[jeep]

I love leather, I love the Cherokee seats and I love contrast stitching. I'm going to post photos of various Cherokee leather in this thread (and hereby invite others to do the same).

This way we can see from fellow users what our options are - as I find the overly processed photos on Jeep websites or even auto-blogs to not really represent the true tones and textures of these amazing seats.

So let it be written - so let it be done!

This is the brown leather in a Trailhawk

Contrast stitches give me strange feelings inside

 

[brianch]

sweet. nothing beats macro shots.

the closeup shows why leather holds oil and dirt sometimes.

its the texture

thats why I use a soft horsehair brush and some light detergent (leather cleaner) once a month to lightly clean the coated leather to keep it fresh.

 

[JonJones]

Now that I've had leather seats, I'll never be able to buy cloth again. Every time I get in a car with cloth seats, I just think it feels horrible.

Great pictures.

 

[checkers]

I love those seat bolsters on the trailhawk. How do they feel, nice and snug??

 

[Hudsonhawk]

I love those seat bolsters on the trailhawk. How do they feel, nice and snug??

I sit in one and they were great. I was instantly comfortable in the seat.

 

[Sailor80]

I sit in one and they were great. I was instantly comfortable in the seat.

I agree Hudson when I sat in the Limited to test drive it I was so comfy I didn't want to leave!


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[JonJones]

Yeah, the seats are super comfortable. Looking forward to that since I sometimes have to drive five hours up to the UP.

 

[jimmy]

Now that I've had leather seats, I'll never be able to buy cloth again. Every time I get in a car with cloth seats, I just think it feels horrible.

Great pictures.

Only plus side to fabric seats is that it doesn't hold the cold or heat as much as leather seats. Hoping in a cold car with leather seats is the worst, it's like sitting on a block of ice.

 

[Jeepster]

Just turn on the booty warmers.

 

[RallyBud]

I love those seat bolsters on the trailhawk. How do they feel, nice and snug??

I test drove a Trailhawk today with leather seats and they were magnificent. The bolsters held me in nice and snug. They remind me of how my Charger SRT8 felt.

 

[JonJones]

Only plus side to fabric seats is that it doesn't hold the cold or heat as much as leather seats. Hoping in a cold car with leather seats is the worst, it's like sitting on a block of ice.

Yup, that's why I also always buy heated seats now.

Haven't tried vented seats yet. Afraid to do it. One more thing to buy.

 

[Erie-Eyes]

Thanks for the picture of the brown TH seats - do not appear to be as dark as I suspected, so my default choice may work OK.

 

[JG6]

I think this has been discussed but is it true that if you get the vented leather seats that you don't get the hidden storage under the passengers seat?

 

[Seguerski]

I think this has been discussed but is it true that if you get the vented leather seats that you don't get the hidden storage under the passengers seat?

yes, if you get ventilated seats, you lose the passenger seat storage compartment.

 

[jimmy]

yes, if you get ventilated seats, you lose the passenger seat storage compartment.

@Seguerski that sucks, they should at least try to make the compartment smaller so we have some extra storage, better than not having it at all.

 

[willk]

Good idea to post pictures. Is the dash a different color when you get the brown leather?

 

[jeep]

Good idea to post pictures. Is the dash a different color when you get the brown leather?

No the dash stays the same (standard blackish color) throughout all models except contrast stitching (just the stitches are dif colors), and there is one model / combo where the molding around the controls is apparently golden!? But I have no pic and no other info on it.

 

[jeep]

I love those seat bolsters on the trailhawk. How do they feel, nice and snug??

Participating in the Jeep (Ride & Drive?) event, I forget what it was called. Anyway we drove Cherokees, CR-Vs, Edge (or Escapes?) and some other direct market competitors through road courses and off-road courses.

The Cherokees bolstered seats were a) the most comfortable and b) provided the best utility for cornering and bouncing around.

IMO

 

[Cincy TH]

I love those seat bolsters on the trailhawk. How do they feel, nice and snug??

I need to continue playing around with seat position. I found that the wheel wouldn't drop as low as I had wanted (many people have called this out) so I've been raising my seat to compensate and trying to get my arms in a comfortable position. Today though, I noticed that although my back felt planted in the seat, my legs and butt were sliding around (I'm 6', 175 lbs). It was especially noticeable on right handed turns - my left knee was against the door acting as support! The good news is it's an 8-way adjustable seat so I'll just need to fiddle around a bit more to find the sweet spot. My previous car was a 2000 BMW 528i with a sport package that came with very snug seats that wrapped around your thighs. So naturally there was going to be a transition period to get used to a different seat style. No worries.

 

[CargoPants]

Has anyone compared the standard leather seats to the premium leather seats that come with the limited's luxury package? I am wondering if the standard leather is "thicker" than the premium leather. The reason I ask is I am wondering which seats are more pet-friendly. I would use a full seat cover for the back seat but my dogs may climb in the front seat while the car is parked, and then excited and maybe dig in their claws into the seat a bit when they see my wife and I return to the car.