DEFENDER rear seat headrests

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Originally Posted by bluetongue

... I dunno. I kinda like the home-made headrest. When I first saw that photo of Bushies I printed it out and showed it to all the fellas in the office. If I was going to buy a second hand fender that is what would impress me!!!

After all.... isn't this sort of thing what owning a defender is all about....?!!

... As far as filling in the gap... I think Mudnut got the idea... bit of closed cell foam, backing board, and vinyl... make it fill whatever size you need.... it just has to be stable enough to stop a head flying backward.

If you made something up that was easily attached/removed I reckon it'd be the ****... you could just hook/unhook it to whatever position needed on the cargo barrier! :D

In fact, I will take up that challenge, doctor something up, then post the design and photos.

... Scott

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You could just make one big one out of Plywood, foam covered in vinyl then just cable tied through holes in the plywood to the cargo barrier

I'd be interested in getting this done if the method looks effictive and professional - am in Sydney though - suppose I could get it shipped down and back.

Unless work call me in for O/T tomorrow, I'll head down there and assess the situation. I'll get a firm quote for a one off and a quote for a batch of 5 (I think we can get that much interest). I'll also tell them we can promote it on the site with a review & some photos if they do a good price / job.

I'll let you know how it goes.

I went to Supertrim today, incidentally, they've relocated to Summer Pl in Ringwood, but Yellow Pages on-line hasn't updated their details.

They had a look at the rear seats and will get back to me (probably Wednesday) with a firm quote for a 1 off as well as a price for a bulk order of 5 or 10 vehicles. In the latter case, they would make a standard bracket with headrests to fit Defenders. I told them that the bulk order would include some promotion (through this discussion) on line, including pics. So hopefully they'll recognise the advertising potential of doing a good job.

They're going to get prices on headrests and trim and email me pics of the head rest designs avaialble as well as the trim options available, if they can't source original cloth.

I will keep you posted with pics, prices and updates as these become available.

- Michael2

Thanks from all the guys for doing all the leg work Michael.
Look forward to seeing the results.
Daz

good work mate im keen as long as there price doesnt knock me over

im awaiting and hoping for the best for me and my back seat passengers :wasntme:

Okay here's a preliminary report.

The guy at Supertrim lost my contact details and so was waiting for me to call him back which was close to close of business for the day, so we'll have to wait till tomorrow for the email with pics & a firm quote.



Here's the ball park figures though obtained in conversation.

about $400 + GST for a one off.
about $360 + GST for a batch of 5

while they appreciate the opportunity for exposure in the forum, the company is aiming at providing trimming to car manufacturers and this is not the direction they are heading.

Other options would be to [1] get the quote for grey vinyl instead of cloth trim. One of the major factors in cost was the amount of material & wastage. [2] to buy the materials as a kit for a DIY installation.

I'll explore & price these options and get back to you with results.

hope it starts to sound a little better

thanks for all your foot work mate keep me posted:D

have you considered these:

http://www.exmoortrim.co.uk/erol.html#818X2068

a bit unusual, but look the part!

Hi Michael2

Do your enquiries with Supertrim include the ability to remove the headrests to allow the rear seats to be folded? I would be very interested if they can come up with such a system.

Cheers,

Lionel