Thread: Factory Recaro seats in new Defender

Originally Posted by muddys1

I priced these 4 years ago from r/c not sure if i can say the name but large LRp arts co here in Oz, $8000 each was the quote for recaros

Make sure you clarify if they are factory installed or dealer installed. At that price I'm guessing that you've been quoted for dealer installed Recaros not factory installed.

Found a few in AUS suppliers, which I now remember I found sometime ago- but got lost on the models and lack of instant pricing feedback.

APT fabrication are selling the specialist model for $1700 + base / seat.

A web site called RECARO – Idealseat Company – Orthopaedic Seating Specialists – A new dimension in seating
has the range, and looks like the distributor for australian stockists.
Be keen if someone could identify which seat the SVX comes with from this site.

Curious if Recaro have a base that can be lifted off as the standard seat base does? and how it works in the SVX?

Can some SVX owners lashed some light?

RECARO Sportster CS ?


The web site
INTERIORS : Recaro Carbon Seat
seem to have a good idea and suggest it is a Sportster CS? or at leafs this is a good option and looks similar form the photos.


However on the AUS distributor web site this model looks different on the base. The sides are high and I can imagine difficult to enter-


I have attached a photo from the tune site. hopefully it attached

Originally Posted by ProjectDirector

You can get them from LR. Last year when I bought mine I thought I heard the sales guy saying they were ~$5000, I might be wrong but that is why I didn't include them as extra instead I ordered the premium leather.

Thanks to all who have replied, I get the message that these are worth having, I believe they are cheaper as a factory option but as some have mentioned it is hard to determine exactly which ones are fitted, or if these are a lower grade seat from the recaro range.
I'll post when I have better info

Originally Posted by jimb

RECARO Sportster CS ?


The web site
INTERIORS : Recaro Carbon Seat
seem to have a good idea and suggest it is a Sportster CS? or at leafs this is a good option and looks similar form the photos.


However on the AUS distributor web site this model looks different on the base. The sides are high and I can imagine difficult to enter-


I have attached a photo from the tune site. hopefully it attached

There the one's !

Same as SVX anyway !

Im sure all SVX are the same , thought I should mention it as i didn't see it in any of these posts. My seats are heated on the bottom piece. Great in winter !

I spoke to the guys from Ideal seats a couple of years ago at a 4x4 show..... They told me that the "Sportster CS" is very similar to the seat they supply to Landrover. He recommended the "Specialist M" model as a replacement for standard defender seats.

I think he said they had a sprung base as opposed to the the solid base of the sportster. But I could be wrong as it was a few years ago.

I think both seats were around the 2.2k each including the defender mounting adapter. Which did allow easy access to the seat boxes.

I believe you can buy direct through them (in melbourne) or one of there stockists, which include some opposite lock stores.

Originally Posted by camo1221

I think both seats were around the 2.2k each including the defender mounting adapter. Which did allow easy access to the seat boxes.

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That's a lot of money but you got my attention when you mentioned easy access to the seat boxes. Seat box access, while not an issue on a Puma is most important to me.