defender seat upgrade

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I just picked up a half leather heated seat set. They were cheaper than a leather trim kit and heaters from exmoor.
 
huffhuff said:
Yeah, come on. How easy? Will I get away with hardy lumpy tools and an angle grinder? Or will I need to show the world my pigeon poop welding?

I'm literally hovering over the buy it now button but want to know if it's a proper arseache.

Just on the off chance, does anybody want some rear seats and interior trim from an rx8? ;)
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Sorry, didn't see this.

I was able to fit them with my limited skills, so it can't be too hard. It went something like:

1. Cut brackets off RX8 seats
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2. Take existing runners off land rover seats, hammer the front retaining bit flat and take the bit off that slides them forwards and backwards whilst still leaving them locked in place
3. So the next bit I am not sure is quite man enough for the job, but time will tell I guess. The back end of the runners are bolted to threaded holes in the rx8 seat runners which is fine, as are the front ones. BUT the nuts for the front ones are only held onto the square hole in the front of the Land Rover runners. They gripped somehow so I have left them for now. I think eventually I am going to make a Y shaped piece of metal that I can slide into the end of the land rover runners.
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I also found that I didn't need the front spacers that were used on the land rover seats, it was comfier with them removed.

Oh and if you are using the same seats as me, watch out for the angle grinder. One spark makes a massive hole in the seats :(
 
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james6546 said:
Sorry, didn't see this.

I was able to fit them with my limited skills, so it can't be too hard. It went something like:

1. Cut brackets off RX8 seats

2. Take existing runners off land rover seats, hammer the front retaining bit flat and take the bit off that slides them forwards and backwards whilst still leaving them locked in place

3. So the next bit I am not sure is quite man enough for the job, but time will tell I guess. The back end of the runners are bolted to threaded holes in the rx8 seat runners which is fine, as are the front ones. BUT the nuts for the front ones are only held onto the square hole in the front of the Land Rover runners. They gripped somehow so I have left them for now. I think eventually I am going to make a Y shaped piece of metal that I can slide into the end of the land rover runners.

I also found that I didn't need the front spacers that were used on the land rover seats, it was comfier with them removed.

Oh and if you are using the same seats as me, watch out for the angle grinder. One spark makes a massive hole in the seats :(
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Thanks for this :) Think i'm going to try some kind of quick(er) release, either split-pins or wing-nuts. Hopefully picking the seats up this weekend so will have a look. About the back fixing in to square bits, if i'm imagining it right, could I just drill new holes and thread them?
 
huffhuff said:
Thanks for this :) Think i'm going to try some kind of quick(er) release, either split-pins or wing-nuts. Hopefully picking the seats up this weekend so will have a look. About the back fixing in to square bits, if i'm imagining it right, could I just drill new holes and thread them?
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Yeah, that would work I reckon. I don't have the kit to thread holes though. Or weld...
 
To add to this for when someone tries to fit these, I have worked out that if you slide the land rover runners back as far as they will go you can actually get a washer on, which stops the nut slipping through the square gap which is a result. So now the seats are fitted properly. :)

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I've fitted disco 2 seats before, very comfortable and quite easy to fit. Mine were electric but I removed all the gubbins from the bottom and bolted, using holes in the frame, a couple of pieces of angle iron then bolted those to the original defender frame. Not sure if there would be enough room for a middle seat as the bases are wider but a cubby box fits snug in there
 
I have had cobra monaco's fitted too. I found them comfy, ok if you're of the larger variety I can imagine they're not the easiest to get in/out off.
But I'm built like a racing snake so they was great for me :eek:

I've also had rr classic seats fitted and was also very comfy and still easy to get in/out off.
If all the covers wasn't knackered I'd have kept them in.
 
To be honest, I can't see the need to fit different seats. I personally find the front seats of my 90 to be pretty good- the backs are quite supportive, and once new base foams are fitted to replace the crumbling originals, they're fairly comfortable to sit on.:confused:
 
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