Perforated Leather on Ram - good thing?

[gschindel]

Hi
Anyone have experience with ram's perforated leather seats? - the ones with air conditioning. I found a 2014 1500 with these and am wondering how the holes affect the longevity.
Thanks much.

[Cummins12V98]

NC Hauler wrote:

jerem0621 wrote:

transamz9 wrote:
They don't offer black leather in the Longhorns do they? I just can't do the Tan or Saddle. To me it looks dirty all the time.

X2. Cowboy themed trucks don't appeal to me personally.... Nothing wrong with them... Just not appealing..,

LTZ Chevy.... Now we are talking 😉

I owned 4 LTZ Chevy's...last one I looked at was a 14'....chevy is a great looking truck, but unless you've actually looked at the interior of the Ram Longhorn and set in it and drove it, then it may be a little more appealing than what are making it out to be...I felt the same way about the Dodge/Ram trucks at first, but changed my mind after setting in one for the first time.

and again, the dark brown interior, don't see how one looks at it and it "appears dirty all the time"....:h

Don't buy a Grand Cherokee Limited either...pretty much "cowboy theme" to it also....high grade leather like in the Longhorn.

YEE HAW!

[NC_Hauler]

jerem0621 wrote:

transamz9 wrote:
They don't offer black leather in the Longhorns do they? I just can't do the Tan or Saddle. To me it looks dirty all the time.

X2. Cowboy themed trucks don't appeal to me personally.... Nothing wrong with them... Just not appealing..,

LTZ Chevy.... Now we are talking 😉

I owned 4 LTZ Chevy's...last one I looked at was a 14'....chevy is a great looking truck, but unless you've actually looked at the interior of the Ram Longhorn and set in it and drove it, then it may be a little more appealing than what are making it out to be...I felt the same way about the Dodge/Ram trucks at first, but changed my mind after setting in one for the first time.

and again, the dark brown interior, don't see how one looks at it and it "appears dirty all the time"....:h

Don't buy a Grand Cherokee Limited either...pretty much "cowboy theme" to it also....high grade leather like in the Longhorn.

[cummins2014]

Cummins12V98 wrote:

HouseApe wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

HouseApe wrote:
Issue is you can't get a 6 seat longhorn. Other then the the color and the embroidery what's the difference?

Confused about your question.

"can't get a 6 seat Longhorn":h Yeah, I'm confused also unless he means you can't get a 6 passenger Longhorn...if so, the Laramie I had wasn't a "6 seat" either....but not sure what is being said.

I was stating a fact. When I was looking for a new truck to replace my 07 I didn't even look at the Longhorns because you can not get 6 seats.
Since I never sat in one or looked at them on the lot I ask a question.

Well don't ever test drive a LongHorn because you will be driving a 5 seater!:B

What ? Do they put in a different motor . Bling does sell thats a fact.

[cummins2014]

transamz9 wrote:
They don't offer black leather in the Longhorns do they? I just can't do the Tan or Saddle. To me it looks dirty all the time.

I hear you there, I'm the same, but if I knew before hand what crappy seats MY truck had, I might have considered the Longhorn, just to save the hassle, if in fact they are any better.

[cummins2014]

FishOnOne wrote:

up2nogood wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
YES. They are air conditioned!!!!!

3.5 years and no problems. 15 LongHorn on order will have them.

I have the same seats, the drivers seat is becoming separated from whatever its attached to , big bubble in the center of the bottom seat, passenger side the front attachment will not stay attached ,if someone is riding with shorts on it rubs the heck out of the back of their legs, two trips to the dealer for that one still no solution. What it ends up to be is that they either replace the bottom portion or I can take it to a upholstery shop ,and have it hog ringed. New drivers seat on order still waiting. Drivers side rear seat side attachment comes loose, same attachment problem as the passenger front seat, it has been pushed back into place so far so good.

Overall very poor seat construction. Very well documented on the Cummins Forum about the attachment on the front of the seats, this is not an isolated problem. The heated portion is almost undetectable on the low setting ,high setting is somewhat better, no where near the comfort level from our other vehicles , this is also another complaint on the Cummins forum.
But heck so far no problem with the passenger rear side, time will tell.

Here's another video on the seats in these trucks...

Link

Thanks for the link, exact problems I have with my front seats, the drivers side is going to be replaced. I could care less about whether its leather, vinyl or whatever, it would just be nice if the seats would remain together instead of coming apart.

I keep hearing all the bragging about these new Ram interiors, not sure there is a whole lot to brag about, as in a lot of things these days , a lot of bling. The same company builds the Longhorn, I can't believe there is that much better quality put into them, but some tend to stay quiet about such things after all the hype they put into their trucks. The Cummins forum brings it all out, so pretty tough to hide .

[jerem0621]

transamz9 wrote:
They don't offer black leather in the Longhorns do they? I just can't do the Tan or Saddle. To me it looks dirty all the time.

