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Katzkin, PRP, or other seat covers?

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Yolobaggins

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Have a 2019 Sahara with cold weather package with cloth seats. I don’t mind the seats but bought it used so seats have some minor issues with them

Want to install nice seat covers for easy clean up, especially with a baby on the way!

I was looking at Katzkin an PRP and have been leaning towards PRP because I can customize it to be green to match the Mojito
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Keep in mind that Katzkin are a replacement for cloth, and PRP are seat covers that go over the top. I don’t have either, I’m in the same boat as you, Sahara with cloth seats and cold weather package, and I have been toying with swapping them out.
The install process on Katzkin seems quite involved...
 

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Katzkin is replacement leather, not a cover. It is absolutely the best choice, but it's also the most expensive and not intended for a user-install. It can be done but you'd better understand what you are getting into. I'm very experienced with leather upholstery and I found the Wrangler to be the most difficult install i've ever encountered.
 

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It also depends on what material you want. I believe Katzkin is only leather or suede. With the top back, leather isn't something we wanted in our Jeep. So we went with PRP's tweed. I personally find tweed more upscale than leather, but to each his own.

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I got the Rough Country neoprene covers mainly due to price and the fear of ruining the PRP’s if I had bought them. Already had one stray cat dig his claws into my seats while parked outside with the doors off one day and don’t want to chance that happening with something as pricey as the PRP’s.

I have been pleasantly surprised with the fit and finish of the RC neoprene. They also add some extra cushion to my JL cloth seats which I find a bit firm for long trips. There is no sagging and they fit extremely tight all around. I also was able to maintain full functionality of all the seats with them. They’ve only been on about a month so we’ll see how they handle once it warms up and goes a full summer of use under the sun, but I would give it a 10/10 right now based on what I’ve seen so far.

Definitely don’t count them out if price is an object to you!
 

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It also depends on what material you want. I believe Katzkin is only leather or suede. With the top back, leather isn't something we wanted in our Jeep. So we went with PRP's tweed. I personally find tweed more upscale than leather, but to each his own.

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Im trying to order my insides too, I guess I have to call, is the back of your seat covers tweed too? I'm doing the sandstone color with orange stitching
 

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I got the Rough Country neoprene covers mainly due to price and the fear of ruining the PRP’s if I had bought them. Already had one stray cat dig his claws into my seats while parked outside with the doors off one day and don’t want to chance that happening with something as pricey as the PRP’s.

I have been pleasantly surprised with the fit and finish of the RC neoprene. They also add some extra cushion to my JL cloth seats which I find a bit firm for long trips. There is no sagging and they fit extremely tight all around. I also was able to maintain full functionality of all the seats with them. They’ve only been on about a month so we’ll see how they handle once it warms up and goes a full summer of use under the sun, but I would give it a 10/10 right now based on what I’ve seen so far.

Definitely don’t count them out if price is an object to you!
X2 on the RC neoprene seat covers! I've had them installed for 2 years and they still look great.

However, warning to those living in high humidity parts of the country on neoprene material covers. Not a good option for comfort in the of the summer I hear.
 

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Im trying to order my insides too, I guess I have to call, is the back of your seat covers tweed too? I'm doing the sandstone color with orange stitching
No, you have to choose a vinyl (at least when I ordered these two years ago).

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Are they holding up still? Is that particular fabric resistant to water, abuse, etc. Easy to Clean Thanks for sharing that boss!
 

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X2 on the RC neoprene seat covers! I've had them installed for 2 years and they still look great.

However, warning to those living in high humidity parts of the country on neoprene material covers. Not a good option for comfort in the of the summer I hear.
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I bought leather seat kit from road wire, I couldn’t find any real info on the quality of them or reviews in general. I’ve read they have been around longer than katzkin. I bought the road wire just to compare and when it arrived I was happy with the fit and quality. I installed them myself.

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Had Bartact for my JKU’s cloth seats and they were definitely worth it. The neoprene faded and had a terrible cheap feel compared the the Bartact. I have leather and am considering getting Bartact at some point just so it’s not so hot or cold when first jumping into the seat.
 

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It also depends on what material you want. I believe Katzkin is only leather or suede. With the top back, leather isn't something we wanted in our Jeep. So we went with PRP's tweed. I personally find tweed more upscale than leather, but to each his own.

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They do look like what I'm after. Do they feel like fabric, or plasticy? I see you're in AZ where the humidity is much lower than Swamp Ass Summer here. Thanks
 

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They do look like what I'm after. Do they feel like fabric, or plasticy? I see you're in AZ where the humidity is much lower than Swamp Ass Summer here. Thanks
They're definitely fabric.
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