D4 front arm rests

[brad72]

As my wife has nowhere to rest her elbows when driving our D4 I have sourced some genuine black leather armrests from the UK, $500 landed.

Does anyone know if the standard seat frame has the threaded inserts to take the armrests? I can feel the hole through the leather where the rests would be fastened but have no way of seeing if a thread is there without lifting the seat cover.

thanks for your help

[RichardK]

Not sure.

Does that price include both seats? Console side only I presume.

Where have you sourced them from, I would also like a set.

Cheers

[brad72]

Richard, that is for both armrests shipped. The cost each is £95, total for both with shipping £295.

The company is this one Famous Four - Independent Land Rover Parts, Accessories, Sales & Servicing Specialist - Land Rover Parts, Land Rover Accessories, Land Rover Vehicle Sales, Servicing & Repair (http://www.famousfour.co.uk/)

[eddomak]

Richard, that is for both armrests shipped. The cost each is £95, total for both with shipping £295.

The company is this one Famous Four - Independent Land Rover Parts, Accessories, Sales & Servicing Specialist - Land Rover Parts, Land Rover Accessories, Land Rover Vehicle Sales, Servicing & Repair (http://www.famousfour.co.uk/)

I have been looking for these as well and checked out the website you mention above. Can't seem to find it using the site search nor in NewParts/D4/Interior/Seats and Fittings or NewParts/D4/Accessories?

Please can you offer any guidance / links? Thanks.

[brad72]

I emailed them and told them what I wanted and got a reply withing 12 hours. Very good service.

This is the guy i am talking to:

E-Mail CHRIS@famousfour.co.uk
Web. Famous Four - Independent Land Rover Parts, Accessories, Sales & Servicing Specialist - Land Rover Parts, Land Rover Accessories, Land Rover Vehicle Sales, Servicing & Repair (http://www.Famousfour.co.uk)

[juddo]

I am very interested in that too for my D3. It is the thing I miss the most going from the old Range Rover to the Discovery.

Please let us know how you go with it.

Matt.

[Discophil]

Absolutely! Would be very keen to fit to the D3 (fabric, not leather).

[oldsalt]

Oh... just slash the leather......and see if the threaded hole is there !!!
Put us out of our misery !!!
Seriously though I'd be interested as well - some armrests would be nice.

cheers

[brad72]

Oh... just slash the leather......and see if the threaded hole is there !!!
Put us out of our misery !!!
Seriously though I'd be interested as well - some armrests would be nice.

cheers

Believe me i'm tempted. I might just send a fiber optic camera up from the bottom

[sniegy]

Brad,
This is one thing i would love!
I have read a lot of the Disco3/Disco4.com replies & have yet to have a reasonable answer & put it into the "to do at a later date" basket.
In the UK the previous spec 10MY vehicle did have an option on a semi base model vehicle to do this, but i am to the belief that the seat base needs to be electric to have the correct upper section for the armrest to bolt to.
Again not exactly sure as the UK have many different models compared to us.
Dont slice anything yet as i will try to see if i can find any info out & if it can be done i will advise ASAP, most likely get a response next week tho'.

Cheers, Can see a group buy coming on here...:p

[TerryO]

The shipping costs seem very high for two arm rests given it doesn't cost that much more to air freight 5 x BFG A/T's from the US.

If you D4 owners find you can't fit the arm rests retrospectively and any of you have a D4 SE with a E-diff you want to swap for my HSE D3 with all the fruit give me a call. ;)

I love my armrests don't know how you guys survive without them! :wasntme: ...It would be terrible I reckon!

Who knows I might also throw in my D2a HSE then some lucky, soon to be ex, D4 owner could have two lovely silver Disco's with arm rests for the price of some skungy D4 without them. ;)

I'll leave now... :angel:


cheers,
Terry

[discojools]

I'd be up for a pair too for my D4 with black fabric seats.. Brad 72 , I'm sure you will let us know if they can be fitted to your seats when you know.

Discojools.

[101RRS]

Are these the same as the ones fitted to the RRS - if so I wouldn't waste your money. Mine are too narrow and too close to the seat to be comfortable and I just use the door casing top and the centre console - much more comfy.

Garry

[petera]

the arm rests on my 2011 D4 HSE spend most of the time in the up position; i don't think they are much use although the wife likes them.
Cheers,
Peter

[brad72]

I have to agree with you both, I never use the arm rests in my brothers RRS and I use the centre console in my D4. My wife will be the only one using them as when the seat is forward and up she has nowhere for her elbows.

[NomadicD3]

Hi Guys, i've been looking into this recently and, after asking alot of people, a nearby landrover guy says that a local upolhosterer custom makes them for landrovers. I'm off to check it out tomorrow, will get back with the outcome later.
cheers all

[NomadicD3]

Hi All,
I have spoken to a motor trimmer here in Perth about fitting after market arm rests to the front seats of the disco3. Apparently they order the fully adjustable arm rest out of Europe. Once they are here they cost $385.00 fitted. However they come in a standard black poly. If you want them trimmed in a matching leather {and i assume most of us will} it's another $100.00. This price is per arm rest. Now for our east coast friends, any motor trimmer can source and fit them. For Perth guys Gary Milane in east perth seems very familiar with them and they are his prices i have quoted. Apparently the seat has to be removed, then a reinforcing piece has to be bolted to the seat frame, hence the cost!!! :eek:. Also only the inner arm rest can be done as the outer will interfere with the seat airbag {kinda obvious i know but just thought i'd mention it}.
happy trails all

[weeds]

i noticed a mate around the corner has fitted an arm rest to the passenger seat only on his D4......matching trim ordered from the UK

after spending some time playing with some seats out of a classic rangie a bracket was design.....bobs your uncle

i wonder if he will be bothered with the drivers seat

anyways it looks the goods

[rwlse]

Ah yes. After following this post,I contacted Famous Four Parts UK. After a few email swops I quoted the vin number of the car and sortly afterwards recieved the two arm rests of matching trim.Cost $630.00 including freight and taxs etc
They came with a small screw washer and plastic cover.And there we have the problem. No mounting bracket to fit to the seat.Off to my faverit LR supplier (MR Automotive),and a quick look at the parts manual to show that the fitting seem to come as part of the seat.
After a little thought I aquired two old arm rests out of an early Rangie classic.
These I pulled apart and retrieved the mounting brackets.
The mounting brackets are of the same dia, and fit the inner whole of the arm rest the outer had to be machined down to 16mm .Cut 10 mm of the end of the bracket and drill and tap the end for the supplied fixing screw.
Next ,disconect the battery and remove the seat. Peel the cover of the back of the seat up to reviel the mounting point of the seat.Offer up the fitting drill two holes into the seat and bolt the armrest mounting to the seat.Reasemble the seat cutting a hole in the fabric where the bracket is .
Fit seat
back in the car and fit the arm rest.

[AMJAM]

I just had mine fitted when I bought the car along with the electric seats. I have to say they are very comfortable and I use mine all the time. They are never in the up position

[rwlse]

Yes I think it is worth the effort.
The arm seems to naturally fall apon the arm rest.

[Lukeis]

Just to revive an old thread..

Did anyone find a cheap and easy way to retrofit arm rests into a D4?

I'm in Sydney and have a 2011 model with no arm rest but miss them terribly from my old FL2.

thanks, Luke