130 owners how do I move the seat to access storage ?

**abaddonxi** · 23rd February 2008, 09:34 PM

Originally Posted by 101 Ron

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I just undone the brackets on the side of the seats so they can tip over forward.
I have not refitted them.
The best access is via the single seat on the passengers side.
I have also made the bottom legs pivot pins removeable with a quick release safety pin so the seats can be completely removed in seconds.
When camping by my self I sleep in the HCPU body and with the seats removed the fridge is only a door away from access and can be locked in the cabin to keep my mates out of the fridge.
Some times I keep the larger seat in if I know I could be carrying a extra person or two.
With the seats removed my chain saw and generator boxes fit nicely on the drivers side opposite side from the fridge........so easy to lock up as my HCPU has a rag top.

101 Ron, you don't have the angle steel that I have running from the bottom of the rear window to the floor. Did you remove it or was it never there?

Cheers
Simon

**blue juice** · 24th February 2008, 11:39 AM

You lift the base of the seat out, unclip the cover and slid the lid out ( very simple )
thought the 130's were all the same ???

**fraser130** · 24th February 2008, 11:48 AM

Under the seat is where I have my two 90Ah AGM batteries.

Fraser

**VladTepes** · 24th February 2008, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by blue juice

You lift the base of the seat out, unclip the cover and slid the lid out ( very simple )
thought the 130's were all the same ???

its getting the seat out that is the issue.

Evidently again (typical LR) not all are the same !!

**bond** · 16th February 2011, 10:24 AM

Digging up a dinosaur, but anyone got photo's of solutions?

I was thinking I'd put studs either in the seat or bolts through the rear-bulkhead, the studs/bolts would have a hole drilled in them so I could slip hitch-pins through them.

Possibly also may drill holes in the bolts running through the seat base-mounts and use hitch-pins there so the seats can be quickly removed.

**abaddonxi** · 16th February 2011, 07:48 PM

No idea, but when I finally got into my I found I'd left a full set of hoses and a Draper 1/2" socket set in there for the past five years.

**sdt463** · 16th February 2011, 10:27 PM

Hi Vlad I don't know if my 130 was modified by the last owner , but each seat has one small turn-buckel holding the up the seat back so you can fold either seat by opening the relevent back door unclip the buckel and fold easy 5 seconds (depending on how much rubish you have on the back seats).

Dave

**wouldbeowner** · 16th February 2011, 11:09 PM

This is one of my projects at the moment. The rear full width bench seat is hinged such that the back can fold flat onto the base then that unit can fold forward and rest against the rear of the front seats.
Only trouble is that the rear seat is bolted to the rear cabin wall. So, the project is to make a quick release, safe method of holding the back seat in place without adding extra rattles to the car.
http://www.camec.com.au/catalogue%20...8-hardware.pdf
I have been thinking along the lines of the latches on page 73 of the catalogue this link opens - in particular the hatch fastener. Shouldnt be too difficult at all.

**garryseries3** · 17th February 2011, 05:48 AM

VladTepes check this thread out I started it a while back there are some good ideas and images, it should help you out.

How to use that rear space in my 130 HCPU

Kindest regards
Garry

**alanw** · 17th February 2011, 05:53 AM

My fix - a bit agricultural but highly effective - was to make up a bracket that bolted to the outside top edge of each seat with half a link of chain welded to it and an L shaped bit of light gauge spring steel bolted to the bulkhead behing the seat. The L shaped bit of steel has a slot which fits over the half link of chain.

The L shaped bit of steel can be pushed off the chain link and then the seat folds forward. Originally had a linch pin which I put in when the seat was back in its normal position. Have since economised on this - the spring steel stays in place over the chain link on its own.

Could never understand why Landrover had all the folding hinges in place but had the seats bolted at the back........ and it is such a useful bit of space.

alanw

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