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  1. 16th December 2007, 04:53 PM #1
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    Long legs in the Defender

    I start this question with a confession:

    I took a trip to the dealers today and had a gander at the 07 Defender.

    (Went in the companyodore so that the Disco didn't get the wrong or right idea).

    The thing that has put me off the Defender has been the difficulty I have in fitting my stalks between the pedals and the steering wheel.

    So:

    Can the drivers seat be modified to get another 50 mm adjustment to the rear?
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    Quote Originally Posted by one_iota View Post
    The thing that has put me off the Defender has been the difficulty I have in fitting my stalks between the pedals and the steering wheel.

    So:

    Can the drivers seat be modified to get another 50 mm adjustment to the rear?
    Don't know the answer to the question, but you would think that with the 50th year of that body shape to start next month, Land Rover would have been able to solve that one problem.

    Santana did it by removing the seat box, but LR hasn't picked up on that one.

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  3. 16th December 2007, 05:22 PM #3
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    Yes, you can buy Mud Rails from the UK that raise the seat and position it further back, or you could possibly make something similar. If you do a search of the forums you will see quite a bit about Mud rails.

    MUD Rails quote - Defender seats

    MUDSTUFF.CO.UK - MUD Seat Rails - Products - Have you got MUD? - Land Rover Solutions

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  4. 16th December 2007, 05:40 PM #4
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    they dont just raise them, hey also angle them slightly differently..

    works very well...
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  5. 16th December 2007, 05:50 PM #5
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    yeah you can do it, it takes about 2 hours to do a really professional looking job but I recon in a rush I could bodge it in 20 mins or so.
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    You need two lengths of 25mm square tube and 16 pieces of 3mm plate the shape of the seat feet. Well, this is what I used on a mates County. I am going to do the same on mine. You cut the tube two inches longer, or whatever extra you wish, than the distance from front to back of the seat feet, weld two on the underside to bolt to the seat box and the other two to the top of the tube, two inches further back than the underside ones. Repeat three times. You now have seat mounts that are two inches further back and 1" higher. you need to take the angle grinder to the new tubular mounts to cut a notch to clear a rib on the seat box.
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  7. 16th December 2007, 07:47 PM #7
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    Here's a quote I got from MUD UK last month when I enquired about getting some sent to Australia:

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    One set of rails via Royal Mail would be £26.00 to ship.
    Two sets = £52.00

    You don't have to pay VAT on the product so the total price including shipping would be as follows
    1 x Seat Rails: £60.80GBP
    2 x Seat Rails: £121.60GBP

    If you wish to proceed, you can call us with your credit card details, or alternatively you can pay online using www.paypal.com
    Send your payment to sales@mudstuff.co.uk. Paypal will automatically notify us when you've paid.

    The Royal Mail service is cheaper than any of the big name couriers by a long way. Packages normally arrive in Australia within a week.

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    Quote Originally Posted by one_iota View Post
    I start this question with a confession:

    I took a trip to the dealers today and had a gander at the 07 Defender.

    (Went in the companyodore so that the Disco didn't get the wrong or right idea).

    The thing that has put me off the Defender has been the difficulty I have in fitting my stalks between the pedals and the steering wheel.

    So:

    Can the drivers seat be modified to get another 50 mm adjustment to the rear?
    in short ,,,, yes,,,

    i'll do ya a deal mahn! you buy a new defer then bring it roung my place and ill make you fit in it


    cheers phil
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    Quote Originally Posted by discowhite View Post
    in short ,,,, yes,,,

    i'll do ya a deal mahn! you buy a new defer then bring it roung my place and ill make you fit in it


    cheers phil


    They used to offer a surgical procedure for new Alfa Romeo drivers that involved transplanting a 200 mm length of the lower arms onto the legs. This made the driving ergonomics perfect.

    When I get my defender I'm happy to bring it round but I'll bring my own anaesthetist.
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    Ex 300Tdi Disco:


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    Quote Originally Posted by one_iota View Post


    They used to offer a surgical procedure for new Alfa Romeo drivers that involved transplanting a 200 mm length of the lower arms onto the legs. This made the driving ergonomics perfect.

    When I get my defender I'm happy to bring it round but I'll bring my own anaesthetist.
    i'll help with the lid and i have glasses

    cheers phil
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