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dag019
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Adding this thread link here regarding second row seatbelts so everything is in one place: LINK
My station wagon currently has no rear seatbelts fitted but clearly did at some point. I am trying to work out what I need to get proper inertia reel seatbelts in the second row of seats. As I do more research I am coming to the conclusion that the rear seatbelts in mine would originally have been static belts. Obviously no use for a child seat which is the main reason for needing a station wagon!
My station wagon currently has no rear seatbelts fitted but clearly did at some point. I am trying to work out what I need to get proper inertia reel seatbelts in the second row of seats. As I do more research I am coming to the conclusion that the rear seatbelts in mine would originally have been static belts. Obviously no use for a child seat which is the main reason for needing a station wagon!
dag019
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Does anyone know if there are specific repair panels for the rear seat box parts of a station wagon tub? I could not immidiatly see anything on yrm and am happy o make up my own sections of Ali and glue/rivet into place if needed. But both side are in similar condition. Also have no idea what the cables are but they go to the rear inside the capping so are Definitly not original!
dag019
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LINK: EXTENDED 2ND ROW FOOTWELL TO REAR FLOOR UPSTAND, FRONT OF REAR TUB – LR DEFENDER 110 & SERIES 2/3 109″ (4 OR 5 DOOR).
LINK: FLOOR END CAPS, FRONT OF REAR TUB – LR DEFENDER 110 & SERIES 2/3 109″ (4 OR 5 DOOR)
Can anyone confirm if this looks like the correct parts to repair this? I will call/email YRM to confirm but as its Sunday they are not open until tomorrow. Also if it is has anyone replaced this piece and can share their experience? Looking at it I don't think I need to remove the tub to fit it. To rpelace this part I will need to remvoe th seats and the carpet whcih will give me a better visibility of the rest of the tub but the rear floor look sin good condition. Is there anything else on a station wagon tub that is likely to be equally oxidised that I should look at repairing (already ordered galv tub support for the rear floor)
yes, these are the parts you need.
you shouldnt need to remove the tub to repair, just cut out the old floor these should have tabs that slide into each wheel well and you can rivet into place.
there are some bolts for the seats that go through the front that go to the mid crossmember in front of the tub so you will want to replace this at the same time otherwise you will struggle have to bend to get it in later. this will give a lip for the middle floor to sit on you may have to drill holes for the retainers/nut plates.
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dag019
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many thanks for confirming, now added to my existing yrm order and some more work to complete. Do you know if these can be replaced without removing the tub? They look like they could at a glance, but I need to remove the seats first to properly inspect.
i editied my above reply with the extra info.
dag019
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The rear tub will be removed at some point and the mid crossmember replaced when it is fitted to my current hardtop vehicle which does not have one. But I want to as much of the tub rebuild in situ before I remove it as possible.
what do you mean bend later? The middle floor currently site on a lip i assumed this was part of what is being replaced with this new panel as that has also disintegrated at both ends. drilling holes is no problem, I was planning on fitting bolt rather than screws anyway as that is what I have done with my front floor panels.
Ah if your rebuilding the tub fully first then moving you will be fine on the crossmember side.
But you will want to be careful on a few points as YRM work to land Rover tollerances.
the C pillar is a right pain in the arse on a CSW as there are 3 bits that come together between the mid crossmember, C post and Tub floor.
Corner repair pieces
if you repair on the current vehicle and then move it you could have issues with clearance on the corner pieces unless you make it very slightly smaller to be safe but you could end up with a bigger gap on new car between the front of the tub floor and the c post. you may get a better looking repair doing those on the new car/later.
Front of tub repair pieces
There is a re-enforcment strip that runs on the underside of the front of the tub. not fitted to the repair section (check with YRM may have changed). be careful on its placement relative to the c post bracket when fitting to the tub you dont want the holes for the c post to go through/or close to the middle of the re-enforcement otherwise you wont be able to bolt it down properly.
Seat brackets front of tub
save the seat brackets they are hard to order i ended up getting Exmore trim seats as couldn’t wait any more, to get new seat brackets for the older style low/folding seats was on back order for 6 months and couldn’t get an eta in all that time.
