Where to buy leather upholstery for my 2005 Liberty ??

Katmandu · **Posted:** Sun Oct 17, 2010 9:39 pm

A gallon of washer fluid leaked all over a portion of my rear cloth seat. I washed it thoroughly and the stain is still there.

I really want to swap over to leather upholstery. Anyone know where I can buy it ?

BTW, I kick myself in the arse every-time I think of when I bought my Liberty. The Limited (w/leather seats) I was also considering was "only" $5,000 more or roughly $50/month. :juggle:

Shoulda bought it. :cry:

Xodius · **Posted:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 3:55 pm

I have the leather in my 2002 and well...I wish sometimes I got the cloth, lol. If you are a member at Costco you can get the Neoprene seat covers, front and back from coverking for only 300 which is about half price. It might be the...cheaper solution.

CRD Joe · **Posted:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:31 pm

Somebody on this site has Katzkin experience.

Katmandu · **Posted:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:59 pm

CRD Joe wrote:

Somebody on this site has Katzkin experience.

Just Google's to their website.... $2,000 and UP !!!

No Liberty available. Only Cherokee and Wranglers.

M&P40 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:14 am

pull the leather out of a junkyard limited if you can find one in your area

Katmandu · **Posted:** Thu Oct 21, 2010 7:03 pm

M&P40 wrote:

pull the leather out of a junkyard limited if you can find one in your area

I've been looking on www.Car-Part.com

evolDiesel · **Posted:** Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:09 pm

M&P40 wrote:

pull the leather out of a junkyard limited if you can find one in your area

It took me 2 years of searching wrecked liberty's, locally, with the same color code (DLD2) before one came up in Damascus, OR. It has DLD2 color (grey), leather, heated, power seats in really good [but dirty] condition. I got them late last week and installed them this weekend.

Here's my original cloth set:

Here's the new set:

This isn't my first rodeo. I've done this 4 times now on different vehicles, but only once before this had I done power/heated into a vehicle that never had that trim package to begin with. That went really well (F250 getting a transplant from a wrecked Excursion). And I blame that on making me underestimate this job. This is tough if you're considering it. It's not just ignition power and ground (unfortunately). And as far as I can tell there's no way you don't have a final stop at the dealership to recalibrate your passenger airbag ($105). Yeah, it's a safety error so an ODB2 won't simply clear it and it's an actually calibration process intended to represent a child sitting in that seat. Suuuck. OK, all that said, these seats are fricken sweet. Easy to clean leather, good adjustments (it's not a bmw, but not much is) and awesome heating - just in time for winter.

The key is to find them locally, b/c I would have bought them first thing 2 years ago except the freight charges a lot of time were 50%-100% the cost of the complete seat package.

Good luck.

devlish · **Joined:** Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:50 am **Posts:** 163

RE: Katzkin...
i just called a good friend/customer of mine that has been a Katzkin retailer/installer for years.
He says he has availability for 2002-2004 Liberty Sport & Limited, and 2005-2007 Liberty Limited, & Sport/Renegade
His retail price would be $1349 installed for the basic 1 color leather, or approx $1500 for custom or 2-tone installs

So it appears it is available, and available in almost any color combo you can imagine for around the $1500 range installed.
i did NOT ask what retail on just the materials are, just went off his quick guide for pricing, which includes install. but my guess is around the $800-$1000 range for materials at retail. So check around with local Katzkin shops and see what is available. they should have a complete book of all colors/fabrics available.

evolDiesel · **Posted:** Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:10 pm

devlish wrote:

RE: Katzkin...
...around the $1500 range installed....

Guys... $400 at a junk yard. $105 at the dealer. You can't beat it. If you can find it

KJ Willy · **Posted:** Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:22 pm

Try the Iggee seat covers, I have them covering up the factry leather seats and like them better then the factory stuff.

http://www.iggee.com/shop.cart?action=ITEM&prod_id=JEP003&s=sort_index&o=DESC&ccode=JEP001

devlish · **Joined:** Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:50 am **Posts:** 163

evolDiesel wrote:

devlish wrote:

RE: Katzkin...
...around the $1500 range installed....

