How is your cloth interior holding up?

[D-n-Tyke]

Just like the title says, how is your interior?
I know Chevy had had a problem with the cloth seats were the bolsters and such wore out quickly and then you had that great faded worn threw seat look going on in a otherwise great looking truck. Any one seeing this happening in the new trucks?

[Alli-max]

62,000 miles, a little over a year old, and all good except for the hole I punched with my knife.. :mad:

[TxDoc]

71,000 miles on a 97--no holes, stains, burns or wear, even on the arm rests. Cool in the Summer and Warm in the Winter. Will get it again!

[MaxRock]

D-n-Tyke, First let me welcome you to a great board. I hope you get as much enjoyment and information out of it as I have.

I have a '02 CC with cloth...to new to give an answer on durability. However, my wife has a '00 Tahoe with 50k miles and we have 2 kids. I cleaned it this past Sunday and the material still looks new, spills clean easy (and there have been quite a few) and it is holding up very well. And like TxDoc says "Cool in the Summer and Warm in the Winter".

Good luck...
MaxRock

[DSLPOWR]

My 3500 is almost up to 28,000 miles now and the cloth is holding up well, not alot of miles but being used for wrecker service is not cake for these trucks, getting in and out all the time wears the seats out fast. I did however notice that the lower portion for the seatbelt itself is fraying. :confused:

[SDWA]

I have found that the "velour" seems to be a little "fragile" or at least has a long-term memory; if I put anything on the back seat that has an "edge" to it, the indentation/mark in the seat texture stays there, it can't be brushed out.

Anyone have a fix for this? Steam it?

Scott

[odoh]

I avoid the issue by putting slip covers over the seats. odoh

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[BradL]

My experience with my '01 with 29,000+ miles is that the cloth has held up very well, but the cloth seats are not nearly as good as the leather as far as comfort - the leather seat has better/more padding that is firmer and supports better. I think the best combination would be cloth over the leather seat insides.

[DieselsRule]

So far so good had leather in the 96 Sierra and in the 98 Yukon -- although the heated seats were nice when it was cold, durability sucked. Both trucks the driver seat looked like hell with the leather spliting down the outboard side of the seat for no reason. My neighbors 95 and 98 Yukes did the same. His 00 Expedition has no wear what so ever. He's a big guy at 260+, I'm not all that big around 200. I'll stick with the cloth.

[MAXed Out]

Now I see why the aftermarket seat cover manufacturers are so busy!

[Maverick]

71,200 miles on the 15 month old 3500 so far. It seems the fabric has streched a bit from my posterior. It kind of bunches up a little but is holding up well so far. I do alot of in and out myself. tongue.gif

[NutNbutGMC]

With my step boards, running boards, or whatever they are called (stone guards) I try to actually step in and out of my seats, in lieu of sliding in and out across the seat cloth. I have an 87 model GMC as well and the seats are just beginning to show wear. Same principle on the 87. Pick you butt up off of the seats and get in and out. :D