airspeed Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 How rare are these seats? Leather, full power with tilt back, not real bad condition. All the foam and structure was solid, the leather was showing a little wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 They are hard to find in good shape. My local yard had a set a few years back from a XJ Limited, power/leather, just like those. I bolted one in and it was to high for me. It sat about two inches taller than my standard Larado XJ buckets. If you're about 5' tall they might work for you though. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 i've never seen them. so I'd say fairly rare. I've made a set out of 4dr leather ones and 2dr cloth ones, but it's just not the same...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellaheep Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Those are 4dr seats put into a 2dr. The only lever those have is for the recline feature, but they don't have the lever to release them to tilt forward to allow access to the back seat. Kittrell says that the leather package was never offered for a 2dr XJ during it's entire production. He defied that notion and built his own for his former '99 XJ using '96 Limited leather seats and 2dr seat hinges. Turned out pretty damn nice....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 from the picture, you can not tell if the tilt lever is there or not. only the recline lever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 http://www.comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=25953&hilit=leather+seats&start=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellaheep Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 from the picture, you can not tell if the tilt lever is there or not. only the recline lever. Seems to be clearly not there to me........ :dunno: The seat isn't THAT far back - most of the shoulder is visible where the lever would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automan2164 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Kittrell says that the leather package was never offered for a 2dr XJ during it's entire production. He defied that notion and built his own for his former '99 XJ using '96 Limited leather seats and 2dr seat hinges. Turned out pretty damn nice....... I have personally seen a 2 dr limited XJ. Wish I would have bought it. Rob :fs1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automan2164 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Let me also add, that 4 door seats in an MJ sucks. Sucks hardcore. I told myself that I didn't need to have the fold forward latch, then I put them in, and was cursing myself whenever I needed to pull something out of the back of the cab. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Yes, it does suck. Big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellaheep Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Maybe I'm remembering what Kittrell said to me incorrectly. I do seem to recall a NAXJA thread way back discussing 2dr limiteds..... Found this one: http://www.jeepexpeditions.org/members_ ... issel2.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exxon Valdez Jeep Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 my brother-in-law just sold his 88 two door limited with power/tilt/leather seats. they were well used though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellaheep Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Found another: http://www.bmccars.com/bmc/88%20Jeep%20 ... index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glundblad Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 If the leather is showing wear but they are not tore up, the color is easily restored to like new condition. It is painfully easy to do and you will not be able to tell you fixed them. Measure the quality of the seats by the tears only. I put black leather in mine which dates the donor XJ to around '87 or older. I was not able to use the power seat brackets but everything else bolts in. The height was the same as my previous buckets and bench. I used my bench seat brackets. My seats are from a 4 door meaning they do not tilt forward. The only time I really care is when I need to stow the jack. Then it is very frustrating. Other than that, when I need to put something behind the seat, I put it behind the passenger seat. No big deal. I originally had a bench which was very uncomfortable. Then I went to XJ cloth buckets which were a big improvement. The leather seats are by far my favorite. Much better support. Easier to get in and out and much more durable. My inability to get behind the seats is greatly outweighed by the way the sit. I would do it again in a heartbeat. By the way, the seats in the BMCars link appears to be something other than factory. I don't know if I am right or not. Recoveredd perhaps. I have seen a black 2 door limited in my small town. It is a RHD. I have never had an opportunity to look inside it or talk to the owner, but if I do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigredjeep1 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Kittrell says that the leather package was never offered for a 2dr XJ during it's entire production. He defied that notion and built his own for his former '99 XJ using '96 Limited leather seats and 2dr seat hinges. Turned out pretty damn nice....... I have personally seen a 2 dr limited XJ. Wish I would have bought it. Rob :fs1: WOW super rare find Rob! Didn't know that 2 dr and limited could had from the factory. As was stated up above the power seats are nice but take a lil more space so tall people could have a problem with this. I have used 95' ZJ leather seats in a 97' XJ I had and liked them over the cloth ones. I bolted the ZJ leather seats to the manual XJ seat sliders though. In a MJ I can't see much of need to recline your seats, but nice to have leather seats from a XJ or ZJ in it. :yes: Troy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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