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  1. 20th August 2019, 09:43 PM #1
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    Front seats electric and/or manual

    Evening folks
    I asked this on the FB page, but not a huge response, so hoping for a bit more specific info here...

    We have a D2a with clot, manual seats. I've just acquired a 110 County with leather, electric seats fitted (electrics not wired in). The D2 seats are too high on the modified mounts he made (extremely well) for me to use at 6'4" - they mean I sit way too high and have to duck to see out the windows of the County.

    So I'm thinking of fitting them in our D2a. The Disco I assume has the loom sitting there for the electric seats and I'd just need to plug them in and find a set of switches to attach to the console.

    My questions are... Do the electric and manual seats use the same rails - as in can I 'motor' the electric seats off the modified base & rails and onto our existing manual rails? It has been suggested a welder/fabricator could reinstate the normal D2 seat mounts, but this could likely end up costing more than just buying a set of manual leather seats...

    If not, can the seat cushion and back be moved onto the exisiting manual seat frame? But this also begs the question as to whether the seat adjustment and seat back-rake can be converted back to manual operation as well. I don't really care if they're electrically operated or not, but a height difference between myself and my wife means we need to be able to adjust such things.

    Thoughts and advice?
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  2. 21st August 2019, 05:26 AM #2
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    I'd say they are different with additional attachments for the motors etc

    Completely different part numbers and looks like the manual has the lever actuator for the f/r adjustment etc.

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    Would be easier to find a wreaking D2 with the electric seats etc and just swap all over, console, switches seats etc.

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  3. 21st August 2019, 08:15 AM #3
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    If it helps I put electric seats from a HSE D2 into my base model. All went in nicely as the loom was in the centre console and it All Just connected up. I did need to turn on the seats using a computer. I also added the heated seat buttons and again all plugs and wiring was there and it just worked like it should. Fantastic seats.

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  4. 21st August 2019, 08:25 AM #4
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    We have a D2a with clot, manual seats. I've just acquired a 110 County with leather, electric seats fitted (electrics not wired in). The D2 seats are too high on the modified mounts he made (extremely well) for me to use at 6'4" - they mean I sit way too high and have to duck to see out the windows of the County.
    The seats in a D2 do not have a separate base, they are all in one and are handed.

    If the PO has cut off the seat bases then the frame would have to be reinstated by welding as it is asymmetric.

    The electric controls are there as stated by ozscott.
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  5. 24th August 2019, 03:59 PM #5
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    Thanks for the advice & experiences lads.
    Perhaps the better option (as I'm not that fussed about them being electric), is to swap the cushions and leather trims onto our existing manual seats. I've seen the Exmoor videos of their re-trim kits, so it should be do-able...
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  6. 25th August 2019, 11:09 AM #6
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    I don't think the electric seats go back as far..so if you have long legs it may be an issue. I also recall ours sat a little higher...good for the missus but not for me.

    I prefer the non electric seats for comfort.
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