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ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816 |
Happy it works. They surely look like having hard base and firm (i.e. good) back support. Can imagine that once you are in the seat, the experience probably is not so much different from sitting in my Recaros. The main difference I see in your picture is that the side supports on both seat base and back rest are definitely more pronounced that those of the SVX Recaros. Enjoy.
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12th Sep 2015 12:46am |
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camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3355 |
Hi Simoco, sounds like they sorted your issue out pretty quickly when you turned back up at their door. I'm assuming if you'd received these mail order they would have had to be couriered back to them? I had a set on order but eventually had to cancel them as they kept pushing the delivery date back and back, apparently due to a problem with 'materials and the seat foam'. It sounds like your issue was with the actual seat frame? It's a pity as the seats look really good in their bumph but I think I'll wait until a few more if their problems have been ironed out.
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13th Sep 2015 10:40pm |
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Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3772 |
Simoco, 3/4 of the way through your post you say that you thought you may have made the wrong decision, & would revert to your old seats,...why did you say that?
They do look good, Pickles. |
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13th Sep 2015 10:55pm |
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YOLO110 Member Since: 14 Feb 2015 Location: Perth Oz and Stansted UK Posts: 1640 |
Look great!
A useful write-up, thanks. I agree with a post on a different thread that the standard seats are way too short in the seat base, these look to have that well and truly sorted! They also look like they are based upon the Corbeau seat... are they? YOLO... You Only Live Once... |
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13th Sep 2015 11:12pm |
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Barney12 Member Since: 09 Jun 2015 Location: South West Posts: 744 |
They are a Corbeau 'design' but a previous thread suggested that (having looked at the tilt mechanism/leaver) that they were not genuine. That would seem a reasonable assumption especially when you consider the price point.
Have to say though they look good in the picture! |
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14th Sep 2015 8:11am |
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Clemmo Member Since: 03 Aug 2012 Location: Mile Oak Posts: 1215 |
Quote I got from Exmoor Customer Services with regards to questions I asked
"The seats are imported we supply the cut trim to our supplier who sew and trim them for us in the stock trims if they are a bespoke trim (full leather etc.) then they are cut and trimmed here we have blank frames in stock. No they are not a Corbeau The seats have a one year warranty As I have put earlier stock seats are the listed trims in link (XSBR, diamond XS etc.) bespoke (full leather odd fabric choices) would be bespoke made 14-21 days from confirmed order. The other option that makes the seat bespoke is the OEM heater option this again we would make/trim here all that are imported have our heater kit." Clemmo Make today a little better than yesterday but not so good as tomorrow.... Defender 90 HT............Pangea Green BMW X3 Msport............Carbon Black Mini Electric................Grey. (wow!) MGB Roadster……..........Vermillion 17k miles Honda Benly CD200....Maroon --------McLouis Fusio........7.4m of fun |
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14th Sep 2015 9:43am |
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SailingTom Member Since: 19 Nov 2013 Location: ESSEX Posts: 1716 |
Very nice I take it Exmoor retrim The Defender Bad Boy seats then as look very close
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14th Sep 2015 9:50am |
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need4speed Member Since: 23 Nov 2012 Location: Kilmarnock Posts: 746 |
I agree. Especially as they have stated they are not based on a genuine corbeau.
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14th Sep 2015 10:05am |
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simoco Member Since: 08 Sep 2015 Location: Hampshire Posts: 4 |
Sorry for the delay in responding. After I had fitted the passengers seat and found the issue with the lean, I was really upset. I had just laid out nearly a Ł1000 and now had a major issue. I suppose that I had been really looking forward to getting the seats and waited 5/6 weeks from order and after finding the issue with the passengers seat I think the bubble burst and I came down to earth with a bump. I suspect my wife would say that I threw my teddy out of the pram and got it all out of proportion! The fact that it was fairly easy to go back to Exmoor on the Monday morning, and their attitude to getting it all sorted helped, and after having lived with the seats for the past month or so, I am really happy that I did not revert to my old seats. They have had a really major impact on my comfort. I don't care who made them or if they are a copy of some other seat, I am happy. Simoco |
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20th Sep 2015 2:08am |
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RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 31 Mar 2010 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2021 |
Great write up, thanks for the info on these elusive seats, as I am looking into them too.
I have a question about the seat heaters, as I have standard Puma XS seats with heaters and the original connectors under the seat bases, how do the Exmoor heaters connect? Do they simply plug and play or is there a modification required. Does anyone have experience of connecting Exmoor heaters to Land Rover connectors? 2016 D4 HSE 1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF 1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol |
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21st Sep 2015 10:07am |
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Clemmo Member Since: 03 Aug 2012 Location: Mile Oak Posts: 1215 |
Exmoor Trim told me that "as standard" the seats came with theire own connectors which you would need modify to fit the LR ones...If you order a bespoke seat then they will modify the connectors for you at additional cost.
Clemmo Make today a little better than yesterday but not so good as tomorrow.... Defender 90 HT............Pangea Green BMW X3 Msport............Carbon Black Mini Electric................Grey. (wow!) MGB Roadster……..........Vermillion 17k miles Honda Benly CD200....Maroon --------McLouis Fusio........7.4m of fun |
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21st Sep 2015 11:01am |
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RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 31 Mar 2010 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2021 |
Well, I could do that myself, just need 4 x connectors to solder and shrink wrap onto the seat wires. 2016 D4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF 1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol |
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21st Sep 2015 11:20am |
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K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 |
Plenty of information regarding wiring up with links to suppliers of what you need here:
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic23580....oseal+seat and http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic32858....eat+heater If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!! Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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21st Sep 2015 11:27am |
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camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3355 |
I think the standard exmoor heated seat kit has a 2 stage heating setting (low or high) as is visible with the twin position switch in their kit. Has anyone tried just swapping the connectors over as I'd be interested too know what level of heat the factory installed single position switch ended up providing.
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21st Sep 2015 12:48pm |
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