I TRANSFORMED My Tahoe’s Filthy Old Leather Seats 

Who thinks I should tackle the 2nd row as well?

I wish you were huge on RU-vid and could do it full time. Your videos are always really great and to the point. Thanks for the great content over the years

I used to work as an IT manager at Narricot Industries in Virginia where they made seat belts. There is a testing room where they stretch the seat belts to maximum, and when they break, I jump every time (not used to being in there all day like the others). They test stretch these things to 10,000 pounds! That's right! You can tow a vehicle with these! I did! The weaving machines that make these will run about 5 to 6 inches a minute (more or less). This technique of weaving is called "narrow cloth" (cloth weaving for clothing is called "broad cloth" for reference). They also make tie down straps and parachute straps.

I just found your series, and am working my way down the list performing a number of the tasks as well, having just purchased a *rough* 2001 GMC Sierra. Thank you for having posted these videos. I'm going to be replacing the covers on my front seats and cleaning the rear ones, before many other items in the rig, since the seat and steering wheel are your main points of interface with your vehicle.

Stoked you made this video because I was looking at their stuff for my Yukon.

I have the 2002 Tahoe and I am 100% certain after this video, I’ll be tackling this myself. Awesome vid!

Man I love your attention to detail. I have the exact same Tahoe as yours, but with a bit more miles. Trying to slowly fix things over time and your channel definitely helps me out. Keep it up!!!

Thanks for making these videos, man. I'm thinking of getting a Tahoe of this generation for my next vehicle and your videos make me feel a lot more confident about me making any needed repairs or upgrades.

Great job Matt. Little tip--to find out which color you have, pop your headrest off, flip it over and pop the plastic tab open. There'll be a white tag telling you what color the seats are--Pewter, Med Pewter, neutral etc. Just makes it easier. Using the vin is great--but doing this will tell you the color right away.

The Seat Shop was very nice for sponsoring this video and providing you with top-notch products. You did a great job with the kits provided by The Seat Shop! I'm going to order the same kit from The Seat Shop for my 2006 Tahoe. Hopefully, I'll do as good of a job as you did.

Thanks LsxMatt. Your video was invaluable. Using a new cushion with a new cover is really tight and your trick of kneeling on the seat frame was just the ticket when doing the install by yourself.

Broooo finally a Tahoe video I love your videos man keep them coming ❗️❗️

Leaving the leather in the sun for a bit before install and letting it heat up makes this a bit easier as well.

Great video! You gave me the confidence to do this job on my Tahoe. Was about to spend way too much at an upholstery shop. Thank you! Keep up the great work.

I love watching videos on the Tahoe. One of the best looking older Tahoe’s out there. Great job I love the transformation please try and make more videos on the Tahoe.

She's looking good Matt! I'm about to order my seats with the discount code, lets gooooo!!

2nd generation z71 is a timeless machine the best tahoe ever produced just perfect

Tahiti! How's momma's big beautiful girl?! Nice to see you too, Matthew. I'm always so proud to see you get sponsorships and all the love and support.

Costs a grand for all that shit if anyone was wondering

Awesome vid my dood! I so want to get this done on my Yukon Denali. My seats are trash. When I do, will still use this video ref! Thanks man.

Perfect timing for this video. I just bought an 02 Escalade. The seats cleaned up nicely, but have some dye worn off and some small rips. The seat belts are dirty too! I'll have to check out the Seat Shop website.

I can't be the only one who thought: "The only way the driver's seat gets wrecked like that, is from reaching back to stop your kids from fighting in the car.". Right?

great job! Definately looks like work, but very impressive as you worked the seams into the seat foam! Mine needs the same thing, think i'll give it a try. Thanks for the video brother

Man I need that box u got. For my Denali. I see it's not cheap I looked them up. Looks good tho.

Just got off work , it was so hard to wait this long to watch. I've been looking forward to this all day!!!! Thanks Bro, my 03 tahoe will thank you!. Awesome job on the seats and the video.

Your video ended up being the most useful one especially on the part where you use your knees,without that part clipping the front was almost impossible to do Thank you!

Totally appreciate the video.. I have a 2004 Suburban looking to do the same... as well as the headliner, so looking forward to seeing that with baited breath

i just bought a 2001 tahoe for $500 im planning on completely revamping it im pretty excited but it definetly needs alot of work. other than that it runs and the battery holds a charge and it also make no noises so im pretty stoked.

Hey, you did the whole thing, much appreciated.

Excellent video Matt...thank you!!

Excellent video and thank you for doing this in detail I really appreciate this.

That yellow foam... that's a combination of general mildew, humidity, and ... ASS SWEAT. Yummy! LOL 16:16 - a Billy Madison quote eh?

Love watching the incredible motivation man thanks.

