Front seats to hard

[Rangerider]

Hi all,
I have a 02-td5-s, that has 79,000 on it, But since I broke my hip and need a knee replacement, I find the front seats to hard on a trip, Does anyone know of a replacement seat that fits the existing mounts ? Or approx cost of having the seats redone ?. I tied some up market second hand disco seats but they are still fairly hard & harder to get in good condition. The only other alternative might be to sell it ( bit my tongue for that) :confused: All help will be much appreciated, Regards to all John

[Marmoset]

Have a look at some Range Rover Classic seats - I can't remember mine being as firm as the D2 seats when I had one all those years ago, and if anything's going to fit it should be them - they may need a little modification - I'm not sure if I've seen anyone do it on a D2, certainly been done on a D1 though.

[land864]

Hi John

Find a good local auto trimmer and consult him about refoaming/rebuilding yours.

I paid a bomb for Exmoor trim seats for our 02 Defender and put Subaru seats in our County to suit my wife's back.

We bought the Subie seats for a specific purpose but the seat bases needed 40mm taken from the front and a great local auto trimmer did that for us.

When I had an in depth discussion with him he advised me that it is possible for a good trimmer to rebuild seats to your specific needs.

[landkal]

find some seats that you find comfy then get boilermaker / metal fabricator to make up new spacer for new seat i used the original runners at fabed a H peice to fit the bolt holes on new seat and original runners should take more than a a couple of hours

[Capacious]

You could try some sheepskin seat covers first? I find they make a big difference.
Failing that as others have said an auto interior workshop could refoam and retrim your seats to make them more comfortable.

[northiam]

The ES/HSE models have electric seats with lumbar support (auto inflatable airbag in seat back). These seats are softer than standard too.

[Tombie]

The ES/HSE models have electric seats with lumbar support (auto inflatable airbag in seat back). These seats are softer than standard too.

Yes they do and no they are not softer...

I've had both...

[northiam]

Yes they do and no they are not softer...

I've had both...
Ok then... my butt got bigger since I replaced my standard seat model for an es one!

[Tombie]

Ok then... my butt got bigger since I replaced my standard seat model for an es one!

Mines always been big!

Pre and post swap.

[Rangerider]

To all that replied thanks very much for the advice, will try all, some one said recaro have good seats ?. Might be a long process. Regards John

[Franz]

Hi all,
I have a 02-td5-s, that has 79,000 on it, But since I broke my hip and need a knee replacement, I find the front seats to hard on a trip, Does anyone know of a replacement seat that fits the existing mounts ? Or approx cost of having the seats redone ?. I tied some up market second hand disco seats but they are still fairly hard & harder to get in good condition. The only other alternative might be to sell it ( bit my tongue for that) :confused: All help will be much appreciated, Regards to all John
Don't ever get leather D2 seats if you think yours are hard.

I think you'll find Recaro's are anatomically excellent but hard as well.

Cheers,

Franz