Rangie Leather Seats in a Defender? [Archive] - Australian Land Rover Owners

Gav110

30th January 2007, 08:30 AM

Anyone fitted Rangie or Disco leather seats in a 110? If so, what's involved - do you need to bolt on new mounts? No doubt you lose easy access to the seat boxes.

Would no doubt improve comfort if it works...

Cheers, Gav

camel_landy

30th January 2007, 08:46 AM

It should be possible but IIRC the position is all wrong and the arm rest will get in the way of the cubby box.

M

Phoenix

30th January 2007, 08:51 AM

The French have old Saab 900 seats in their defender which seem to work quite well, and due to the way that the seat folds / reclines they are still able to access under the seat the way they have them installed, just undoo a couple of bolts.

spudboy

30th January 2007, 09:22 AM

Try searching here;
http://www.landrovernet.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=69
for Seat swap or something like that.

I've read a few articles there about the best seats to use and from memory the Disco II seats are the best fit as they have a slim base.

spudboy

30th January 2007, 09:30 AM

http://www.landrovernet.com/forum/showthread.php't=18496&highlight=seats

http://www.landrovernet.com/forum/showthread.php't=73384

http://www.landrovernet.com/forum/showthread.php't=52825

http://www.landrovernet.com/forum/showthread.php't=23376

http://www.landrovernet.com/forum/showthread.php't=74186

should get you started....

p38arover

30th January 2007, 10:09 AM

FWIW, I measured the seat rail spacing on the County and the RR classic and found they were the same.

Ron

Outlaw

30th January 2007, 10:40 AM

Thats good to hear as i have a couple rangy classic seats to go in my fender

Pedro_The_Swift

30th January 2007, 11:12 AM

gees,, I thought you fender people LIKED sitting on milk crates---

whats next?
mats on the floors?

:p

Outlaw

30th January 2007, 11:49 AM

Hoy i'm actually quite happy with how comfy the fender seats are (compared to the series 3)... but figured some captains chairs with arm rests etc out of a rangy would be the bees knees

George130

30th January 2007, 01:07 PM

I want the Recaro's the father-in-law has sitting in his shed. He used to have them in 100 series cruiser but when he changed from ACT to NSW rego they wanted an engineers certificate for them so he took them out and sold the cruiser.
The stock seats are very comfy though.

cameron

30th January 2007, 07:51 PM

I bought a stratos suspension seat for my dual cab defender which I thought was going to be the ducks guts but when I pulled the original drivers seat out and lined it all up it was going to take up too much leg room for the rear passenger :(

Not happy Jan!

Now I gotta sell it again and find a couple of matching somethings so I am very interested in this thread.

So do the rangie seats fit or what? Are there differences in the disco seats and which ones would people recommend looking for?

ps anyone want to buy a nice grey stratos suspension seat?

jasper110

30th January 2007, 07:53 PM

trek overland, www.trekoverland.com (http://www.trekoverland.com) have a 130 project vehicle that has classic rangie seats in it. although not featured on their web pages, it was in one of the landrover comics in the u.k (no decent pics or info). perhaps if you dorpped them a line they could assist.

landrovermick

30th January 2007, 08:24 PM

Some leather disco ones on ebay at the moment

Michael2

30th January 2007, 08:39 PM

I saw a photo once of a Land Rover (V8 SIII) done up by Land Rover Special Vehicles for some unnamed African dictator that had Classic Range Rover seats. I'm guessing it went to Libya, as it was part of a fleet of Land Rovers.

p38arover

30th January 2007, 10:17 PM

gees,, I thought you fender people LIKED sitting on milk crates---

whats next?
mats on the floors?

:p

That's why we drove Countys - they came carpeted ex-factory!

Ron

hiline

30th January 2007, 10:32 PM

shinergriff

18th March 2008, 09:57 PM

ps anyone want to buy a nice grey stratos suspension seat?

all depends on what you want for them contact me HERE (ppythonsss@yahoo.com.au)

DeeJay

19th March 2008, 10:10 PM

My County project vehicle was set up for Rangie seats. The seat box was lowered a couple of inches and heavier aluminium plate put across the top.
For sale if u r interested :angel:

DeeJay

19th March 2008, 10:11 PM

The seat box that is :eek:

taff

21st March 2008, 04:32 PM

slightly off what your considering, but hopefully worth a look.
i've put a set of honda seats in mine - available in abundance from a jap wrecker. the one i went to had 15+ sets to choose from. initially i thought about a civic because of they're size but eventually went for these which i think are from an accord and are both very comfy and give excellent support

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/3036/county030tk1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/231/county031gp4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

jason

sclarke

22nd March 2008, 03:57 PM

Honda seats do look the goods....

My racing seat i had (Aerotech) was great... but in a Ute, Any seat is a problem.. A wagon.. diff case...

I'm going to put Disco seats in the County as i have a pair laying around....

County seats are in perfect condition, might use them in the new project..... What ever that might be....:whistling:

jik22

22nd March 2008, 07:54 PM

slightly off what your considering, but hopefully worth a look.
i've put a set of honda seats in mine - available in abundance from a jap wrecker. the one i went to had 15+ sets to choose from. initially i thought about a civic because of they're size but eventually went for these which i think are from an accord and are both very comfy and give excellent support

That looks a neat job. Is there still room for the cubby box (Which I can't see in the pic) or are the seats wider than the Defender/County ones?

Is that marine carpet, BTW, and did you trim it yourself round the transmission tunnel?

sclarke

23rd March 2008, 09:09 AM

taff

23rd March 2008, 03:30 PM

Carpet in a County, Defender or series defeats the purpose......

They all leak water and then they smell.... but if you live in dry parts of Australia and never go off road then i guess its fine.....:D:D:D

all cars leak water to a certain extent and i've done quite a lot in ensuring that water ingress will be kept to a minimun - as in on comparison with my disco - which has seen plenty of water and doesn't smell. :cool:
it will spend the majority of it's time offroad but in spending a bit of time and a certain amount of care/consideration instead of just botch jobs ;) then it can be made "more water proof"

taff

23rd March 2008, 03:32 PM

That looks a neat job. Is there still room for the cubby box (Which I can't see in the pic) or are the seats wider than the Defender/County ones?

Is that marine carpet, BTW, and did you trim it yourself round the transmission tunnel?

yes jeff, there is still room for the cubby box, but i'll be leaving it out and probably building something my self to fit and better suit my needs.

sorry for the thread hi-jack

sclarke

23rd March 2008, 08:47 PM

all cars leak water to a certain extent and i've done quite a lot in ensuring that water ingress will be kept to a minimun - as in on comparison with my disco - which has seen plenty of water and doesn't smell. :cool:
it will spend the majority of it's time offroad but in spending a bit of time and a certain amount of care/consideration instead of just botch jobs ;) then it can be made "more water proof"

Not exactly. Not all cars leak.... Ive had many a Euro car that never leaked.

But forgetting that.. i see your point and if your happy with carpet, then do so... i just like to be able to hose the 110 out when ive finished a trip...