Thread: Perentie with a back seat

the to chassis defender stuff wont fit. the chassis is different.

the stuff that bolts in with brace plate will fit but be careful how far back you go so you dont hit the CES boxes.

Interested in any info on adding waist belts to the bench seats in the perentie and then getting that complianced (mostly to act as a shuttle when out camping in groups)

I was thinking the fold down dicky seats from the rear of the Disco II or the rear folding seats from a Defender Puma could be made to fit. That way when the tin lids aren't in the back, the seats could be folded up releasing floor space.

However the after-market rear seating usually have integral seat belts which is part of the cost.

Your other option would be to do a walk around one of the Pick-N-Payless type automotive dismantlers and see if there are rear seats with integral belts from Jap 4WD or people carriers that could be adapted to the rear of the Perentie. Mitsubishi Delica have interesting seating.

Originally Posted by bond

Interested in any info on adding waist belts to the bench seats in the perentie and then getting that complianced (mostly to act as a shuttle when out camping in groups)

Don't think you can get sideways sitting compliant (not to mention way too risky for serious injury) so as said by Lotz a Landies you would have to retro fit modern forward facing seats.

regards
Scott

Hi there

you would have to retro fit modern forward facing seats.

NOT TRUE - they still sell Toyota troop-carriers with side ways facing seats

I went to the Land Rover wreckers at Lonsdale SA - they sold me 2 x bench seats with all the brackets & seatbelts, been inspected and they didn't question it.

Wayne

Hey guys,
I realise this is an old post, but wondering if anyone has had any luck fitting foldable, forward facing rear seats in a Perentie? If so, which seats fit and how did you go with engineering and compliancing?
Thanks

1. Diana (Lotz a Landies) is dead right that sideways facing seats are not good in an accident. They should be used for occasional short trips (or not at all as Diana says)

2. The Tassie motor authorities have determined that the rear inward facing perentie seats can be used with engineered safety belt anchors IF the ROPS is padded with 1" foam (i've put the document on here before)

3. I am messing about with a conversion of a 1986 county body to mine and have replicated the right side rear toolbox. The early county has a left side one already and has safety belt anchor factory fitted to suit. I have made a "mirror image" one for the right with a tick from my engineer. I plan to use the inward facing seats for occasional use. I have a defender 60/40 split middle row bench seat. I will register a mod for 8 persons (nine would need a different level of ADR compliance according to our authorities despite the county 110 9-10 occupancy).

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Anything is possible; though I think you'd struggle getting forward facing seats approved.
I'm sure there are some rules about access to the seats that the design of the Perentie
would make very difficult to get approval for.

What state are you in?