Thread: Interior leather colour

Originally Posted by MR LR jnr.

Try Black Duck canvas procucts, they make REALLY good canvas seat covers, they will be a greeny/grey colour though but good for offroad trips none-the less, not sure if they make one for th D4 but worth a try

Thanks Will

So what your telling me is that Black Duck make canvas covers!

But they won't match the vehicle and they may not make them for the D4.

That answered all of my question.

Diana

Diana, Yes there are genuine LR ones. The front ones are VPLAS0130SVA not sure if they do rear ones - about 160 GBP for the pair. There are stacks of others of you google them.

Sorry to hijack your thread but did your dealer have any information on the MY13? All signs point to us not getting the 8 speed this year but were there any other changes? When is the MY13 available to order?

Thanks, Ben

Originally Posted by VK3GJM

Hi all,

I am about to place a factory build order for a new MY13 disco 4 HSE. I have been pondering on the leather colour.

Originally Posted by drex

Sorry to hijack your thread but did your dealer have any information on the MY13? All signs point to us not getting the 8 speed this year but were there any other changes? When is the MY13 available to order?

Thanks, Ben

Cant see why they wouldn't be giving the AuSpec MY13 D4 the 8 speed transmission when all four MY12 models* and two engines** in the UK have it! Land Rover Discovery 4 | 4x4 Features | Land Rover UK

Diana

*: GS; XS; HSE; Commercial
**: 3.0 TDV6; 3.0 SDV6

Hi All,

Thank you everyone, the feedback is very positive. Although the line is divided , I am leaning towards black.

As for the MY13, I have asked the question again, no reply yet. I was thinking of placing the order this Saturday, may hold out for some sort of announcement. No one in Aus knows or cannot tell. I guess they want to push stock first. However my requirements are factory build anyway, no benefit to the dealer unless the numbers stack up before end of Financial sales incentives.

I did some research and it appears the push for a more efficient vehicle with lower emissions and a fuel consumption 1 litre /100km less is not a priority to LR as there is no push from Government or the industry.

I'd pay extra for the 8 speed. The Touareg 8 speeder is wonderful, would love to have paddle shift to boot.

my V10 TDI has a 6 speed and love the use of paddle shift in low range, full hands-on manual when you shift to manual mode.

Anyway, one can only wish.

Again thank you all for your feedback, much appriciated.

Regards

Gerald

Diana,
I have the factory seat covers, they are great & cover all 7 seats.
They take a little time to fit, but are washable.

I also have Almond seats with the Almond colored covers.

I have seen a great set I think from a company called Melville & Moon, Derek has a set on his Defender also & they are fantastic.

Cheers

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Hi Gerald,

I faced the choices you described in choosing a colour as I really wanted white exterior and there were not too many choices. One thing that tipped my decision was that in the MY12 range the light coloured interior leather only comes with light carpets. in my previous car (D3) I had light seats but black carpet, which I found really quite workable. But the thought of light tan or equivalent carpets swung me to the black seats. So far the black seats in a tinted car have been very good.

Good luck.

I have the grey Melville & Moon covers on my RRS, only recently fitted them and have to say they're a great fit. A faff to fit, but very good. I have the black nappa leather seats which don't get as hot in the sun, but then they are much softer than the other LR leather seats that seem to be the norm here in Oz. We had 2 options for leather in the UK, so my car has the higher spec versions.

Exmoor Trim make the canvas covers for the D3 & D4, I got my covers from them. As yet they don't make any for the RRS and I just happened to enquire at the right time, so got the last set they had of M&M covers for half price.

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