changing front seats

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malsgoing130

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• Feb 12, 2008

• #1

I'm 6'4" and looking to get into a 130 double cab and found space a bit tight!!! has any one moved the seat rails back and created enough space to get your foot off the accelerator and onto the brake. any advice would be welcome- cheers

 

Trewey

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• Feb 12, 2008

• #2

I' 6'4" too, so I know the problem!
These are good, but expensive.
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I raised my seats a bit higher and 3" further back by using a length of 1" box-section steel bolted down to the original seat bolt holes and up through the seat frame. I also fitted a smaller steering wheel - a big improvement.

Then, at a later date, I fitted comfier seats (these were from a Subaru Imprezza)

 

Eben

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Cape Town, South Africa

• Feb 12, 2008

• #3

I'm 6'6".

My solution was to remove the seats and drill holes 1" further back. I then cut through the lip behind the seats and made up a bracket using 2" angle iron that that the back of the seat bolts into.

This was in the days before Mud Rails...

 

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Barnstaple , Devon

• Feb 12, 2008

• #4

eben any chance of some pictures of that fella as i am the same height as you and weigh in at a slender 19" 4" !!!!!!!

Mucho thanx Adam x

 

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malsgoing130

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• Feb 13, 2008

• #5

thanks to all for the advice, I too one for a test drive today, pity i cant shift the seat before I buy!!! thanks again.

 

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SteveBot

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Surrey

• Feb 13, 2008

• #6

Ditto 6'4". I used Mud rails.

Easy to fit and work a treat (reduce legroom in the rear though). Cubby box a bit less useful as an arm rest though as it's now too low.

Fitted a new one from Mobile Storage Systems and had to raise it and move it back.

 

hughesy

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• Feb 13, 2008

• #7

Is there less room in a double cab than in a hardtop defender? I'm 6'4" and there's plenty of room in my 110.

 

defenderdavie

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south east scotland

• Feb 13, 2008

• #8

think there might be to make leg room fer rear seats
ave often thought it about 90 h,top vs 90csw

 

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• Feb 13, 2008

• #9

i see you all put about loosing some leg room in the back but for me the most important place and comfort zone would be twere the driver sits and then the passagers.