Had both, cloth in 2018JLSportS, Cloth was great comfort but it fades if roofs off like me(always). Leather is way nicer in my 2021 Rubicon Diesel. Yea there’s a bubble but I don’t look at it and seats feel more comfortable than when new( leather breaks in they say) black seats, look great, easy to wipe after spills, way cooler, no stain marks like cloth. Overall good value cuz I’m leasing 4 yrs so they cost me a G. Then I will look forward to my 3rd Jeep with new seats. That 3k upgrade is a down payment on a new one. I do 35k/ kms a year so I’m not in it for the long haul of 15 years to get ROI on $3,000 seats. Has anyone here actually taken a JL over 130,000 kms? JL vs JK is not the question, it’s what do you want to driveI've been a Jeep owner for 8 years now. I have a Jeep 2015 Sahara and have recently bought a 2022 Rubicon. Although practically everything about the JL is better than the JK, it is lacking heavily in one department - the seats. Not only are the JL seats way less comfortable than the JK's seats, the quality of the leather and fitment is absolutely terrible. let's not forget the leather trimmed seats are a 2 THOUSAND DOLLAR OPTION. I've taken my Jeep to the dealership three times to get them to fix the seats and they have failed each time. I have less than 5k miles on it and the issue has been there since day one. My JK with over 70 thousand miles has nicer leather seats than these. There's even a ripple on the passenger seat which is obviously used way less. Had I known how bad the quality of these seats are I would Have gotten the cloth ones and maybe went aftermarket if I really wanted the leather. Although this isn't a huge flaw with the vehicle, this Jeep was extremely expensive and the lack of service and initiative to solve the issue despite three attempts is unacceptable.
Save yourself the trouble and avoid the leather seats. They aren't even comfortable, the leather quality is poor, and the fitment is inconsistent.
I agree the seats are horrible. Most uncomfortable vehicle I’ve owned.I've been a Jeep owner for 8 years now. I have a Jeep 2015 Sahara and have recently bought a 2022 Rubicon. Although practically everything about the JL is better than the JK, it is lacking heavily in one department - the seats. Not only are the JL seats way less comfortable than the JK's seats, the quality of the leather and fitment is absolutely terrible. let's not forget the leather trimmed seats are a 2 THOUSAND DOLLAR OPTION. I've taken my Jeep to the dealership three times to get them to fix the seats and they have failed each time. I have less than 5k miles on it and the issue has been there since day one. My JK with over 70 thousand miles has nicer leather seats than these. There's even a ripple on the passenger seat which is obviously used way less. Had I known how bad the quality of these seats are I would Have gotten the cloth ones and maybe went aftermarket if I really wanted the leather. Although this isn't a huge flaw with the vehicle, this Jeep was extremely expensive and the lack of service and initiative to solve the issue despite three attempts is unacceptable.
Save yourself the trouble and avoid the leather seats. They aren't even comfortable, the leather quality is poor, and the fitment is inconsistent.
we Have 79,000 miles (127,000 Kms) on our 2018 JLUR. Still consider it new. Many long trips pulling tear drop trailer to places where we wheel it. Only issues we have had with it are the Batteries. The leather seats look fantastic. Soft top that is down often, and we do run a spiderweb shade.
Don't know, hate leather so got cloth and immediately covered them with Bartact covers. I love the Bartact covers, wife hates them, too scratchy. She immediately covered her Bartact with a Walmart cover. Looks like hell but it's soft. Dog loves both seats, removed rear seat.
Don't get the leather or crappy metal bumpers. My JLR with tow package and cloth seats was $41K.
LOL, not for my couch. But I do like my leather baseball gloves for carpentry, climbing, recovery.
Hate changing the subject here but I think we wore out this whole seat material thing. One thing I think every JL owner can agree on, we can contend and put up with crappy seats, but when it comes to a battery system that fails and there's nothing, and no one can do to restart the dead batteries, ( in my experience not I nor the tow truck nor the dealer wants it arrived at the dealership, could jump start the dead battery. I asked the service writer what should I do in the event I'm off on the beaten path camping, wheeling during one of my Overland expeditions and my battery suddenly dies without warning. His answer was simply there's nothing you can do you would need to replace the dead battery whether that be the small auxiliary battery or the main battery. "As you see there's nothing we were able to do here after unloading your vehicle from the flatbed tow truck we had to push your vehicle back to the bay to replace the dead battery".
Agree; I have had seats in other vehicles that can make your legs tingle or go to sleep due to the pressure applied against the underside of your legs. The JL seats have not done that to me despite driving non-stop from North Carolina to Colorado and multiple times from Houston to CO/WY/MT.
Well said and I also used a webshade($20) but didn’t have a soft top so now I’m super excited to try it on the Rubi. You did well 127km, I had electrical issues unfortunately at 80k kms then overheated the Penstar at 115,000 kms properly serviced which I purchased from my lease.At that point I learned I need a vehicle to work (no downtime) so I’m doing 100k kms all under warranty and Then rolling into a new one. This works for me & I get to change it up (electric version may be next) I also write off the milage so ROI/FUN is optimal. Love Wranglers, will be driving it til I’m 80, I hope. Tip, don’t drive fast thru big water pot holes on a beach…unless you extend the “breather hose” in rear diff. (Manual says 5 km speed max.)Live n learn, thank God for the warranty FCA 0 - me 1 the dealer was good at disguising the water damage to the bearings (saved $3k) but Im…
What I'm most concerned about is gouging the seat leather with some of the equipment I carry. So the Bartact covers work for me. Waterproof and breathable.
Yeah, I hear you. I have a 3" scratch in my rear seats from a partially feral cat that climbed in while I was working on it.
Its highly frustrating when it happens. When or if you get in that spot again first disconnect the lead to the Aux battery, then attach jumpers to a good jump start battery such as a Antigravity HD. or if lucky enough to be near another vehicle attach to it. That should get it to kick over. If it still wont then disconnect the main battery as well and jump direct to your cable, then reattach after running.
I just love it when they piss on my soft top at night. smells just a bit shy of skunk. I'm a big fan of "Have a Heart live traps now. LOL
