Upgrading the rear seats

[weeds]

With the kids getting older I would like to give them more comfort for our trip next year

I remember a member 'justinc'?? Has disco seats in a county......would love to see some pics

What other options are out there

I don't want to spend a gazillion dollars

[Ranga]

Not sure if it would help much, but when I was getting sheepskin seat covers for the front, I noticed the kids seats were horribly hard - basically just about 3mm of crap foam over hard plastic. I got sheepskin covers made for them also, and they were surprisingly good at adding comfort. Maybe worth a try, rather than swapping the whole seat?

[jimr1]

Hi weeds , When we take our grand kids with us on trips , we always put a couple of pillows in the back , also we brought two of those dvd 's that fit on the head rests , that helps keep them quiet . I just brought and fitted some of those folding drink holders as well , they screwed onto the back of the centre box :) jimr1

[weeds]

we have a 14yo, 13yo and 10yo

four weeks sitting in the back of the defer

might drop up to M R to see if i can borrow a D1 seat to check its fit........

[jimr1]

we have a 14yo, 13yo and 10yo

four weeks sitting in the back of the defer

might drop up to M R to see if i can borrow a D1 seat to check its fit........
That's a fair call , now I understand 3 teenagers , for 4 weeks travelling in the back of a Defender . Those seats are not designed for that , I'd be looking for something better as well ,good luck . Have a great trip ,jimr1:)

[rangietragic]

Maybe its just my worn out body,but i find the back seats in my deefer no worse than my d2 rears that everyone says are hard.As for fronts we went from maryborough to the daintree and back a few years ago and had no problem with deefer fronts.Mind you my l322 seats are much better:p.

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Retro fitting new style defender rear seats into a 1991 county 110 - YouTube

[flagg]

I have the county rear seat but it has been recovered with thicker foam. It would not be hard to do. If it is just for a trip you could make a foam sandwich and place it under a generic cover to hold it down.

[chewy7]

I'm going to attempt to fit up a Disco 2 rear set with the 60/40 split into the back of my 97 130. Will post up with some pics on initial fitment. If it fits between the doors, then its perfect. You can basically do anything with the brackets :)

[Ranga]

These would need engineer certification I imagine?

[BilboBoggles]

we have a 14yo, 13yo and 10yo

four weeks sitting in the back of the defer

might drop up to M R to see if i can borrow a D1 seat to check its fit........


What do you do for seat belts in the center rear - do you live with just a lap belt?

IT's the seat belts that worry me the most. I believe you can retrofit MY07 model rear seats that include a full lap sash belt in the rear. I think that will be the only way to do this as any other option will still only have a center rear lap belt. I am fairly sure that unless the center seat is designed for a lap sash you cannot retrofit it, and I think most other alternative seats I've seen are only lap in the center.

Currently my kids (8,6,4) are using a child harness in the center rear, and that's OK for next 3-5 years, but once they outgrow that then I'll probably have to trade the TD5 on a MY07 7 seater. Or else hunt up a rear seat from a MY07 and retrofit... (I'm not too keen on the wheel arch mods required to do it properly though.)

[chewy7]

What do you do for seat belts in the center rear - do you live with just a lap belt?

IT's the seat belts that worry me the most. I believe you can retrofit MY07 model rear seats that include a full lap sash belt in the rear. I think that will be the only way to do this as any other option will still only have a center rear lap belt. I am fairly sure that unless the center seat is designed for a lap sash you cannot retrofit it, and I think most other alternative seats I've seen are only lap in the center.

Currently my kids (8,6,4) are using a child harness in the center rear, and that's OK for next 3-5 years, but once they outgrow that then I'll probably have to trade the TD5 on a MY07 7 seater. Or else hunt up a rear seat from a MY07 and retrofit... (I'm not too keen on the wheel arch mods required to do it properly though.)

The Disco 2 Rear seat has a built in centre seat belt, which comes from the back of the seat. And the left/right belts are held on from the pillars. :cool:

[Leyland1980]

I have seen a South African site the shows a mod to fit the original defender fronts into the back of a 110. Only gives you 4 seats though.

[86mud]

This is something that I am looking as well Weeds...even though my boys are only 5 and 7 but in the 130 (1998 model), there are no headrests in the back and a couple of times now I have taken off from a standing start and my older son has cracked in head on the rear window frame.... (300Tdi power!!)

I was originally looking at fitting later model seats at least to get some headrests, but the mounting frames are different....

so am stumped.

sorry...I haven't provided any help at all

Cheers
Andrew

[frantic]

Do exmoor trim in the UK make headrest for the bench seat?

[pannawonica]

I have seen a South African site the shows a mod to fit the original defender fronts into the back of a 110. Only gives you 4 seats though.


Yes that is exactly what I wish to do now I have the Scheelmans in the front. However I have been out of action for about 4 months and still playing catchup.:D

[Leyland1980]

Yes that is exactly what I wish to do now I have the Scheelmans in the front. However I have been out of action for about 4 months and still playing catchup.:D

http://acidhawk.co.za/rearseatmod

Lowering the Rear Seats | AcidHawk.co.za (http://acidhawk.co.za/lowerrearseats)

[c.h.i.e.f]

I must be back to front as I would love to trade my pumas rear seats for county rear seats :eek: I find my county's bench seat considerably more comfy than my pumas and the seating position way better too...everyone that sits in my defenders complains about the rear seats comfort/space whereas never hear 1 complaint when in the county :eek: what I wonder is if there's any rear seats out of another car that fit the new defenders ?

[tbdefender]

clarke rubber and some new foam would have to be the easiest and cheapest option by far. no engineering/police issues and keeps it uniform looking.