I prefer cloth to leather for the Jeep. It's open top, and man does leather burn your hide in the sun! Leather looks like crap after a few years, too, if it spends a lot of time in the sun and rain. I figure when my seats get old I'll use the money I saved on leather and replace them with some kind of suspension seat perhaps.

 

I got cloth in my 2012 JKU. When I ordered it I was thinking, "It's a Jeep not a Lexus LX-470!" Although I think leather would have been easier to clean (my two dogs' hair and saliva), I think it is too hot down here for leather. No regrets at this point... 300 miles.

 

Is that a cleaner or a conditioner? Just wondering if it softens the leather or more protects it. I have the saddle leather and it's very hard.

 

I had leather in my 2010. With dogs, camping, wheel'n, etc. the leather was so easy to wife off when you clean it up. My 2012 has clothe and I can;t wait to get my Katzkin interior put in. You will want covers for Summer time though with the top off. those seats get "burn teh skin off your a$$" hot in dirrect sunlight.

 

wife off, that's funny.

With all the positive comments Ive read, Im going with Marathon cordura seetcovers.

 

will the leather stink after it gets rained on?

 

Leather cleans up easy, especially with my 2 siberian huskies shedding on the seats all the time. It can get hot in the summer but its not too bad...I wouldn't want black leather though.

I actually like the feel of cloth better but leather is just so much easier to clean. I also think the new cloth seats are ugly.