vehicle seats come in lots of different shapes. Listed below is a quick guide to the 4 basic groups that most seats fall under. Correct identification is important to receiving custom seat covers that fit your vehicle.
 
 

40/20/40

The most complicated seat is the 40/20/40. It has two splits and a center section which can serve as additional seating, and may fold down as an armrest. Rear 40/20/40 seats may have an armrest which folds out when the 20 section backrest is up.

For rear 40/20/40 seats, we cover large armrests as part of the price of the seat cover.

The 20 (center) section usually offers storage, and in some vehicles we need to know details: top storage only, bottom storage only, top and bottom storage, or no storage. If we ask for this information, please check your 20 section carefully. It’s common for vehicle owners not to be aware of one of the storage options in their 20 section. For some vehicles, we’ll also need to know the number of cupholders.

Only complete 40/20/40 covers are available when you order online. If you want to cover just the 20 section or just the 40 sections, please call.
 
 

60/40

A common type of split seat is the 60/40. We often need to know whether the 60 section is on the driver or passenger side. (Some retailers use the term 40/60 for one of those options.) A few vehicles have a seat which splits in the center, called a 50/50.

Note that 60/40 is approximate; in some seats the ratio varies, but one side is wider than the other. (Some manufacturers may call it a 70/30.)

60/40 seats may have a large center armrest, small armrests, or both.
 
 

Bucket

Bucket seats are separate seats, usually in pairs. Two key distinctions for some models are lowback vs. highback buckets and with or without contoured backrests (see illustrations), or with more or less contoured sides.

Lowback buckets typically have adjustable headrests; headrest covers are available as an option. Highback buckets have built-in, molded headrests, which the seat cover itself will cover.

There’s often a hard console with controls and storage between bucket seats, but it’s not designed to provide seating (unlike the 20 section of a 40/20/40 seat).

Online ordering only allows purchasing covers for both bucket seats in a row. If you want to cover only one bucket seat, please call.

Commercial trucks are often delivered with custom seats, and they may have seats which are not original equipment. To make seat covers in this case, we need to know the seat manufacturer and model, if possible, and we’ll likely need photographs.

Seat covers for captain’s chairs are priced as bucket seats. If they are original equipment, we can usually cover them. We cannot cover aftermarket captain’s chairs in custom vans or motorhomes.
 
 

Bench

A bench seat extends from one side of the interior to the other, in a single piece for the bottom and a single piece for the back. It allows seating in the middle position. Sometimes the seat bottom will be a bench but the back will be split, or vice versa.

Headrests are common, and bench seats sometimes have a large center armrest, or small armrests at one or both ends.