Seat Covers for MAZDA BT-50 B22P/Q-B32P/Q UP SERIES 10/2011 ? 08/2015 DUAL CAB FR BLACK CHALLENGER

Dogs in the back, wet boots on the floor and a dusty road home: that is what finishes the front seats of a 2011–2015 UP-series BT-50 dual cab. Where a knitted cover soaks it up, this Challenger set puts cotton canvas between the mess and the factory upholstery.

Canvas instead of a knit, and why that matters

Cotton canvas is a flat, tightly woven cloth. It resists abrasion in a way a stretchy knit does not, which is what you want when the same seat is loaded and unloaded all day and occasionally by an animal. It does not breathe as freely as a knit, so on a hot day it will feel warmer against your back — that is the honest trade. Behind the canvas is high-density polyurethane foam, giving the cover padding, structure and a layer of insulation, with a heavy-duty polyester backing and side skirting carrying the tension down the sides.

One pocket, and where it sits

This set lists a single rear storage pocket, on the back of the seat, so it stows things for whoever is behind rather than for the driver. That is worth knowing if you were expecting a pocket at your knee. The supplier also describes the fabric as water resistant and UV resistant. Neither claim comes with a rating, an exposure period or a test reference, so read them as descriptive rather than measured.

Which BT-50 this suits

The window is 10/2011 to 08/2015, B22P/Q–B32P/Q UP series, dual cab. Trims listed run XT and XTR, their Hi-Rider equivalents, and GT. The title marks the set FR — front — while the supplier's body text claims front and rear seats including headrests. Ask the seller which it is before paying, because the difference is most of the cab.

Key features

• Cotton canvas face: a hard-wearing flat weave for seats that cop dirt rather than just kilometres.
• Polyester backing with side skirting: the sides of the squab are covered, not left bare below the seam.
• Foam interlayer: high-density polyurethane for cushioning, shape and thermal separation.
• Rear pocket: one pocket, on the seat back.
• Self-fit: the supplier states no professional installation is needed.

Specifications

• Fits: Mazda BT-50 UP series, B22P/Q–B32P/Q
• Build window per title: 10/2011 to 08/2015
• Body style: dual cab
• Row covered per title: FR (front)
• What the body copy claims: both rows covered, headrests included — which does not match the title
• Trim levels named by the supplier: XT, XT Hi-Rider, XTR, XTR Hi-Rider and GT
• Colourway: black
• Cover range: Challenger
• Face fabric: cotton canvas
• Backing construction: heavy-duty polyester with side skirting, over a high-density polyurethane foam layer
• Resistance claims made by the supplier: water resistant, UV resistant
• Pockets: a single rear pocket
• SKU: V121-CHTMBT0704
• Weight and packed dimensions: absent from the supplier data

Two things to settle first

• Airbags: on this generation the airbag module usually lives in the outer bolster of a front backrest and deploys through a seam engineered to open. What the supplier has not supplied is any test reference, standard number or certifying organisation for these covers over that seam. Put the question to the seller or a qualified trimmer first, and make sure the seat's airbag warning tag is still readable after fitting.
• Confirm the pack: front-only versus front-and-rear is unresolved in the source data — settle it before ordering.
• Date range: the dash in the title has been mangled into a question mark; the range is 10/2011 to 08/2015.

If your build plate falls inside that window and you want canvas rather than cloth, this is the set to look at.