Guys... $400 at a junk yard. $105 at the dealer. You can't beat it. If you can find it

hey, not cheap stuff i know that. why do you think i don't have any yet?? ha.
for a brand new vehicle though, it's usually cheaper than factory options, i guess it's fitting for that situation.

bugnout · **Posted:** Thu Oct 28, 2010 5:01 pm

evolDiesel wrote:

And I blame that on making me underestimate this job. This is tough if you're considering it. It's not just ignition power and ground (unfortunately). And as far as I can tell there's no way you don't have a final stop at the dealership to recalibrate your passenger airbag ($105). Yeah, it's a safety error so an ODB2 won't simply clear it and it's an actually calibration process intended to represent a child sitting in that seat.

I solved that problem simply by swapping the occupancy sensor from the cloth seat to the leather seat. Airbag light works as it supposed to. Problem solved

evolDiesel · **Posted:** Thu Oct 28, 2010 5:32 pm

bugnout wrote:

I solved that problem simply by swapping the occupancy sensor from the cloth seat to the leather seat. Airbag light works as it supposed to. Problem solved

I had a user PM me yesterday about doing this. I didn't try it, but he said he did with limited success, as in it only kept the AB error from coming back on for a few days. Either way, it's a clever tactic and doesn't cost you anything to try.

CRD Joe · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 7:14 pm

How does one find Jeep junk yards in your area? Im in Seattle.

evolDiesel · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:52 pm

CRD Joe wrote:

How does one find Jeep junk yards in your area? Im in Seattle.

IMO the easiest way is to use car-part dot com. Then you can sort by miles to your own zip code. That's what I've done the last couple years. Dawn of a new era.

Good luck - Jack

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Fri Nov 12, 2010 8:26 am

Buy the Katzkin kit wholesale from a retailer who doesn't need to make money for $650 and find an installer who works for free to put it in. You're golden! Might as well add seat heaters while you got 'er torn apart.

I have a 2 tone kit with custom embroidery, stitching, perforated inserts and heaters in my whip.

evolDiesel · **Posted:** Fri Nov 12, 2010 12:04 pm

Or you could adopt my plan...

1. Cease and desist future upgrades to your Liberty CRD that will not result in a higher selling price. This includes... almost everything you can think of (admit it) :roll:

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2. Take that money you would have blown and invest it in any number of products that will give you an average 8-12% return rate over the next 3 years.

3. OK, now it's 2014. Go buy a 2009 X5d. It has depreciated to a value you can afford. It has 2 turbos on an inline 6 providing 265 Hp and 425 Ft-Lbs [unmodified] for a 0-60 in the sub 7 range and guys hitting 160 MPH on the Autobahn (youtube). It has AWD. Handles like a BMW. The best gear box and brain to control it. Most importantly - these vehicles happen to come in leather. You will never see a forum thread like this one [how do I find leather seats for my car] for an X5 :ROTFL:

If you have reservations, please enjoy the following short and pointless video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O1T4WGxCNk

(drool at the potential)

Better yet, you don't even have to be a card carying member of the d-bag club to own a BMW. Although this crime still occurs every day. Especially in Beaverton, Oregon

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My wife owns an 2001 X5 and I'm forced to compare my CRD to her ancient gen-1 machine all the time. There is no comparison. The CRD wins in real offroad applications but... what % of the time do you really drive off road? Do the math. It's probably less than 1% if you also use your rig as a daily driver.

This is officially my best tangent on LOST

CRD Joe · **Posted:** Sun Nov 14, 2010 10:17 pm

I would NEVER drive an X5 where I drive my KJ.

audiboy86 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 15, 2010 2:31 am

This is hilarious comparing a jeep and a BMW. Yeah the X5 interior is way nicer interior but i would still take the jeep and if not a jeep then a Land Rover. And there are quite alot of people on here who use thier jeeps as Daily drivers and off road almost every weekend. And dont you ever watch Top Gear they laughed at the X5's off road capability.

evolDiesel · **Posted:** Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:26 am

(This is more of an experiment to see if a Jeep guy, on this forum will somehow consider a BMW)

Quote:

...And dont you ever watch Top Gear?

What self respecting man doesn't? :wink:

However, if you were purchasing cars based off the opinions of Top Gear you wouldn't be purchasing a Jeep Liberty. You would be purchasing a Bugatti Veyron or the Ferrari 458 Italia. I'm wincing a little just thinking about how much Jeremy Clarkson would rip on these Jeep Liberty's if he ever reviewed one

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