seat covers
12-09-2007, 04:46 PM
#3
JK Enthusiast
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 151
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
mopar covers
I have the mopar covers and I'm not all that impressed. The front bucket covers don't stay on the seats well the retention clips are supposed to keep the sides tight just don't work as soon as you sit in the seat they release. The back ones seem fine and they seem to be pretty rugged. If they fix the problem with the front buckets I would recomend them. For now... Not so much.
Good luck
Good luck
12-11-2007, 09:04 PM
#5
JK Enthusiast
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: San Francisco, California
Posts: 219
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Wet Okole?
I have the Wet Okole and have been really pleased with them. Plenty of color choices, piping options etc and fit well. I looked at the Mopar offering and wasn't impressed so went with Wet Okole on the basis of a number of posts here from people who were happy with them.
One general thought relating to seat covers in general though. There is a heap of wiring and general ugliness under the passenger seat to do with the airbag sensors. When you secure the seat covers with whatever straps they come with, some care is required to pass the straps above the wiring so that they don't foul/stress the wiring when the seat is moved. It helps to pass the straps above the rails that the seat slides back and forth on as well - that way the strap isn't being sawed everytime the passenger moves the seat back and forth etc.
The wet Okole covers come with two front bag straps to secure the seat pad and a third left-right strap. I managed to thread the side strap nicely onthe dirvers side so it is unaffected by moving the seat. I haven't managed to do that on the passenger side despite an hour or so of fiddling around under there as the gap between the seat and the ceter console is too tight to do that very easily. I thought about taking the seat out to do it properly but that would apparently require a visit to the deale to reset the passenger airbg sensors (recommended whenever the seats are removed).
For me the ideal seat covers are easily removed for cleaning and the Wet Okole design (and presumably others also?) makes this difficult to do easily (read quickly) on the passenger side at least.
One general thought relating to seat covers in general though. There is a heap of wiring and general ugliness under the passenger seat to do with the airbag sensors. When you secure the seat covers with whatever straps they come with, some care is required to pass the straps above the wiring so that they don't foul/stress the wiring when the seat is moved. It helps to pass the straps above the rails that the seat slides back and forth on as well - that way the strap isn't being sawed everytime the passenger moves the seat back and forth etc.
The wet Okole covers come with two front bag straps to secure the seat pad and a third left-right strap. I managed to thread the side strap nicely onthe dirvers side so it is unaffected by moving the seat. I haven't managed to do that on the passenger side despite an hour or so of fiddling around under there as the gap between the seat and the ceter console is too tight to do that very easily. I thought about taking the seat out to do it properly but that would apparently require a visit to the deale to reset the passenger airbg sensors (recommended whenever the seats are removed).
For me the ideal seat covers are easily removed for cleaning and the Wet Okole design (and presumably others also?) makes this difficult to do easily (read quickly) on the passenger side at least.
12-11-2007, 09:18 PM
#6
JK Enthusiast
12-11-2007, 10:48 PM
#7
JK Super Freak
Another vote for the IGGEE. If they get wet the water just runs off, and you can quickly get them totally dry with a quick wipe of a towel. I've had the neoprene style (Wet Okole) before, and I didn't like the fact that they absorb water kind of like a sponge. The neoprene will keep your seats dry, but the covers themselves take a bit to dry out.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Trending Topics
12-12-2007, 06:38 AM
#10
JK Enthusiast
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: H-Town, PA
Posts: 229
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I have mopar rear only. (For my dog) They fit so well the rear seats look like they came stock and have no covers. My dad told me i should get seat covers for the rear and i told him that they are allready on. He said wow.