PRP Seats (help): Beige vs Tan (interior match) & Material

[MikeE024]

I plan to purchase PRP Enduro Recliner (highback) seats in the next few months.

(1) Not sure if beige or tan stitching/piping will look better with the khaki interior of my 05 Rubicon. Tan looks to be a tad darker than beige online, but I don't know which actually looks best in real life with the khaki interior. Colors can be tricky to properly convey online.

Beige

Tan

(2) Also, I'm unsure if I should go with Cordura or Suade. Suade likely looks amazing, but I'd prefer to choose the material that provides the best combination regarding comfort, cleanability, durability, and will not burn or cause passengers to badly sweat (likely can't go with vinyl for this reason).

Any input is greatly appreciated.

 

[JeepWall35]

I would highly recommend emailing them for samples of the materials you want. I did it with my old Jeep and for my new seats and both times I actually ended up going a bit different route when comparing the materials to what’s in/on my Jeep.

FWIW on my old 98 TJ that had the tan/khaki interior I used the “220-PVL Tan Vinyl”. Not sure if an 05 Rubi’s tan/khaki is different than my 98s

 

[MikeE024]

I would highly recommend emailing them for samples of the materials you want. I did it with my old Jeep and for my new seats and both times I actually ended up going a bit different route when comparing the materials to what’s in/on my Jeep.

FWIW on my old 98 TJ that had the tan/khaki interior I used the “220-PVL Tan Vinyl”. Not sure if an 05 Rubi’s tan/khaki is different than my 98s

I was just thinking that. Great to know PRP will do that. Thanks!

 

[JeepWall35]

I was just thinking that. Great to know PRP will do that. Thanks!

It only took a couple days to get mine (granted I’m in CA) but I can’t imagine it’ll take more than a few days to get the samples! Good luck, loved my PRP seats on my old Jeep and stoked for the ones on my current one

 

[Vasq]

I would skip the piping, i haven't heard anyone saying it holds up well.

 

[Jerry Bransford]

Don't ask for any piping, it does NOT hold up. Everything on my PRP seats is holding up well except for the piping which is literally coming apart. PRP no longer recommends it, at least that's what their president said to me when I ran into him at a 4x4 event.

 

[MikeE024]

I would skip the piping, i haven't heard anyone saying it holds up well.

Don't ask for any piping, it does NOT hold up. Everything on my PRP seats is holding up well except for the piping which is literally coming apart. PRP no longer recommends it, at least that's what their president said to me when I ran into him at a 4x4 event.

Perfect, thank you so much for that input! (piping looks so nice though )

This is likely my route (tan or beige). I requested samples.

 

[MikeE024]

Did you folks have any issues with going suede? It's either suede or Cordura for me.

 

[Jerry Bransford]

Did you folks have any issues with going suede? It's either suede or Cordura for me.

Suede, while a great choice for a nice car, would not be a good choice for a Jeep that sees hard use. It wouldn't look good after much use. Conventional leather wears much better than suede, though I used a combination of vinyl on the sides and tweed (edited to correct an error) for the seating surfaces.

This is mine when they were new... you'd laugh at how dirty at mine are.

 

[Tray Burge]

I plan to purchase PRP Enduro Recliner (highback) seats in the next few months.

(1) Not sure if beige or tan stitching/piping will look better with the khaki interior of my 05 Rubicon. Tan looks to be a tad darker than beige online, but I don't know which actually looks best in real life with the khaki interior. Colors can be tricky to properly convey online.

Beige

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Tan

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(2) Also, I'm unsure if I should go with Cordura or Suade. Suade likely looks amazing, but I'd prefer to choose the material that provides the best combination regarding comfort, cleanability, durability, and will not burn or cause passengers to badly sweat (likely can't go with vinyl for this reason).

Any input is greatly appreciated.

I just put a set of the Enduro Elites in mine, here were my thoughts and considerations.
I went with the Tweed on all surfaces available for comfort and wear, carbon fiber vinyl on all other surfaces;
Cordura looks like a denim and I thought of how fast jeans wear? The Suede (like my dash and my favorite) is a synthetic and is soft, but will hold heat and be sweaty. The Tweed is more like a cotton material, but will wear like iron even though it's not as plush or soft. I want durability at this price.
The black Tweed get's warm to the touch, but since it breaths isn't sweaty on my back and bottom. Of course, color makes a difference too in the heat.
I tried to accent the colors in my Jeep.
Good luck.

 

[MikeE024]

Suede, while a great choice for a nice car, would not be a good choice for a Jeep that sees hard use. It wouldn't look good after much use. Conventional leather wears much better than suede, though I used a combination of vinyl on the sides and Cordura for the seating surfaces.

