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San Marco

Member Since: 18 Jul 2023
Location: Hesse
Posts: 26

90 rear seat folding damage

Dear community,

As a MY24 Defender 90 owner, I felt lucky to have the new rear seats, that fully go flat, if folded.

However, as I tried it, I got severe pressure marks on the leather surface just after a few minutes, that luckily vanished after a day. Nevertheless, I believe there is rather edged metal underneath, where the leather is laying on when folded, and the impact may rise critically, if you put weight on it, what load space normally should be designed for.

In the end, we started our holiday trip with upright rear seats for not damaging the leather, what is somehow not the desired approach.

Has anybody of you also experiences about this?

All the best!

6th Jun 2024 9:15am

lightning

Member Since: 23 Apr 2009
Location: High Peak, Derbyshire
Posts: 2656

Is it a sharp edge or just a flat piece of metal? lf it's flat you should be okay. But if it's a sharp piece surely there's something wrong with your build? l've not heard of anyone else with this problem and l am sure you would hear if it happened to anyone.

6th Jun 2024 4:02pm

J77

Member Since: 04 Nov 2019
Location: Fife
Posts: 3365

Yes I’ve noticed this on mine, next time I fold them I’m going to try a blanket over the seat base. 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue
23.5MY 90 D250 X-Dynamic SE, Pangea Green - Gone
22MY 110 D250 XS Edition, Hakuba Silver - Gone
21MY 90 D200 S, Tasman Blue - Gone

6th Jun 2024 5:40pm

San Marco

Member Since: 18 Jul 2023
Location: Hesse
Posts: 26

Thank you @J77, please let me know, if it works!

Cheers!

6th Jun 2024 6:03pm

lightning

Member Since: 23 Apr 2009
Location: High Peak, Derbyshire
Posts: 2656

Yes l was going to suggest a towel, or you could use a piece of high density foam (the kind that's difficult to compress) which would probably be easier to put in place.

6th Jun 2024 6:45pm

San Marco

Member Since: 18 Jul 2023
Location: Hesse
Posts: 26

Good idea @lightning! Thank you as well!

After all however, a bit disappointing though, that this issue seems to be normal, even more for they removed ISO Fix from passenger side front seat in fear of leather damages

6th Jun 2024 7:33pm

J77

Member Since: 04 Nov 2019
Location: Fife
Posts: 3365

Do any 110 owners have a similar issue?

It seems they’ve fixed one issue but caused another. 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue
23.5MY 90 D250 X-Dynamic SE, Pangea Green - Gone
22MY 110 D250 XS Edition, Hakuba Silver - Gone
21MY 90 D200 S, Tasman Blue - Gone

6th Jun 2024 10:03pm

WizzardPrang

Member Since: 05 Nov 2020
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 148

No. Rear seats fold completely flat in my 110, once the seat bases have been flipped up. Head restraints have to either be folded forward or removed first. Current vehicle: 2020 Defender 110S
Gone: Defender 90 HT 200Tdi, Discovery Sport, Freelander 2

Insta: wizzardprang

6th Jun 2024 10:16pm

DFNDER

Member Since: 02 Oct 2023
Location: Perth WA
Posts: 121

No issues with the leather being 'dented', however the factory hd polystyrene underneath has got one bit of damage and I csnt tell where from. It looks like one the latch hoops has been pressed into it, but I can't work out how this could happen, unless the seat is physically removed from its pivot mount, so I suspect it happened at assembly.

2nd row seats fold perfectly flat, love it.

10th Jun 2024 10:43am

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