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Summit Interior: Quality???

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#1 ·
Do you own a Overland Summit?

How is the leather wearing?

I'm on the fence about the Overland Summit interior. I would get a Summit in a minute if it weren't for my concern on the "wearing" of the saddle colored leather. Black leather looks great for a long time. I have noticed that lighter leather colors wear more, and often discolor over time. A friend of mine has a light colored leather interior on her Volvo and it looks horrible in just three years. At last year's SF Auto Show, ALL the light colored interiors looked horrible after people have been in and out of the cars all day. Of course, the black interiors looked perfect.

I would appreciate any feedback.

Thanks.

Mark Paul
 
#2 · (Edited)
There is no wear difference, but you may notice dirt more on the lighter colors. A cleaning brings them back to as new. On the other hand, you notice suntan lotion on the black more than the lighter colors. If you spend a lot of time hauling kids to/from the beach, the black may look terrible pretty quick. After a cleaning its back to a new look.

Some say the build quality is a bit better on the Summit interior, but I dunno.

Now Saddle gives you both black door trim and light seats... so regardless something will get dirty :)
 
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I had a MB CLK for 8 years and the light oyster looked amazing as the day I bought it. I use a magic eraser a few times to get the dirt off since most leather cleaners/conditioners don't do much for cleaning. Dyed leather however will loose color overtime. My Range Rover dark grey seats started loosing color on the edges after 2 years.
 
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Well after having a limited with the nappa leather and going to the overland I can tell you the overlands have full leather on the seats. The limited with nappa was vinyl on the sides. With only 1K miles now the overland is already showing a lot of wear from entering and exiting.
 
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Yes, I just joined the forum today because I too had been experiencing the seat wear issue. Trust me when I say that I am very "particular" about my vehicles and can keep leather seats of all colors looking good as the day I bought the vehicle. This one is the FIRST vehicle where I have experienced this. My 2007 Envoy Denali had 48K when I traded it, the seats showed NO wear.

I posted on the other threads but currently, the dealer has taken pictures and send them over to Chrysler to investigate. Mine has about 7,000 miles now, but the wear started around 3,000 miles... I'm a little worried considering that I buy and not release my vehicles.

Thanks,

-- Dennis
 
#12 ·
Hi Mark..

I have the same Saddle leather that everyone else is complaining about. I don't have pictures readily available right now but I can post some later. The wear looks exactly like the pictures that are floating around on the site right now./QUOTE]

I joined JeepGarage because I began jonesin' for a Summit with the Saddle/Black interior. I'm very disappointed to read all the complaints about Saddle wear. Are these complaints really widespread? If so, could be a deal stopper.

Rich
 
#14 ·
^^^ I agree, anyone with seats wearing already on a 2011 model year are obviously getting in and out of your car wrong and you are causing the wear. Anytime I see someone get in a car by slamming their fat ass in the side bolsters then dragging their body into the center of the seat is going to destroy any seat. Weight obviously plays a roll in this but im not gonna go there lol. The best way to get in and out of your car that will NEVER cause wear is by sitting down directly in the middle of the seat without putting any of your weight on the side bolsters. I have had probably 15 different cars all with leather and none of them ever showed signs of wear. I have had all sorts of brands so its not just certain manufacturers.
Imagine a seat with 200lbs of almost sandpapery jeans being dragged across it. Change the way you get in and out of the car and your problem will be solved.
Hope this helps.

James
 
#15 ·
Hey Everyone,

I wanted to post pictures of my seat wear as well. Also, I talked to my dealership today and was told that Chrysler authorized the replacement of my seat BOTTOM. Immediately after he said this, I checked the seat back and notices that there's some slight wear on the bolsters? Oh boy... I will start with the bottom replacement first.

Thanks!

PS: Not sure what I'm doing, but the pics won't post on this thread. Please check them out over at the "Seat Wear At 12,000" thread.
 
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