Creating a Custom Interior for Your Jeep Wrangler

In this video I install two unique custom leather interiors in my Jeep Wrangler. I'll take you on a tour of the Katzkin facility and show you how it's made, we'll sit down with one of the designers and get some tip from him and then get them install and share with you the final product. #custominterior #jeepinterior #katzkin
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[@hughwolfe1176]

Brad thank you for “taking us along”. These look like a viable alternative to the factory leather choices.

[@romandevengenzo4267]

I always wondered how this process works. Thanks for the thorough demystification. Sweet looking results to boot! Your content rules Brad. E^3 indeed 😎

[@drivenmad2089]

The cooled seat option is awesome didn’t know they could do that. Makes a difference out on hot trails! Great video once again Brad!

[@TrailRecon]

I didn't either and it's a pretty cool (pun intended) feature. It's a little pricey, but nice on those hot days.

[@J.Young808]

I miss my friend I used to drive her car because it helped her get to sleep and she had a/c seats. It’s wonderful in the tropics.

[@ryanwaddington5913]

@@TrailRecon Can you feel it pretty well? I've been in some ventilated seats where you can't feel it at all and then some that felt like I was sitting on a box fan. My OEM seat heat is pretty much nonexistent so...

[@bsmukler]

Man, both Jeeps’ interiors came out great. Thanks for the tour of Katzkins. I have a dealer-ordered Katzkins interior in my JK and it is neat to see how it was made.

[@kennrose9216]

Obviously this is a sponsored deal but I wish when people do reviews etc they would discuss the price of the options. Yes he mentioned about the same cost as wheels and tires but that's a big variance

[@amedenica]

Agree.

[@jaymarquis1913]

They both look fantastic! Thank you once again for the great content 👍🏼

[@thinde88]

I had these put in my gladiator and they came out fantastic. Very high quality.

[@mattmcdonough707]

Hell yea ! Both Jeeps look awesome!

[@TrailRecon]

Right on, thank you!

[@jeepn0811]

Looks awesome. Didn’t know they could ad cooling also. Would be a great upgrade here in Florida

[@eddylozanomusic]

Been watching and subbed to your channel for a little over a year now, and I finally got to purchase my 2016 JK this week! Your channel is the main one I learn all I need to know about my JK. Thank you for all the amazing content!

[@rvboyett]

You're making me VERY happy that I went with cloth Rubicon seats. I'll be upgrading to Katzkins this winter.

[@alexisgomez3195]

Excellent video! Thank you for sharing all the information 💯👍🏼

[@ScaryFear]

Very cool. I loved seeing this. I too love seeing how things are made. I used to watch those old science shows in the 80s that showed things like this. I have known about Katzkin for a few years. Hope one day I can have my jeep done. Most of my work for my jeeps has been on the interior as I have a black and turquoise Fear theme going. Your jeeps look great.

[@MichaelSmith-kr9qw]

They're definitely a huge step up in the looks department Doc !!!! I really like the Red and Black with the diamond stitching ! I might have to bite the bullet and do this to one of my toys !!!

[@TrailRecon]

Thanks! I wasn't sure about the diamonds stitching at first, I thought it be a bit much, but I love it!

[@DMH51]

I love the cross stitching on your seats. I'm definitely checking them out for my rig.

[@RocklanderUSA]

Seats look sweet!

[@off-roadskys4250]

That JL looks amazing with the new seats! Love the color combo.

[@jeepinwithjulia]

Wow! Those seats are beautiful! Love, love the JL's design.

[@TrailRecon]

Thanks, I really love how they turned out!

[@matadorprime6555]

The interiors of both of your Jeeps look amazing! Thank you for the video. I have Bartac covers on my TJ and love them. Katskin does a phenomenal job with upholstery! Impressive.

[@TrailRecon]

Thanks! 👍

[@jackiejoe8930]

Very cool seeing the factory and how the end product is installed.

[@310to703]

Wow both interiors look great

[@wesliggett2454]

I honestly love the stock JK cloth seats. My last jk had leather, and it was in rough shape after 2 years. This is a cool upgrade for those leather folks though.

[@waijhou9529]

Amazing seats Brad !!

[@arakasarian6329]

The red and black combo looked so classy and just made the inside of your jeep pop. I think I will get mine done as well. I never knew Katzkin was in my old hometown of Montebello. I will be sure to let them know that I saw your video. Loved the Trailrecon stitching too. Now I just need to figure out what I want to write on my seats.