This is mine when they were new... you'd laugh at how dirty at mine are.

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Ok, good to know. I was leaning towards Cordura until the sales rep. told me suede looks amazing and is hands down their choice.

Your opinion seems practical for jeep life and in line with my concerns. I plan to go black vinyl only in the back.

That feathered gray look is by far my favorite color. Sadly, it would look out of place in my ride.

 

[MikeE024]

I just put a set of the Enduro Elites in mine, here were my thoughts and considerations.
I went with the Tweed on all surfaces available for comfort and wear, carbon fiber vinyl on all other surfaces;
Cordura looks like a denim and I thought of how fast jeans wear? The Suede (like my dash and my favorite) is a synthetic and is soft, but will hold heat and be sweaty. The Tweed is more like a cotton material, but will wear like iron even though it's not as plush or soft. I want durability at this price.
The black Tweed get's warm to the touch, but since it breaths isn't sweaty on my back and bottom. Of course, color makes a difference too in the heat.
I tried to accent the colors in my Jeep.
Good luck.
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Awesome seats!! I appreciate the info.

I'm currently leaning towards Cordura over suede.

I called PRP to modify my samples list so I can see the tweed, and I cancelled the piping requests.

Apparently, tweed is more porous, so I likely won't go that route because I care about cleanability and resistance to rain. Curious what your thoughts are on that.

 

[Tray Burge]

Awesome seats!! I appreciate the info.

I'm currently leaning towards Cordura over suede.

I called PRP to modify my samples list so I can see the tweed, and I cancelled the piping requests.

Apparently, tweed is more porous, so I likely won't go that route because I care about cleanability and resistance to rain. Curious what your thoughts are on that.

It's definitely more porous than say the suede, but that also means it breaths better. But, it's an extremely tight weave though.
I was leaning towards the Cordura, but was afraid it was too much like denim?
The suede will definitely be the hottest, it's full synthetic and doesn't breath at all ( I have "Alcantara" on my dash, that's actually what the suede is)
The Tweed isn't as smooth and soft as the Cordura, but will be sturdier in the long run.
I used to do car upholstery years ago. fwiw

 

[MikeE024]

It's definitely more porous than say the suede, but that also means it breaths better. But, it's an extremely tight weave though.
I was leaning towards the Cordura, but was afraid it was too much like denim?
The suede will definitely be the hottest, it's full synthetic and doesn't breath at all ( I have "Alcantara" on my dash, that's actually what the suede is)
The Tweed isn't as smooth and soft as the Cordura, but will be sturdier in the long run.
I used to do car upholstery years ago. fwiw

Yessir, that makes sense. Durability certainly matters to me. I'm simply taking everyones' input and weighing the choices given my application. You keep your seats very clean!

My seats will be exposed to the outside with the top down at times so a tighter weave is wiser for me to prevent water/dirt intrusion. Also, I have a dog that goes on daily rides with me so I need to keep her nails in mind. My choice needs to hold up if I throw a wet/dirty dog in while I'm out on an adventure.

My guess is that Cordura is my best option followed by Tweed. Looking forward to getting those samples in from PRP.

 

[AjRagno]

I requested color samples and the tan and beige were not even close to the diamond khaki that Jeep used from 2003-2006 so I ended up with black vinyl for the back and black tweed for the center and arms.

After several months, the piping still looks new (daily driver) but I did install grab handles so I wouldn’t be sliding over the piping.

 

[MikeE024]

I requested color samples and the tan and beige were not even close to the diamond khaki that Jeep used from 2003-2006 so I ended up with black vinyl for the back and black tweed for the center and arms.

After several months, the piping still looks new (daily driver) but I did install grab handles so I wouldn’t be sliding over the piping.

Did you get samples of the stitching in beige and tan? That's the only route that I plan on potentially not being black.

 

[Vasq]

I used to do car upholstery years ago.

That's good to know. I've been leaning towards tweed the entire time but hearing you praise it makes me feel better, as I honestly just don't know much about it.

 

[AjRagno]

Did you get samples of the stitching in beige and tan? That's the only route that I plan on potentially not being black.

Nope…

 

[MikeE024]

Nope…

Ok, sounds good.

I'll compare the beige/tan stitching samples with my interior once I receive the samples, and I'll report back with the results.

 

[Jerry Bransford]

After several months, the piping still looks new (daily driver) but I did install grab handles so I wouldn’t be sliding over the piping.

I have and need to use my grab handles to get up & into my seats. But even trying to drop directly down into my Daily Drivers, the piping on the driver's side of the bolster still went to hell in a handbasket. I can't say how old they were then but I'd guess it happened well within the first year.