It's not a myth......the svx is here

[scotsmun]

Went into Trivett today as arranged and there it was, a new sparkling black svx:D No 12 on the plate, i must say i was a bit nervous as i drove off only ever driven a defender for an hour on a demo run and replacing a my maloo with the svx.
I love it, it looks far better in the flesh than the pictures, the front seats are as reported very comfortable, the sound system is good and the i pod docking station is a lead hanging down and you go to fm 87.7.......i wonder how long it took the r&d department to come up with that one:p I am tinting up the windows tomorrow and ordering the mats.
Anybody with one on order i don't think you will be dissapointed.

[weeds]

no. 12........where and who owns the rest of them

would love to buy a new defender...........don't think the wife will support me on this one

[VladTepes]

LOL @ weeds. Mine barely supports me now - but she tolerates me.

[labbos]

Congratulations Scotsmun!:)

I gather that the sunroof does not come with a sun shade (from the pictures that I can see from previous posts), is the factory tinting on the glass sunroof sufficiently dark to cope with the Australian sun? ie driving in mid day sun in summer?

[scotsmun]

Thanks labbos, the sunroof is tinted and so far has not caused any concern, it would not be hard to get a screen made up for it, i had some made for my boat which would work perfectly for the sunroof.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Pics would be nice;)

[x-box]

i'm jealous :blush:


hope you have heaps of fun in it.... - and pics pls ;)

[scotsmun]

I will take pics tomorrow, and try to post them up.

[scotsmun]

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This is the view that polarizes opinions.......mmmm still not too sure myself
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Here you go.......:D

[scotsmun]

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this is the best the boffins can come up with........an extra metre of cable would have been nice so it reached over to the driver.......hey i guess the extra 10k didn't allow for that.

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The sunroof needs Ambulance tint on it because it does get a bit glary, today was a sunny day here and the sun did get a bit annoying.......so on Tuesday it gets the tint on.

[gunny]

yum.....

if only they did a version in white ;-) The seats look scrumptious. Hopefully you have one that doesn't leak onto the carpet :wasntme:

Happing svx'ing !

[MacFamily]

Nice want to see some mud on it next time you post some pics :D:D:D..

It must be very quiet in the cab with carpet wouldn't be much road noise.

I like the road noise I cannot hear the missus or the kids in the 300tdi :D::D Very nice mate enjoy

[VladTepes]

That grille is too bling for me.

I do like the clear indicator etc lights though.

[spudboy]

I really like those seats.

The SVX front looks "Startled" to me :eek: Eyes wide open.

[idletorque]

Great stuff Scotsmun & half your luck!

But now you can answer that buring question that's been keeping me awake at night and save me running off to ask Alan at Trivett - how do you access the battery under those sexy seats??

Best regards,
Greg

[scotsmun]

Funny enough i did it today, it was a driving me mad also.........you just pull the seat cushion off and unclip the fastener and slide the metal plate forward and voila it's all there, same on the passenger side to access the other bits you need to change a wheel.

[idletorque]

Ah - great stuff!!

So did you take photos of that??? :)

I'm curious if it really has specialised Recaro seats, or simply a rework of the standard seats?

I've got mates with the genuine Recaros fitted to their Defender - what a pain in the B@##s!! Getting in and out makes the eyes water!!!:wasntme:

Then there's those nice new 07 versions of the old seats that can be got for an arm and leg from the UK thru Trakkers....

Or re-trimming my old seats....

Anyway, maybe I do need to see one like yours up close and personal to know what's what.

Thanks and regards,
Greg

[dmdigital]

Recaro Seats OEM for SVX (http://www.recaro.com/index.php?id=5599&region=&L=2)

[Greylandy]

They are definitely recaros. I stopped over at Purnell Land Rover in Sydney a couple of days ago and was surprised to find an SVX, couple of G4 Challenge Defenders and a G4 D3 (fully kitted) I believe the Australian G4 Challenge trials were held last weekend and Purnell had to sort out the fleet after the weekend.

I cannot help but think that Land Rover is missing out on some serious Defender sales by not offering a G4 replica, also a special edition. It could be done for a lot less than the SVX and would be just as popular.

[scrambler]

Perhaps it's just my ipod envy...

The cable looks the right length to me - allows the ipod to sit in the tray ... and stops it falling on the floor when it inevitably bounces out. And naughty-naughty for thinking of programming the thing while driving!

It's a clear sign you should never drive anywhere without inviting a fellow Landie enthusiast to co-pilot the ipod.