Barricade Front seat covers review

[ljvsnyder]

Well received a set of Barricade front seat covers for a 2013 jeep JKU sport without side airbags (received them free to give a review, I tried not to let that skew the review. Initial assessment when I pulled them out of the box was the material fills very thin, but it is a poly cotton blend. Packaged is two seat, backs two cushion covers and 4 headrest covers.
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These are not waterproof seat covers like neoprene covers nor are they water resistant, that was a little disappointing. Should do fine for covering worn or stained seats.
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Comes with simple but easy to follow instructions.
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[ljvsnyder]

Install is easy the driver side seat cushion has two slits that allow for the seat belt and height adjuster to go through. The back attachment piece has to fit between the back and bottom cushion, it is a very tight fit as there is a ridge piece at the bottom of the back. There are two straps on the sides and one on the front that are run to the back of the cover to tighten the bottom cushion cover. You will need to thread the buckles, but that is pretty simple.
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The back cover fits very tight and is very hard to get the slit (right side for driver) over the recline handle. You do need to remove the head rest first and if you haven't done this before there are two buttons that must be pushed in to remove it, you will also want to recline the seat back to make it easy to get off. The back is held in place by three velcro straps that feed between the bottom and top portion and two velcro strips attached to the material on the back corners.
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There are 4 headrest pieces, one large and one small. I found the larger one to be the better fit for my 2013.
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Overall impression not a bad seat cover.

Pros: Not terribly expensive, fabric will breath well, easy clean up after a dusty day of trail riding, and easy install.

Cons: No access to the map pockets, thin material, subject to possible snags, for just a few more dollars you could get a full set of Smittybilt neoprene covers as of the date of this review (smittybilt has a promotion that seems to run often where you buy a set of fronts and receive a rear seat cover)

Would I recommend these sure, but there are other options. I would like to get a hold of other seat covers to compare these too. So if anyone has other seat covers and what to throw up some close ups of the material and fit and finish that would be great. If I were purchasing and time was of the essence I would probably save for a set of Trek Armor seat covers.

[Timmy]

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Ba haha, your Jeep looks as clean as mine, just the way it should be. My son told me "my friend's dad has a Jeep. I told him you don't care if yours gets scratched and you let us put our feet up on the dash or stand on the back seats with the top down, and he was like 'dang, my dad keeps his super clean and polished, your dad sounds cooooool.'" Ah yeah, if your going to polish your Jeep on regular basis, it is my personal feeling that you should have it taken from you for violating some type of Jeep Code Of Conduct.

[WhiteRavenRR]

Pull the man card!

[ljvsnyder]

I swear the grass and dirt have started to grow in the carpet. I vacuum it all the time, but it is like pulling velcro. My truck you could have eaten of the floor, the jeep just wants to stay dirty. She ain't pretty unless she is dirty. My co-worker has a jeep and it is cleaner than a new vehicle.