Thread: RRC what year got seats with arm rests?

Originally Posted by HangOver

I have an 81' 2 door.
I was wondering what year the RRC got those nice seats with the arm rests that mine doesn't have.
I think I read some where 82 or maybe 84?

I was also wondering about the legalities of adding a later chair to mine if I can find one with arm rests and has the seat belt in the chair back.

Or maybe they were never made, do you know?

The arm rests came on the Phase 2 HiLine models - build commenced for Phase 2 in August 1984 but officially they are 1985 models.

The deal with fitting later seats is that if you don't change the mountings and the seats are ADR approved in the later model they are an approved modification. Your problem is going to be the seat belt anchorage, your 1981 2 door has the seat belt out of the seat, the later seats have the seat belt anchorage as an adjustable fitting in the "B" pillar which in the 2 door will be in the wrong place.

Outside that you are supposed to get the installation checked by an engineer - but hey - what authorised inspection station or RTA examiner is going to know which Range Rover model had which seats?

The thing you need to do is use the original bolts and screws that came off the later model.

C Ya
Dana

As Lotz-a-Landies stated that were introduced when the Phase 2 model was introduced Mid 84, but I've seen some earlier 4 doors with the earlier type seats like yours have armrests though.

Trav

Originally Posted by aquarangie

As Lotz-a-Landies stated that were introduced when the Phase 2 model was introduced Mid 84, but I've seen some earlier 4 doors with the earlier type seats like yours have armrests though.

Trav

Trav

You may be right there - thinking back some of the later "phase 1" Vogues may have had arm rests. The ones which also had the little cushion on the head rest. they may have been the 1984 model but no earlier than 1982 when they changed to later tail-lamp design.

Diana

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

- thinking back some of the later "phase 1" Vogues may have had arm rests.

I thought Vogue was a trim specification that replaced Hiline. My 10/87 Range Rover is a Hiline, so Vogue would be after that.

Originally Posted by BigJon

I thought Vogue was a trim specification that replaced Hiline. My 10/87 Range Rover is a Hiline, so Vogue would be after that.

Big John

There were occasional upgraded trim models designed by Vogue from the mid 1970's. In fact the first one was only a concept car and I think it was unveiled in a Paris fashion show. They became the standard upgraded trim models in the first of the 4 door production cars in the early-mid 1980's and particularly in 1983/1984 models.

With the introduction of Phase 2 for the 1985 model (front no-quarter window and new style instrument binnacle) there was the new Hi-Line option but no Vogue. Subsequently the Vogue option was re-introduced with the EFI 1988-9 model.

So yes the Vogue did replace the Hi-Line.

Diana

Ah.

My 10/87 build Hiline must be one of the last then.

Originally Posted by BigJon

Ah.

My 10/87 build Hiline must be one of the last then.

My 5/88 build EA is still designated as a Hiline on the LR system.

For those out there with Viking access, if you look in Model Enquiry you can see that the first designated Vogue came with the 1989 (FA) model.

So there is no chance of me getting the arm rest version with a seat mounted belt, Oh well at least I know.
I'm not about to fit pillar mounted belts, far too much work !