Thread: Exmoor seats? Quality & comfort.

Seats arrived today and I am somewhat surprised to see that they don't have mount points on the seat backs. I guess I have to pull the old ones off the old seats - rather disappointed about that, I am.

In spite of that, though, they landed on the doorstep for about $382 so I guess I can afford a bit of extra for the mounts...

Ooops - I have a confession - mine are not Exmoor Trim seats - they are Britpart

My mistake - I had made an assumption - so, for your reference, caveat emptor.

I have sent emails to the supplier and to Britpart and will let you know what they say.

No reply yet from the supplier but my own searching (the parts manual) shows that there are 2 types of fitting: pin type (which is what I had assumed) and bolt fitting (which is what I have received).

Here is the type of bolt required: http://www.lrseries.com/shop/product...EAT-SQUAB.html

My experimentation has found that it is a M6 bolt thread (10mm spanner) (http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php'showtopic=68057 post 6). I think I will use some M6 bolts I have here and make some simple sleeves from some ali tubing for the 'shoulders'.

A reply from Britpart tonight says the bolts are ¼" UNF X ¾" to 1” long

They sent a pretty crappy diagram to show where the captivated nuts are (there are 4 holes per side but only 3 have captive nuts).

Their email:

They are held into place by a bolt to go through the tab on the frame and into the metal plate on the bottom side face of the cushion behind the vinyl. The plate has 4 holes that you should be able to feel through the vinyl and only 3 of them have a threaded nut captivated. I hope the attached diagram helps you to identify the ones that can be used, either of them can be used and generally the one nearest to the front lower of the plate is used.

Attached is the picture (click to see a bigger version).

Well I bit the bullet last week and ordered a "Deluxe" seat set from Craddocks in the UK. All up including postage $389 and they arrived to our front door in 6 days! You cant beat that for service not to mention they replied to all my emails over night. Will be using them again for parts in the future.
The quality seems good particularly when I consider the price.






Thanks to all once again for the advise

Originally Posted by VK3UTE

Well I bit the bullet last week and ordered a "Deluxe" seat set from Craddocks in the UK. All up including postage $389 and they arrived to our front door in 6 days! You cant beat that for service not to mention they replied to all my emails over night. Will be using them again for parts in the future.
The quality seems good particularly when I consider the price.






Thanks to all once again for the advise

As said before, mine are 2 1/2 years old now and in my daily driver, still good as new
Mrs hh

PS. is Penny still at craddocks? if so, she always replied quickly to us also via e-mail.

Yes Penny was who I dealt with, nice to get some good service for a change!
And the kids had a ball playing in the cardboard box they came in

Cheers Simon

I sourced mine from Paddocks. They are Exmoor and were a lot cheaper than recovering my original seats by the local trimmer. I also found the seat belts and new anti burst door locks far cheaper through Paddocks as well. Before and after images below.


Sad state of affairs, new seats on their way by wpalmo, on Flickr


IMG_5896-web by wpalmo, on Flickr