[@TrailRecon]

Thanks! Doing the embroidery is a cool personalized option.

[@fscottgray9784]

I added some Katskins in 1996 to my new ram. I saw it several years after I traded it and the seats still looked great.

[@boobiefett]

Looks great

[@thecaptainkern7974]

I like the Black and Red combo...Brad: great video! :)

[@investackor9855]

American living in NZ. Just ordered a new Wrangler to drive around down here! Love your channel.

[@TheDon8771]

Definitely something I’ve been thinking about , my seats have kinda purpled out on the tops and headrest . Thank you for this. You have pushed me in the right direction 👍🏻

[@wisejatt]

I love those red seats 👌🏼👌🏼

[@OVRLNDX]

Pretty interesting video brother!! And your Jeeps interior look awesome!!

[@omgurkha7672]

Awesome Video Sir.. Thank You For Your Beautiful Information..🙏🙏

[@jamesfisher6480]

I really like those seat covers👍

[@BennyTygohome]

Cool! I was just in their website yesterday checking to see how to get cooling seats. If there's any vehicle that needs cooling seats, it's in a Jeep.

[@22rklv]

Great info here! Thank you! Really looking forward to the Banks Derringer review!

[@TrailRecon]

Had to hold off on the banks after getting a check engine light (before I installed it), everything all clear now... coming soon.

[@7sinscustoms]

Them TRAILRECON seats look amazing. Gonna order me a set after the LINE X interior is done. Thanks from MANGO

[@NathanGilmer]

Love it man! I’ll have to do this someday in my TJ.

[@abqcrutch]

I just bought a new Ram 1500 bighorn with cloth seats. Been thinking about getting leather seat covers. I'm going to check out Katzkin here in a few. Thanks HMCM!

[@AmenMoto]

Best Jeep channel on KZbin.

[@Gustav92069]

Thanks, Brad, this is awesome, I'll give them a call, I have my 03 Ford F250 Truck that needs new seats.

[@anulfadventures]

I love the smell of a saddle shop!

[@StubProductions]

Perfect timing. I would love to put some of these seats in a 4Runner.

[@TrailRecon]

I've never seen custom seats in a 4Runner... would be super cool!

[@arcanum3882]

Exactly what I want to do with my 4Runner, hoping this video is compatible

[@yenkodavi3573]

at least you have a reliable car!! not this crysler POS!! 👏🏽👏🏽🤣🤣

[@christopherseba5937]

Nice video and great source, I'm sho p ping for my next new vehicle, hopefully I can find a good deal on a Jeep Grand Cherokee for my 1st overlander. Once I get my ride I'll be checking out these people for sure! 👍🤩

[@praack4563]

Amazing how things change, in the 70's i worked in a leather factory, the highest job (other than designer) was the Cutter. - during this video i never saw a cutter, sewers yes other than that machines, laborers but machinery took the other jobs. On the plus side you have a US Factory - the factory i worked at was moved south then to the far east.

[@Kliffy77]

They look beautiful congratulations, My issue with Wrangler & Gladiator seats is comfort changing the look and feel is good but what about bolstering and comfort?

[@96applemac]

Awesome vid! Love how your Jeeps are always clean :) Can you do a vid on how you clean yours? Thanks!

[@TrailRecon]

Thanks! I'm no detailers, just a little elbow grease...

[@paulgalli6433]

One of the first mods I went with was the Katzkin

[@Voongi]

I slight glimpse of the new paint job on the top of the silver Jeep. I was hoping to see the whole thing. From what I saw it looks great though.

[@justinotherig]

Cooling!

[@Donnut123]

Dang it Brad! I just went out and bought leather conditioner for my stock leather seats!

[@DMH51]

Added Note: Now I'm just waiting for a quote. I'm looking at doing the cross sticking in the center with the red leather. That works for me.

