Seat Covers

[jbroox]

I've been looking to purchase a used Beetle as an extra car for our family. I've driven several and noticed that the cloth seat covers in these cars is almost always a nasty, stained mess. Even the cleanest and most cared-for Beetles show a stain or two on the seat covers.

Is there a source for quality replacement seat covers for the new Beetles? I can find nice options for the old Beetles, but I haven't found anything for the new Beetles.

Also, any advice of things to watch for when picking the right Beetle to purchase would be appreciated.

Great website. I look forward to learning a lot from everyone.

[05yellowbeetle]

VW did change the fabric at some point. I had the nasty light gray cloth seats in my '98, even rain drops and cleaners left spots on the front seats, the back was fine, front was disgusting. My '05 has black cloth seats but the weave of the fabric is completely different and I have spilled stuff on them WITHOUT staining the seats

I bought custom beetle seat covers on ebay for my '98, but I was not impressed with the seller because I had to cut all the holes for the headrests and for the locks on the back seat, so I wouldn't recommend the $150 seat covers (black with a bright colored stripe down the center of each seat, I think the seller is designcovers)