Leather Bench?

cuba65 · 07-16-2005, 07:27 PM

I'm looking to buy an '05 Titan CC LE 4x4,
and have noticed that some are available with a bench seat.
Is it leather?
Anyone have a picture?

Sammy Sandbag · 07-16-2005, 08:16 PM

Yeah, it's leather. I've seen one on the lot, looked pretty nice. Almost wish I had waited for an '05, but I kinda like my gated shifter too. It looks identical to the SE/XE bench, but leather of course. However, I seem to recall reading here that you don't get the heated seats with the bench option.

baseballfanz · 07-20-2005, 02:27 PM

No heated seats, also another factor to look at is no rear AC vents. My friend trade his 04 in for an 05 cause back seat passengers keep complaining about lack of air.

cuba65 · 07-20-2005, 08:19 PM

Yeah, I've decided that the bench is out of the question.
I'm gonna go with the leather captain chairs.
thanks for the reply.

cuba65 · 07-21-2005, 05:02 PM

Now I find out from another post that the back seats on an LE are not leather but vinyl! I beginning to wonder if the the LE is worth the extra $$

Sammy Sandbag · 07-21-2005, 05:11 PM

I can't tell the difference from the back to the front, plus the other features that are only available on an LE and all the other options that come standard.

BadMo · 07-22-2005, 10:56 AM

The leather in the Titan is pretty low grade. The only reason we got an LE was because we wanted the Air Bag pkg...and since the side airbags are in the front seats, it was going to be difficult to find aftermarket leather...had to have leather because of two kids....also knew we wanted to add the Utilitrack and the step rails, so that made us lean that way as well. I really like the look and functionality of the OEM step rails.

Although, I would argue agsint captain seats...the huge armrest on the bench, the ability to "walk thru" to the other side of the front seat, and the seating for 6, are great...plus you get a discounted price for the bench. I got rid of a Lexus with captains chairs and will not miss the fact that my arm would go numb on long trips because of those wimpy fold down arm rests!!

Final note...if cash and the airbags were not a consideration, I would yank the front seats on the Titan completely and go with something aftermarket...you'll find some people here that like the seats but I have to say they're some of the worst seats I've ever had in any vehicle...I'm 6'1" 235 and feel like I'm sitting on a boat cushion. I plan to get the PRG lift to help the rake issue, and then may look at modifying the seat a bit too.

markinho · 07-22-2005, 04:42 PM

I happen to like the leather bench in an LE CC for a couple of reasons:

1. You can seat six in your truck. My wife has a big Mexican family and it often happens that just having that extra seat makes a big difference for short trips. It's not like the good ole days where you could put extra people in the bed. Out here in California that's a ticket for sure if you put people in the back. It used to be a rarity to see a pickup with "captain's chairs" but now it's the opposite.

2. You pay $400 less for the LE CC.

3. There is more room without that shifter and center console when you go to "Inspiration Point" for a little private time with your sweetie...

But there are some potential disadvantages, too, with that there leather bench:

1. I don't believe that there are A/C vents going to the back seats since the center console was subtracted to put the bench in. Somebody can correct me on this curious subtraction, but if you want that working class front bench/people mover, you have to give up some high class luxuries in return, Hoss.

2. You don't get such a hefty armrest for your hulked-up arms you've worked so hard to get at the gym.