Thread: Seats and Bull Bar, opinions required.

Originally Posted by redrovertdi

I do to many miles to be bothered with a manual Auto is highly reccomended and a cheap and easy conversion if your handy with the tools. Go for the full bar to and you can add scrub bars down the track if required

I'd love an auto, but I don't think that cheap or easy for the Puma 2.2 what auto would mate up? I spoke with Davis Performance Landies some time ago and he said you lose a lot of power when converting to auto?????
If there is an option out there I'm open to it.

A TDV6 and it's auto would be the go. Wonder what that engine and gearbox would set you back.

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redrovertdi - you got any photos how you attached passenger and driver these seats? i picked up a pair of these exact seats few weeks back for my defender just need to find time to fit. sat them in place couple of weeks ago and looks like will require only small modification to fit. would like to get the hinge on passenger seat too. i've got aftermarket seats in already.

Babs - wouldn't get too excited about the BMW seats, i've got an auto defender too and for them to be suitable you'll need a small steering wheel and i doubt the seating position would be at all suitable for a manual. they sit higher than standard defender seats, and to depress the clutch to the floor i reckon you'd have to be sitting quite close to the steering wheel. again - mine is an auto, but i reckon you'd need to consider that before you go spend any money. yes the autos are great too.

Originally Posted by redrovertdi

these are from an E36 bmw, arrived yesterday and just fitted in place of the sports seats i fitted a few years back, these are leather, the passenger seat is on hinges so i can get to the battery, the drivers seat is bolted down solid but slides back heaps to allow access under seat and i have a hinged side panel for access to the compressor, the centre cubby is not in the photo