Thread: D1 swap to leather (Electric) seats

Give TRS a call, I believe they have some in stock too.

Do they have to be electric as well as leather?

I'm not sure but do you have the factory wiring harness under the seat waiting for the plug in electric seat or will you need to do some fancy wiring?

If it is just the leather you are after you may find it easier to find manual leather seats. This may be a better option as you will avoid any electrical issues that may arise.

I think the electric leather seats came in around 96 or 97.

I have leather/electric seats in my D1..the squab is tilt adjustable..how tall are you ho har is 6'3" and he has no probs seeing out the window...maybe they are lower...the back is adjustable like all seats and there is the lumber support as well....the base appears to be the same as a Range Rover base... it has the CD stacker under the drivers and just a hidy hole under the passenger....perfect for a snatch strap or first aid kit

as my sig says built '96 compliance '97

Mrs ho har

Hi there,
before you go pulling out seats make sure the seat base is the same, as the earlier D1s have a different base.From late '95 on the seat base is different .I swapped my seats out of my '95 D1 for leather seats from a wrecked '96 D1 but the seat bases were very different.The later D1 s have a raised section built into the actual floor pan whereas the earlier ones have just a flat foorpan.I managed to fit the leather seats though with a fair bit of welding & some lengths of flat steel.The earlier D1 s have narrower seats aswell as bases.If there is a raised section at the rear of where the seat frame bolts on then it will be the same but if the floor has no raised box section at the rear then you need to weld up some frame as I did. Jon.

Thanks all.

Mrs Ho Har

how tall are you ho har is 6'3" and he has no probs seeing out the window

Thats good news, at 6'3" myself I am hoping the electric seats may be a smidge lower than the ones I have

JonPP:

as the earlier D1s have a different base

My discos a '99 so hopefully the bases etc will slot in with not too much difficulty

Cheers