When i did mine i watched the land rover assembly video on youtube and built mine up in the same way, i got a real appreciation for land rovers line workers as nothing ever lines up.
the replacement piece wont have holes in the lip for floor (i don’t think, YRM may have changed)
By bend was more for if you changed mid crossmember with tub in situ, you have to bend the front of the tub up to get crossmember in (YRM do a kit where the crossmember is in pieces so you can slide in) but probably not needed for what your doing. LR workshop have a video of fitting that will show if anyone needs.
dag019
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based on that IS it best to do the floor repair before refitting the sills or after? It was only when removing the sills I realised how bad the floor was so I currently have no sill/b/c pillar fitted and have the new fully galv one-piece ones ready to refit from YRM
I have ordered that part along with the other tub support crossmembers. That is the only thing I am planning on doing once the tub is removed before refitting to the other vehicle. i am trying to do everything else in situ so the swap over job is quicker. Rough plan is remove this tub, replace tub supports, remove hard top tub, bolt csw tub to chassis, drive away with a station wagon. If only it was that simple
. But the hardtop is my daily so want it off the road for a little time as possible.Which seat brackets are you referring to? Short term it will keep the seats that are currently fitted but when time and finances allow I would like at least the outers to be the high back version and they will come form exmoor trim. The current seat do need some work however as the retaining brackets for the back tilt, and whole seat tils are either bent or seized and the seats currently just move freely.
Depends on the finish your happy to live with.
rebuilding the tub on the new chassis with the c post in place would give you the ability to get everything spot on but cost will probably be 1/2 a day on change over and you may have issues with your paint work from fitting/drilling.
you only need 2mm each side to account for the +/-1mm on the other 3 bits if you wanted to pre build and you can use tiger seal to fill any gaps. will allways need a little anyway to fully seal.
I have ordered that part along with the other tub support crossmembers. That is the only thing I am planning on doing once the tub is removed before refitting to the other vehicle. i am trying to do everything else in situ so the swap over job is quicker. Rough plan is remove this tub, replace tub supports, remove hard top tub, bolt csw tub to chassis, drive away with a station wagon. If only it was that simple
Are you chainging the rear floor panel for a new YRM one?
if you are you will need the front together to hold tub square while repairing.
on fitting the YRM side assembly i got 4 bits of wood 2 for each side to set the front door gaps from the b pillar to the bulkhead (34 3/4") as per mike's (britrest) advice on Youtube. this will then help set your c post in the correct place (dont just assume the tub/c post fit 100%) I then put the toe panel in on the b post/chassis to hold it all in place to drill/final fit c post.
along the front of your rear tub there are 4 brackets for the seats the bolts will be hellish to remove but you will need to recover those 4 brackets and rust treat if you want to move the seats over. you can buy them but god knows when.
dag019
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Many thanks for the recommendation but after scraping off the sticker with a Stanley blade old fashioned purple meths happily removed the residue. I do not know why people like to stick things to the rear windows but it ost annoying. i do not know if it something everyone does or if it is just that the ones with things stuck to them are cheaper and I am too tight to spend lots of money on nicer ones. but the ones I fitted to the td5 90 i also had to remove stickers and poorly applied privacy tint from.Sticky stuff remover ..
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One window donw one to go, turned out ok even if I say so myself. I now just need to work out what the runners are (other than disintegrating) are they just a felt channel similar to the door tops?
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dag019
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Finally managed to fit the cappings today. Feels like a huge step forward as it was one of the four things on the original to do list (cappings, sill/bpillar, paint, doors - with rear floor added as a fifth during work). Although the others are all in progress to get one finished is a good feeling.
I also managed to clean down and sand the sides and back ready for a paint. But need to fit the sb/c pillars first so the rovers also get painted. This did uncover one of my biggest pet hates which is body filler. In my option it has no place on a land rover which should wear its marks from 30 years of use with pride. I have sanded down and feathered the edges where parts had cracked off, I have no intention of adding more but also do not want to remove everything back to bare metal.
Whilst I am complaining about the state previous owners have left it in I am just going to leave this picture here with no comment!
I also managed to clean down and sand the sides and back ready for a paint. But need to fit the sb/c pillars first so the rovers also get painted. This did uncover one of my biggest pet hates which is body filler. In my option it has no place on a land rover which should wear its marks from 30 years of use with pride. I have sanded down and feathered the edges where parts had cracked off, I have no intention of adding more but also do not want to remove everything back to bare metal.
Whilst I am complaining about the state previous owners have left it in I am just going to leave this picture here with no comment!