Nice job! The seatshop has a great product!

Thank you so much for this video. Right now I am in the process of doing the research & shopping around for products to do my Tahoe. I have a 2009 Tahoe SSV ( formally a police vehicle) it has beat up cloth on the front 40/20/40 seats and Vinyl on the rear 60/40 seats. So, my plan is to get vinyl for the front so everything matches. I did price out all products that I will need on a different website, but I believe that I will be going with THE SEAT SHOP after seeing this video...nice job...looks nice. and I will be using your video for reference when I do mine.

Anybody ever tell you that you sound like Ray Romano? Lol. Really good work. I always love what you do to your Tahoe, looks super clean!

wow - identical to a 2006 Chevy Avalanche Z71 - thanks for sharing, helped me in some details of disassembly

I have a 2005 Yukon and the leather is worn out and the cushion is pretty flat. I was on the fence about replacing the driver side, but I think this video made my decision easier. SeatShop has a 10% discount if you spend over $500 but your code works even if you spend under $500. Love the videos, keep up the good work.

Nice job my brother..very well demonstrated and explained..now I just need to get over to the #seatshop and get started on my 2004 Suburban..🙌🏾💪🏾😇

Great video and job. Tahoe looking terrific.

Nice job 👍.. Looks like very good quality.

Great video, I will definitely be redoing my seats for my 05 suburban

"LET MY WORK SPEAK FOR ME".........GREAT-JOB MATT

Perfect happy Gilmore moment 😂😂😂

Fantastic stuff Matt. After cleaning my 1997 Ford Expedition's carpet the same way you did yours, now I'm thinking the seats need some attention. Turns out The Seat Shop makes new leather for mine too. Just kinda annoying that they only offer the stock gray and tan, no F-150 Lightning Black...

Seats look really good.now is you need to replace that trim that’s on the seat control .l also have a 2004 Chevy Tahoe LT model got it two years ago in good shape,red exterior beige leather interior also.

This is super convenient because I’m looking at getting an LBZ duramax, and they conveniently have the exact same seat design, so I can kinda follow this step by step if need be

Nice job. Just ordered for my 2001 suburban.

Man im Glad you show me this im dam show fix my own slab in Houston

Thanks for the video. I gotta do this for my 03 Escalade.

Love the Tahoe 👍

Good video man! Something I too need to do for my truck. Appreciate the discount code!

Looks great. Look for some used weather tech mats on FB marketplace. I see tan ones all the time.

Luckily the previous owner had most of the panels reupholstered, but I'm pretty rough on seats lol so these may come in handy eventually.

Do the vent caps. I did on my 2000 Yukon and it made it look soo good. I also did a Escalade rear bumper that was paint matched.

They look good with the exception of the recess at the top of the armrest on both seats. The fit is decidedly not perfect but it is pretty good.

Fantastic. Thank you. I have been following. Yes. Love it so informative

Nice job Matt, great content.

Great job on the seats !

That Tahiti looks Brad spanking new! Next time you need some help give me a yell Matt! Looking forward to seeing what’s next. Thanks, DC

Awesome video man! I'm about to do my 2002 Avalanche. Also, if you have airbags in the seat, don't forget to pull the airbag fuse, wait a half house and then pull the harness. What is the model of that Milwaukee impact wrench you were using to get the seats out?

Friggin Happy Gilmore baby! you just got a sub from me!

Goll-LY those trucks sound good. I need me a new turbo ASAP. Just towed 9k over 9-11% mountains in the Poconos and my stock LML turbo still hanging in at 238k. Even pushed an intercooler pipe loose. Interestingly, my trans temps never got above 179 degrees

A cheap cheap hand held steamer will soften the leather and give you a little more flexibility, it makes the job a little easier. Smooth out the wrinkles using the steam and your hands and dry overnight. Try it if you tackle the 2nd row.

looks awesome! Off the wall question, what jeans you wearing in this video? Falls coming and need to buy some new ones, lol.

Great video thanks!

Hey Matt. Great videos and beautiful truck. I'm about to tackle this with my 03 z71 suburban. Was the seat shop able to provide new foam for the passenger front seat? I haven't been able to locate any information on new foam for anything but the driver seats..

Hey love the video helps a lot ❤️ and what key fob did you get?

I had all my seats Reupholstered, in my 2002 the oem color for only $500.00 here in Chicago, and l must say, its a huge difference. My seat foams were fine and the heaters were too. It was done professionally but without the price, doing the seats over makes it feel like a NEW TAHOE. I strongly recommend it, and the guy comes to your house and takes them out front and back in like 10mins, wish l could post pics. Heating up the material with a heat gun makes the stretch MUCH EASIER

Must be so comfortable now, maybe a ranch hand bumper next.i suggest putting a dash cam in all your vehicles

Man I love this truck . I have to do my seat bottom

Great video!!

