I had mine off the front seats in my 2005 to clean both and redo the foam on the drivers seat. It's pretty .straight forward, but takes some time and patience. I cleaned mine with simple green, a brush and a hose and they came out great, It you go the washer route, I wouldn't put them in a dryer, they fit tight as it is and you don't want them shrinking.

FWIW I've removed the OEM covers on most vehicles I've owned....just an FYI, use zip ties in place of hog rings for reassembly. They allow you to loosely fasten at all the points the hog rings were used and align the covers before cinching them all down.

 

I had mine off the front seats in my 2005 to clean both and redo the foam on the drivers seat.

Ok, you spiked my interest - How did you go about redoing the foam on your driver's seat? Is there a replacement set of foam with the correct contours or did you "cut - glue - shape" foam to match the original?
My driver's seat (bottom portion) is in need of a re-foam. My seat covers are in great condition, having been covered for 15 years and I appreciate your advice on using zip ties instead of the hog rings.

Any guidance on the "re-foaming" process would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!!

 

Thanks for your advice. Using TyRaps are a good idea.

 

If you remove them, then I would take them to a laundry mat and put them in a front load washing machine. A top load agitator might be to aggressive on the material.

If you leave them on, then remove the seats and take a pressure washer to them. I used regular dishwashing liquid and maybe like 1% bleach in a spray bottle to clean. Soak the seats before applying the soap and scrubbing. The important part is to do it on a hot sunny day and use an extractor or wet/dry vac to remove as much water as you can.

I did my seats when I bought the van five years ago and I need to redo them. I also need to remove the carpet again and do the same process. With the carpet you hang it vertically and push the dirty water from top to bottom.

 

I did the same for my Silverado as Ericglo did and I used a pressure washer on the carpet. I used nails through existing holes in the carpet hung it on the side of my garage and pressure washed it with simple green small amount of bleach. I wet the carper then sprayed my mixed soaps with a spray bottle let it sit 10 minutes then scrubbed it with a brush then rinse with pressure washer. then let it sit in hot sun on garage for 3 days. The seats I did the same but with a hose instead of pressure washer because I feared the high pressure would hurt the seats. Came out clean and smelled so much better.

 

While the covers are off would be a GREAT time to add seat heaters. I added a set in my buggy a few years ago and they're still working- even after spending the winter outside with a foot of snow on them (during the Astro engine swap). Well worth the money IMHO.

 

I may not have used a pressure washer on my seats. I can't remember.

I think the bleach is important, so you have less risk of any mold or mildew getting in the seats.

With the carpet, take a wet/dry vac and suck the water out of the bottom six inches or so of the carpet as it is hanging. If you do that every half hour or so, it dries quicker. Also, I rotate the carpet 90 degrees each time. Oh and I do the cleaning on the ground since it is easier before hanging and pressure washing.

I did this last week with my Kia Optima floor mats and they look brand new.

 

If we are to put in heaters in our seats, what kind should we use. In my HHR I have heated seats but looking at ROCKAUTO there is no mention of them.