[@kennysantiago71]

Great video & thank you for sharing! Can u also do a video on your exterior stickers u replaced. I see on your hood you replaced Rubicon with Trailrecon in black lettering/red highlights. I have a Jeep 392 & I hate bronze. Looking to change the Rubicon badge with red highlights. Thanks in advance

[@georgemedeiros4572]

Oh…I think my wife is beginning to dislike me watching these videos 😂 j/k. Absolutely love how the Diesel seats turned out 👊🏼🔥 thinking that would look good with my EagleOne graphic. 🤔

[@joshritchie_media]

At some point I want to swap out the entire seats in my TJ. Looking at PRP because I want to have harnesses as well

[@mikebiron7339]

Been a fan of Katzkin since the 90's and Chip Foose using them in his builds. Always looked great. Unfortunately for me, they are out of my price range but maybe some day when I sell that kidney.....LOL

[@awdgsx415]

Pretty cool how they make the custom leather seats. I don't think I would ever do this for my jeep but I thought of maybe refreshing the leather on my bmw, too bad they don't list that on their website :(

[@7immmmy]

Hi from Australia, Brad! 😁

[@TrailRecon]

Hello there!

[@Wolf9326]

Is the plaid material an option? I couldn’t find it on the website but if it was I would buy these immediately!

[@KM-ru4fm]

Can't believe jeep hasn't made a/c seats an option yet. My 2012 f-150 has them and they make a huge difference

[@MrEroh]

Any insights on whether the extra 1/2” of padding Katzkin uses adds enough comfort. Our Willys is my wife’s daily driver and our RV’s toad. The seats are not comfortable for longer drives. We are upgrading to Katzkin and wondering if more padding is necessary.

[@blackpearl8800]

Looks amazing!!! How does the cooled seats feel? My truck cools fast and keeps working just wondering if it was worth the price difference for both heated and cooled. Looking at custom seats for my 2014 rubicon too.

[@TrailRecon]

The cooling seats are nice, but don't seem to cool as fast as my Ram seats, the heated seats in the winter will be huge!

[@davidevans2585]

Would love more info on the fact your JK seats are now heated and cooled. If ever there was an option for something in an open Jeep on a hot day, and that’s cooled seats.

[@paulaenglebert1540]

thinking about installing one of these and I have a question about the apps - can you add apps to it? I saw gaia on one of the screens, and wondering how that works - does the radio need to connect to your phone/tablet to use gaia or does it store info directly in the radio?

[@BillCourt]

Did you do the rear seats in each vehicle? Any photos? Thanks

[@12Bravojeepstuff]

Totally unrelated but could you do a tire review on the Maxxis Razor AT811?

[@timcapuchino3563]

I have a 2021JL Wrangler I looked all over for a front and rear tubular bumper that’s chrome any ideas where I can look or find them? Thank you

[@Rocketjay12]

They look great! How much $$$?

[@BennyTygohome]

Question about the"cooling" and heating option from katskin, if the JL already had heated "cold weather" seats, did katskin disable that when adding their own heated/cooling elements with their covers? Or does katskin wiring harness tie into jeeps cold weather package somehow? In other words, if ordering a new jeep JL and if also planning to then order katskin cooling/heated elements with their skins, would it make better sense to omit the factory cold weather package if katskin will be bypassing it?

[@KansasSlim64]

Whatever they do within the heated seats, you’d still have heated seats. The greatest loss if you dumped the cold weather package in my opinion would be the heated steering wheel. My wife’s Cherokee has it, plus some rentals I’ve had. The heated wheel is the bomb! So be careful what you ask for…

[@TrailRecon]

The heated seats are still tied into the oem wire harness, so no extra switches. I was told that they are not able to do cooling in all vehicle and the included the JL, otherwise I wold have opted for them.

[@Xtremeproducts]

I would like to get custom made seat covers for my MB GLB 2023 with a 3rd row.

[@ianmburke]

10:40 @chrisfix would be so happy to know that you have found the proper 'solution' soapy wadder 🙌🤣

[@itsadinosawr8814]

It says it’s airbag compatible but you mentioned in the episode that they took out the airbags. Does that void the airbag’s warranty/ability to function?

[@steamboatandwilly4749]

My wife just said “He’s like the mr Roger’s of Jeeps” I’d take it. 👍

[@jerrycrawford6123]

I recall a video of your previous Katzkin install on the JK. Interested in auctioning those to benefit Team Rubicon?

[@StubProductions]

How you like the cooled seats? Did they have to run additional wiring to power?

[@TrailRecon]

There nice and yes, they run all the wires and install the switch

[@DrewToner]

Second!!

[@user-cg7cc7zj3e]

These are probably better than the now bought out prp cover brand, after a few months the front prp covers are already showing wear. They were being babied too. Bestop ruined PRP, may have to look at these for replacements in a year or so.

