Thread: Defender Seat Slides

Originally Posted by Rosco

Finally got around to knocking up 2 sets of extension sliders for the Fender .. ah la the Mud UK style. Very pleased with the outcome as the 30mm extra height and 55mm extra backwards movement in the seats makes a hell of a difference. $30 all up for both seats ... mun muns well spent I reckon

Have piccies and destructions if anyone's interested.

Cheers

Thanks Rosco, got me thinking.

Originally Posted by mox

A bit of information also of interest but of limited use to most is the setup on Defender 130 CC with 8 inch extension on cab. I have one of these rare specimens.
They come with seats moved back 3 inches or 76mm, basically supported by extra bits of angle iron on seat base. There is still room to recline them back more and /or jam more junk behind than in a standard cab.

I moved the centre seat back so it is in the same position relative to the back of a standard cab. Allows stuff to be put in front of seat cushion (if in place). Also, less difficult to fit in a middle passenger.
Have also improved the legroom for one and more importantly, the driver by cutting piece out of transmission tunnel and moving handbrake (exactly) 5 inches to the left. Somewhat fiddly filling up the holes. Still needs tidying up but not a high priority as it works - with a slightly raised flat bit under where the handbrake was.

Didn't happen without pix.

Might even need a new thread.

Cheers
Simon