I have a 2001 and a 2004 Tahoe, both have side impact airbags. I noticed you didn’t have side impact airbags? Seats look great!

I just brought a 02 suburban This is a must do on mine Good to know thanks

Marine grade vinyl is the best when it comes to vinyl.

Just subscribed, nice video...thanks. p.s. just got a 03 suburban 2500 with cloth seats and might have to switch over to leather

As much as I have no interest in the Tahoe, this is a really good video.

Where did you get your carpet and do you have a video on replacing that? I just got a 02 Burb and I want to replace all the interior.

Looks great ! I have cloth seats I’d like to recover with leather

Looks good

You should put the new body Escalade roof racks on

Finally I now know how the top of the seat belt unbolts thanks. I need black seat belts for my seat I want to convert to leather. Looks like I'm hitting the junk yard to cannibalize some seats. Haha

Impressed 👍🏻 , those seats turned out great. On a side note looks like your driver side seat adjustment plastic panel is still cracked. Have you considered plastic welding it and painting it with some interior paint? Just a thought great video as always.

No way new seat covers for Tahoe!

Although the seats look good and they seem like quality, my local upholstery shop charged $400 per seat to do the work and install it. These covers from The Seat Shop costs more than a professional upholsterer charged to do it.

upgrade your interior Halogen Lights to LEDs Thats Gonna Make a Huge different , Like The Doors and the Dome lights

U did great good video

Sweet. I have the 2006 suburban with the PEWTER color. I definitely need to do my seats. Love my suburban, but carpet kit and seats getting done will make it like new again. Since we will only put 2-3k miles on it per year, I went with the cheaper and not the full leather you used in this video. Just cant justify spending 1k on all the seats with how little we use the Suburban now. Got seat out and apart waiting on the delivery of the new cover now. I would NEVER do all this work without replacing the foam padding as well. If you are taking the time and spending the money, do it right. You can almost guarantee your foam pad has fone to shit if your leather cover is also all worn out. Nice video. Edit: OK, to add on my above post, I did this on the bottom seat today. I got the cheaper ones from Ebay... they did not come with the velcro. I replaced the foam pad also. I followed this video and I did the seat by myself. It went on pretty well, although it does take some work. Once it started going on, it seemed to go pretty easy. I sat on it when done and WOW, cant believe how different it feels with the new pad. I dont care if your foam pad is not that bad, if you have a 14 year ol, or older vehicle, that foam is warn to hell. The new foam is so much more firm, I love it. IM gonna copy something I found as when I ordered my cover, it came with the wrong color even though I used the code from the glove box. Please read before ordering your new covers. Interior Trim Code 922/92I Here’s the deal…The 922/92I trim code for the 2000, 2001, and 2002(mine is a 2006, and this applied to my vehicle) Chevy Tahoe, Suburban, Yukon, and Yukon XL can be a little tricky to interpret. We get a lot of calls about what color leather is actually in the truck. Unfortunately between the year 2000 - 2002, GM tied 2 different colors of leather to this one trim code. You can either have Shale or Pewter leather seat covers. The “trim” will always be pewter “grey.” “Trim” is the molded plastic panels on the side of the seat (like the panel that houses the electric seat controls, etc.). If the leather color matches this grey trim, you will have the pewter leather. If the leather color is a lot lighter than the pewter trim, you will have the Shale leather. Shale is like a cream/khaki color. A lot of our customers refer to shale as a “light grey” color. I think this is because the pewter “grey” trim makes the leather appear more like a grey. At any rate, if you do have the 922/92I trim code, just make sure to look at the leather against the pewter trim pieces to determine which color you have.

Plz show us the front armrest clip and tool u used to pop out . owner of a 02 tahoe LT

Please do a video on the tailgate. I can't open mine on a 2006 Suburban.

yes

A great vid !!!

Can you do a long term review how they have held up please.

Matt, I’m looking for a hood like yours for my avalanche. Where did you get yours at? Thanks Dave

Would love to see a headliner video, mine needs attention as well

The best part about this series is that an ‘03 Tahoe is identical to an ‘03 Avalanche in nearly every way that matters.

I just bought a 99 Buick park avenue got all the breaks done, oil changed, all the doors to open again and not stick, windows are still a bitch and don’t roll up and down correctly but it’s whatever, and now I just have to fix the leather seats cause they’re tore up pretty badly and so is the heat warmers not only that the door has a pretty big chunk missing lmao so after my grandma is done diy the gauges from spinning around I’m on to interior work 🤣

I priced mine with seat shop then went to local katskins dealer same price but katskins installs it

i have that same tool box. old school snapon

nice very nice. where'd you get the carpet