Thread: TDV6 'Base model'. Seat won't go back far enough. Can you get 'Mud Rails' for a D4?

Yeah - I tried a lot of combinations of seat raised and seat-back moved to the rear, and seat fully down with steering wheel up/down/in/out. I think I must be very "high waisted" or something!

When I dropped the car back to the dealer, they put me in a higher spec vehicle (SE?) with electric seats, and that was great. I could drop the back of the seat (which you can do in the TDv6) AND I could lift the front of the seat (which you can't do in a TDv6).

I think it is a cunning plan from the dealer to upsell me an SE instead of the base model. It's only another $15K more.....

Originally Posted by plusnq

I agree. I am 6'4" and a big guy. Initially I found the seat position uncomfortable but after mucking about it it is fine ( and stored in the presets). I recently drove from Brisbane to Canberra in a day with no issues.

I reckon this would be with electric seats though, which don't come on the TDv6.....

Originally Posted by tiddy

Hi David

... if that's the case, according to the dealer in ACT the extended seat rails for the defender are actually D4 seat rails.

tiddy

Hi Tiddy - can you explain this a bit please? Are you saying the seat rails are common in the Defender and the Discovery? That would surprise me a lot!

Originally Posted by spudboy

I reckon this would be with electric seats though, which don't come on the TDv6.....

It is indeed. My wife is much shorter than me so those presets are very useful

Originally Posted by spudboy

Hi Tiddy - can you explain this a bit please? Are you saying the seat rails are common in the Defender and the Discovery? That would surprise me a lot!

What I was told is with the Defender, you can get a seat rail extension kit, but those rails are the same as used in the D4, so that will give more seat movement in a Defender but there is nothing available through LR offering additional movement in the Discovery.

tiddy

OK - got it.

I asked the LR dealer here in Adelaide to chase up seat rail extenders for a Disco, but he found nothing.

Speak to Whiltshire auto trimmers and see what they can do..

Or maybe a special build with base model and electric seat

Dealer said they won't build a TDv6 with electric seats...