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Likeomg

Member Since: 29 Jun 2012
Location: Lake District / Newcastle
Posts: 2634

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Stornoway Grey

installation of recaro's

Hi guys, little bit stumped, got a set of recaro sportster's,

also purchased 'tune my defender' seat rails... i have no idea what im doing, also the seat rails powder coat puts land rover's paint department to shame,

as seen here are the rails, the problem is acessing the bolts to righten them down...

any one got photos or tips? i.e. removing the base and doing something...? ive removed the bases to see but still no help.

16th Jul 2013 4:43pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20121

Photo isn't working....
Does the seat still move back or forward like standard? If so you have to have it back to access the front two bolts and forward to access the two at the rear. Hard to explain without a photo but I am assuming this is what you mean?
If the seat is static then there will no doubt be a way of accessing from the top somehow? NEVER SURRENDER! ⛽️🛢️👨‍🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧

16th Jul 2013 4:52pm

Likeomg

Member Since: 29 Jun 2012
Location: Lake District / Newcastle
Posts: 2634

so completly take the whole set up from ontop of the seat boxes, assemble then bolt back together like that?

here's a pic, seat base is still in place but even with it removed, the frame still gets in the way, might completely removed the frame from the seat box but then i dont think it will go back together (have to check how its bolted inside the seat box...

16th Jul 2013 4:54pm

Likeomg

Member Since: 29 Jun 2012
Location: Lake District / Newcastle
Posts: 2634

Click image to enlarge

hmm

16th Jul 2013 5:13pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20121

Remove the seat and seat frame and then re-assemble. The bolts are captive nuts in the seatboxes so there is nothing underneath all done from the top.

You might find you have to take the frame out fix to the seat then put the lot in together and bolt down. NEVER SURRENDER! ⛽️🛢️👨‍🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧

16th Jul 2013 5:15pm

pjb

Member Since: 08 Apr 2009
Location: Sunny Oxford
Posts: 1244

Sorry if this is stating the obvious but normally you bolt the runners to the seat, and then more seat forward / backwards to bolt to the seat box - should be simple. Obviously I'm missing something

2020 P300 HSE

16th Jul 2013 5:17pm

Likeomg

Member Since: 29 Jun 2012
Location: Lake District / Newcastle
Posts: 2634

getting at the bolts is quite interesting, the adapters imo are a terrible design but they were the only ones available, nothing lines up even to a half acceptable measure so its a lot of faffing, you have to install 1 bolt then 3 with the runner at a 30 degree angle only tightening a small amount, then the rear, 2, then back to the front boa bla bla... its a pig.

16th Jul 2013 7:35pm

Martin
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Member Since: 02 Apr 2007
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 6570

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

Something to take up with the supplier of the adapter then.

1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top

2015 D90 XS SW

16th Jul 2013 8:30pm

Likeomg

Member Since: 29 Jun 2012
Location: Lake District / Newcastle
Posts: 2634

The email is sent, with photos, the finish for one is not acceptable, be interesting to hear there side

16th Jul 2013 8:34pm

Likeomg

Member Since: 29 Jun 2012
Location: Lake District / Newcastle
Posts: 2634

custom90steve wrote:
Remove the seat and seat frame and then re-assemble. The bolts are captive nuts in the seatboxes so there is nothing underneath all done from the top.

You might find you have to take the frame out fix to the seat then put the lot in together and bolt down.

16th Jul 2013 9:07pm

T1G UP

Member Since: 08 Dec 2009
Location: Bath
Posts: 3101

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Orkney Grey

any news?

29th Sep 2013 10:34am

Likeomg

Member Since: 29 Jun 2012
Location: Lake District / Newcastle
Posts: 2634

sent me another set out... not that impressed with the quality but i couldn't wait for the alive ones to be made so these were my only option.

29th Sep 2013 3:45pm

T1G UP

Member Since: 08 Dec 2009
Location: Bath
Posts: 3101

so the recaro ones aren't available?

29th Sep 2013 5:50pm

Likeomg

Member Since: 29 Jun 2012
Location: Lake District / Newcastle
Posts: 2634

ask gary @ alive, when we spoke they weren't seem to remember him emailing me to say he had some if it wasn't too late... which it was

1st Oct 2013 7:10pm

hamtheman

Member Since: 19 Mar 2013
Location: Louth
Posts: 35

Hi all,

Does anyone have a step by step of putting the adapters on and then the seat rails on - I can't screw everything from on top.

I've got the adapters onto the rails - but bolting the rails to the seat itself is a problem - the handle to move the rails is in the way of the hole for the front bolts.

Anyone any ideas??

Thnkya! http://mylandy90.blogspot.ie/

4th Oct 2015 4:57pm

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