Thread: Factory Recaro seats in new Defender

Simply said, the factory Recaros are in a league apart. And I say this after 5.5 years SVX ownership and 67k km.
They give much better support than standard or the relatively new upgraded Defender factory seats, and also much better than the often praised Scheelman seats which you find in some small numbers limited edition Defenders like the Black Pearl and the Hunter editions.
Good support, some people call it hard, but for longer trips, the firmness actually means that you arrive in better shape.
As they are relatively thin, I believe leg room is a bit improved too versus standard seats, and they are rather low mounted, so more headroom too and a better view out of the windshield.
If you buy them, know that Land Rover also offer dedicated seat covers for these Recaros. I have bought those for my SVX and very happy with them while the seats side leather is not getting damaged.
They are not difficult at all to get in and out, the sides are not that high.
If you want to see pictures of seats plus seat covers, there are plenty in my gallery on defender2.net. (my user name is ericvv there too)
Good luck, Eric

100% with Ericvv. 5.5 years of SVX ownership and just love the seats (& lots of other stuff) and so does the missus.

The seat are sooo good, supportive, comfy and look trick.

I'm about 3 hours south of you but if your down this way you are welcome to have a sit in mine.

Cheers

Awesome choice , I have them in my SVX and 114 ,000 kms later , i cant fault them. Everyone who sits in the passenger seat large or small , love them. I regularly travel 8 hours to my folks house and I always get out feeling good , whichis more than i can say for my Rangie seats or my old disco 2 seats. I also drive new discos and Rangie Sports on saturdays for work and my defender recaros are way better after 6 hours of driving . I have extension mods from Mulgo with mine , and they work well leg room wise. ( Only seats that I found better were the RR Vogue seats in my 03, but they were big and spacious)

I didn't know you could get factory covers for the seats , I will be investigating them. The seats are the most comfortable thing in the car , go for it.

SVX Recaros seat cover is Land Rover part number VPLDS0038

Can I ask how much extra they are as an option. I often wonder if I should have done this when we bought ours, especially now as the seat-back has shagged itself

I know to buy after market, they are very expensive

Does anyone know where to buy in AUS?

Originally Posted by jimb

Does anyone know where to buy in AUS?

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.

Yeah. I should have asked, dies anyone know where to get them in Australia, apart from Land Rover.

I have looked at some o/s sites. Which model is best or which model does the svx come with?