[@BucksMom218]

Yes! This! Thank you! Love your videos! 😊😎

[@TrailRecon]

You are so welcome!

[@duoglide69]

😎

[@brandonsmith5182]

What did you do with the original seat covers?

[@ralfhiller9043]

Brad, can you just choose between a few patterns and colors or is pretty much everything possible? Also is full leather (no vinyl) an option? Do they offer the home installation only in California ur nation wide? Jeeps are looking amazing. Any reason the JK did not get the trailrecon logo on the seat?

[@TrailRecon]

There are lots of options, but I do think each vehicle only has a set amount of patterns. Over 65 colors for leather and I believe even more for vinyl. Yep, you can do a full leather kit. Not sure about what states they do and do not cover.. hope that helps.

[@ralfhiller9043]

@@TrailRecon awesome, thank you for your detailed reply Brad, this helps a lot! Looking forward to the next Jeep and Power Wagon episodes! Have a great weekend!

[@LarryRichelli]

Could I get your stock ones. I wanted a manual trans so I had to get a low end 2021 rubicon and it has cloth seats.

[@Frostytravels]

hmmm I just spoke with Katzkin and was advised no cooling seats for the gladiator. 2022 is my year....any suggestions. I really want cooling in my seats.

[@982500h]

Does adding the Katzkin guarantee the OEM & DoT level of seat airbag reliability? Since Wranglers still don't have side airbags, the seat airbags are a very critical safety system in these vehicles. My understanding is that OEM seats have a very specific method of sewing the seams for proper force & speed of bag deployment and tested to work properly.

[@dshayter]

Hello! Katzkin's product is engineered with the same materials as the OEMs use to ensure that original safety and OCS systems work just like factory. We also do airbag testing to ensure that.

[@fishtacoma]

Third!!

[@kimstiles1197]

Can you send me the exact? I have a firecracker red Rubicon and I love these seats.

[@zodac1976]

Would have been really helpful if yall showed how to disassemble the JL/JT front seat uppers. Literally no one shows how to disassemble the front seat uppers.

[@apexpredator_jku]

PRP > Katskinz. You can get a pair of custom Enduro Elites for cheaper than Katskinz seat covers plus they bolt right on

[@TrailRecon]

Unfortunately PRP doesn't allow you to use your oem seat airbags

[@mrderek800]

I would be very interested to see a video on why you went this route instead of just getting custom seats from PRP? @TrailRecon.

[@TrailRecon]

I've installed some PRP seats in other vehicle and they are good, but I prefer the features and function of the OEM.

[@AustinH7]

I want some plaid seats

[@TrailRecon]

I love the plaid, but unfortunately they only do those for special builds like the Jeep concepts.

[@buttcheezemo]

So...what does doing the seats cost?

[@chrisbanks3175]

My JL was around $1600.

[@bootmender]

👍❤️👍❤️👍❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🤗

[@myblujl7503]

One of the biggest complaints about my Jeep is the long distance comfort. I have the fabric seats and after an hour, things get really bad. I was looking at Katzkin. Do you think these covers would help out with that?

[@daveeroh]

Myblujl, did you give Katzkin a try? This is my exact problem too. Trying to find out if they will solve the numb butt after 200 miles problem.

[@myblujl7503]

@@daveeroh Not yet, but its high on my mods list for sure. We also have a local installer here in the Seattle area.

[@joebruiser7167]

First!!!

[@UGotTheFunk]

You could tell he didn't even believe what he said about there not being enough cows. Such a PR statement lol.

[@45auto]

What becomes of the little leather dots?

[@TrailRecon]

hmmm... that's a good question, I should have asked

[@fooc5690]

Can let me know how to remove console armrest cover

[@erickdiaz6152]

Does the leather really make the seats noticeably more comfortable/soft?

[@TrailRecon]

yes, the leather is much softer than what came stock. If you've ever been to a leather store and felt the difference between hard cheap leather and soft supple leather you'll know what I'm talking about.

[@erickdiaz6152]

@@TrailRecon wow interesting. Did you find that translated to long roadtrips being more bearable?

[@daveeroh]

@@erickdiaz6152 my exact question too.

[@richardkurtz9661]

I'm wondering how much these cost.

[@UGotTheFunk]

You dont like the vendor you used before anymore?

[@Kimstar20]

Is it expensive?