Series IIA seat bases

[Bren]

I am after some seat bases for a IIa shorty. I know you can put some bucket seats out of something else but I want to keep it original and need the passenger seat to lift for the second fuel tank.

Does anyone know where to get either new or second hand ones from. The ones I have can't be recovered as they are a board with a bit of foam wrapped up.

Or another modifiation that works well would be good.

Cheers
Bren

[JDNSW]

The seat bases are simply a board with a (slightly) shaped foam pad and a simple vinyl cover, with a couple of battens screwed to the back and a leather strap to hold it in place (some later ones had a metal frame, but this is not essential).

Given a sample any competent motor trimmer/upholsterer would make one from scratch. You could try to borrow a sample from another 2/2a/3 owner local to you and find a local upholsterer.

Four Wheel Drives in Melbourne list them, albeit without prices, and other specialist Landrover non-dealers may also have them. They are available from e.g. Exmoor Trim in the UK, but shipping is fairly expensive for bulky items compared to the cost. Some years ago I saw several pallet loads of them sold at auction to one of the local non-dealers, but I can't remember which one.

John