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| Penfold_6290 Member Since: 22 Sep 2021 Location: Dorset Posts: 334   
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Hi, fitting the seats isn't too bad a job, each seat bolts down onto the horizontal surface of the wheel well and you will have to drill and use Rivnuts (or similar) to fix the back rest to the body capping. You will need an assistant to secure the bolts through the wheel well unless you have arms like Mr Tickle.
Seat belt anchors are very important, these need to be robust so you would be wise to have a look at the parts diagrams to see what is involved - there are a lot of parts involved in seat belt anchorage, it's not just a case of bolt them to the floor and hope. An example from the parts diagrams below My advice would be find a 90 already equipped with inward facing seats and have a very good look at how they are fitted and then decide if this job is viable. You may find used kits of parts online if someone is changing their arrangement.  Click image to enlarge |
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10th Feb 2025 7:36pm |
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| Gravygraham Member Since: 15 Mar 2017 Location: East Kent Posts: 183 
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Are you sure you'll be able to fit four forward-facing seats and their occupants (however small) in the back of a 90?
EDIT - ignore me, I can’t read, thought it said forward facing. Last edited by Gravygraham on 26th Feb 2025 9:26am. Edited 1 time in total |
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26th Feb 2025 8:16am |
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| B1_D130 Member Since: 15 May 2022 Location: Scotland Posts: 20 
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The 4 individual inward facing seats used to be offered by landrover as an option on the county models I believe.
We certainly used to have a 90 with the individual foldup seats. Exmoor trim do a couple of variants, if your pockets are deep enough. https://www.exmoortrim.co.uk/inward-facing-fold-up.html https://www.exmoortrim.co.uk/seating/serie...p-ups.html You would also need the seatbelt kits https://www.exmoortrim.co.uk/seating/serie...-belt.html |
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26th Feb 2025 8:49am |
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| Linds Hanson Member Since: 16 Jan 2021 Location: Cornwall Posts: 500
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The seat backs hook into the body capping's at the top so that gives you the initial positioning, The bottom of the back rest has to be positioned so that the angle of the backrest has a reasonable rake not too vertical. The bases should align with the backs but be mounted in a position where they have enough clearance to be folded up. Land Rover provided a longitudinal mounting bar which provided strength to the body for seat belt anchorages. However the effectiveness of side facing seatbelts leaves much to be desired.
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26th Feb 2025 10:48am |
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