Were factory leather seats ever offered in the TJ?

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Have noticed this a few times . . . . leather seats in the TJ. Nothing is mentioned in the sales brochures. Currently looking at a very basic '06 'SE' model TJ. Beautiful leather seats that appear to be OEM. Anyone else know about the leather seats ?
 
Could be aftermarket or are they vinyl? Have your checked the Quadratec catalogue, or katzkin for a similar look?

I know this not a 2006 SE, but a possible seat swap? Do you have pics of the seats in question?

https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/wrangler-tj-stock-specifications.71/
Freedom Edition - 2003 only
* 4.0L I-6 engine
* Body colored fender flares
* Special side badges
* Outlined white letter P225/75R15 Goodyear all-terrain tires mount on 15-inch chrome wheels.
* Standard soft-top with full metal doors, fog lamps and tow hooks.
* Standard air conditioning, Sentry Key theft-deterrent system, easy access Fold-and-Tumble rear seat and a choice of Dark Slate Gray vinyl or cloth seating.
* Available in red, silver, blue and black exterior colors.
 
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Good question.. I’ve seen some on here as well that have a leather seats kinda “king ranch”. And some that are tan but didn’t know there was a option from Jeep.
 
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Have noticed this a few times . . . . leather seats in the TJ. Nothing is mentioned in the sales brochures. Currently looking at a very basic '06 'SE' model TJ. Beautiful leather seats that appear to be OEM. Anyone else know about the leather seats ?
I’ve seen them also in quite a few listings I’ve ran across also. Not sure, but I’d say they were an upgrade from somewhere. Wasn’t a factory add on tho.
 
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Leather seats were never a factory option on the TJ. Lots of dealers were set up to sell new Jeeps with locally installed leather.

What about Apex editions? Were they factory builds or sent off to another company after being built?
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Have noticed this a few times . . . . leather seats in the TJ. Nothing is mentioned in the sales brochures. Currently looking at a very basic '06 'SE' model TJ. Beautiful leather seats that appear to be OEM. Anyone else know about the leather seats ?
Jeep did sale some TJ’s and LJ’s with different seating options. But please be aware if it’s OEM, it is not real leather. Its fake leather.
A real leather seat would be evident by the price.
A real leather “slip cover” is a very cheap alternative. Although a real leather slip is likely rare, as I doubt covers use genuine leather. Show me different, as this is more of an opinion/theory.


What about Apex editions? Were they factory builds or sent off to another company after being built?
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Those Apex editions had some fake leather seats from the factory. OEM Jeep all the way.
Cognac, I believe was the color name for the Apex seats. They are really neat looking IMO.
Here are some brochures I collected.
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