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Which Seats??

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muck_truck:
almost any seat will fit, but you may loose the center seat and cubby box if they are wider.

Ive just fitted some heated leather seats out of a volvo 960.  They are a little too big really but comfy and toasty warm  :D  and cost me 21 quid from ebay.

I had to cut inch and half of the runners, drill a couple more holes in the seat box and disable the side air bags but im glad i did.  Even though the standard seats are comfy these offer more support and you dont slide round everywhere.  I also made a new cubby box to fit in the gap.

if i was looking now id try and find some seats out of a coupe/3 door as the seats will tilt forward and the backs tend to be slimmer. ive got a aux fuse box and stuff so need access behind the seats easily.

I'll take a couple of pics tomorrow if it stops raining.

redhand:
My mate has a set of maestro sport bucket seats which he's planning to put in a morris minor. They are the exact same subframe as a defender the only thing that is missing is the mounting lugs that stick out of the end of the sliding rails.

Saffy:
I have followed this thread and was at one point shopping the market for bucket or sports recliners but now decided to chicken out by sticking with Defender seats.

I like the original seat for comfort, and the convenience of the removal bases. I test fitted a narrow cobra sports recliner and it felt totally wrong no matter what position, modifying the rails to suit and loss of easy access to the seat boxes doesn't seem like worth the effort. Sat in my mates 110 with his XR3i sports recliners and although comfortable seats my knees where hitting the steering column, was sitting about 3 inches higher than normal and was quite difficult to get out off. Retaining the easy access to the seat box is relevant to me as I have plans of fitting a MOD style underseat tank to the driver side as part of veg oil conversion, these tanks are filled from the top by removing the seat base (I have a CSW so fitting a 90 tank with neck filler is not a valid option).

So seeing my only gripe with my Defender seats is that they are dog eaten and stuffed with rags to fill out the missing foam I has thus ordered from Exmoor Trim a pair of retrim kits to replace the knacked foam bases and backs and a new covering of vinyl.



The seat are currently CSW cloth and we hate them and have always preferred the look and feel of the black vinyl defender trim, which is just as well as vinyl is the cheapest trim.

I am also considering getting a mudrail for the driver seat to gain more leg room.

redhand:
don't bother with the mudrails just buy some box section for a fraction of the price and make your own.

electricbluebadger:
I did the Range Rover Rear seat thing....Armrests , comfort etc etc (must be getting old :) )



and the added advantage with rear seats is I retain the 60/40 split so can still access the underseat battery box :)



some early trial fit pics, 9 months on still very happy although as said you do lose some space and sit higher although the 5ft 2" good lady loves it cos she can see over the bonnet a lot easier, fine for me at 5'10"... although I have a smaller wheel as well.

more details on the site...

Cheers Steve

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