X2. Cowboy themed trucks don't appeal to me personally.... Nothing wrong with them... Just not appealing..,

LTZ Chevy.... Now we are talking 😉

[Cummins12V98]

NC Hauler wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
I thought I wanted a Laramie but after looking at my Parents LongHorn then looking at the Laramie's I told the salesman lets forget the Laramie and look at LongHorns.

There is a huge difference in the quality of leather!

There are times when it would be nice to have seating for six but the console overrides that option.

BUT the console can carry a PILE of stuff and if one doesn't need seating for 6, to me, the console is a bonus for all that it offers in conveniences.

Yea we really like the console!

[Cummins12V98]

HouseApe wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

HouseApe wrote:
Issue is you can't get a 6 seat longhorn. Other then the the color and the embroidery what's the difference?

Confused about your question.

"can't get a 6 seat Longhorn":h Yeah, I'm confused also unless he means you can't get a 6 passenger Longhorn...if so, the Laramie I had wasn't a "6 seat" either....but not sure what is being said.

I was stating a fact. When I was looking for a new truck to replace my 07 I didn't even look at the Longhorns because you can not get 6 seats.
Since I never sat in one or looked at them on the lot I ask a question.

Well don't ever test drive a LongHorn because you will be driving a 5 seater!:B

[NC_Hauler]

HouseApe wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

HouseApe wrote:
Issue is you can't get a 6 seat longhorn. Other then the the color and the embroidery what's the difference?

Confused about your question.

"can't get a 6 seat Longhorn":h Yeah, I'm confused also unless he means you can't get a 6 passenger Longhorn...if so, the Laramie I had wasn't a "6 seat" either....but not sure what is being said.

I was stating a fact. When I was looking for a new truck to replace my 07 I didn't even look at the Longhorns because you can not get 6 seats.
Since I never sat in one or looked at them on the lot I ask a question.

The "wording" you used was misunderstood by me...not trying to be a smart aleck, if you read it, it looked like you were stating something about not having 6 seats...BUT, I did figure you meant it wouldn't seat 6 people AND you are correct due to the console.

no offense meant, I just didn't understand your post.. I apologize.

[cummins2014]

mpierce wrote:

HouseApe wrote:
Issue is you can't get a 6 seat longhorn. Other then the the color and the embroidery what's the difference?

A lot! First thing my wife said when we compared a Laramie to a Longhorn. The Laramie is much more vinyl like, while the Longhorn is heavier, much better quality of "leather" . Much better in the Longhorn.

You are right about the 6 person seating though. NA in Longhorn.

I have the 2014 Laramie, and the quality of the seats are terrible, ya they look nice, but thats where it ends. I certainly hope the Longhorn is better, but again anything would be an improvement.

I doubt the Laramie has any actual leather, probably all vinyl . could be some on the trim.

I have seen the results of body oil on real leather in a friends King Ranch not pretty, kind of sneaked up on him, and he has tried everything to clean it, and has been unable to. . Mostly on his console where he rests his arm. kind of a darker brown, and real dark where his arm rests.

[NC_Hauler]

transamz9 wrote:
They don't offer black leather in the Longhorns do they? I just can't do the Tan or Saddle. To me it looks dirty all the time.

Mine is a dark brown, (saddle?)...looks pretty good to me, it's darker and never noticed that it looked dirty, but keep mine clean.

[transamz9]

They don't offer black leather in the Longhorns do they? I just can't do the Tan or Saddle. To me it looks dirty all the time.

[HouseApe]

NC Hauler wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

HouseApe wrote:
Issue is you can't get a 6 seat longhorn. Other then the the color and the embroidery what's the difference?

Confused about your question.

"can't get a 6 seat Longhorn":h Yeah, I'm confused also unless he means you can't get a 6 passenger Longhorn...if so, the Laramie I had wasn't a "6 seat" either....but not sure what is being said.

I was stating a fact. When I was looking for a new truck to replace my 07 I didn't even look at the Longhorns because you can not get 6 seats.
Since I never sat in one or looked at them on the lot I ask a question.

[NC_Hauler]

Cummins12V98 wrote:
I thought I wanted a Laramie but after looking at my Parents LongHorn then looking at the Laramie's I told the salesman lets forget the Laramie and look at LongHorns.

There is a huge difference in the quality of leather!

There are times when it would be nice to have seating for six but the console overrides that option.

BUT the console can carry a PILE of stuff and if one doesn't need seating for 6, to me, the console is a bonus for all that it offers in conveniences.

[Cummins12V98]

I thought I wanted a Laramie but after looking at my Parents LongHorn then looking at the Laramie's I told the salesman lets forget the Laramie and look at LongHorns.

There is a huge difference in the quality of leather!

There are times when it would be nice to have seating for six but the console overrides that option.