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Dohfender



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Beige Interior Looks Good but....
Hi All,

I have just ordered a new 110 and wondering if some current owners can give some feedback on the interior materials?

I have 3x Dog Dog Dog border collies who will spend a lot of time in the Defender on weekends. I love the look of the beige/black interior combo but shied away from it because of the Dog factor, I ordered the black instead - for now Wink . Do any new owners with dogs have insights they can share?

Does the beige interior mark easily or are the fabrics/leather combo reasonably durable? Do the fabrics used on the seats attract dog hair? Are they easy to wipe down?

Also interested in hearing peoples thoughts on the khaki interior which may be a compromise between black & beige.
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Tim in Scotland



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I don’t own dogs but do go into muddy offroad places and end up with dirty clothes. I have the Acorn/ Beige interior and haven’t had any cleaning issues after having the seats treated with a repellent. One problem regardless of the colour that is really annoying is how easily rain water stains the edges of the seat fabric, not even dirty rain just normal rain will mark the fabric. And I have seen far worse marking in a black one than I had on Acorn as it seems to be more noticeable on black.
I now fit the LR waterproof tailored seat covers if I’m spending a day out on the hills as well as having the stain repellent.
The company that did my PPF and Ceramic paint coating did the seat fabric protection and they managed to get all the rain water stains out before treating the seats but I don’t know how they did it. Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed!

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Post #862766 21st Oct 2020 8:51am
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Dohfender



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Thanks for the insight Tim. Disappointing to hear about the rain staining, lucky(?) it doesn't rain that often here downunder Wink

One of my concerns is I had an Evoque with the beige leather and it did not age well, looked dreadful after a few years with spiderweb cracking and discoloration. But.... I just love that Defender interior in the beige! So I think I will make it work with the use of seat covers Thumbs Up

If anyone else can share any insights from owning the beige/acorn interior please share!
Post #862962 21st Oct 2020 11:43pm
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Dohfender



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Just found out that my order cannot be changed now anyway, so black it is!
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julzmd



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After a long discussion with my wife. We decided to order black leather seats. Beige looks good when it’s new but with wear and tear it will look old easily. Black is the safest way to go. It’s classy as well.

Dohfender wrote:
Thanks for the insight Tim. Disappointing to hear about the rain staining, lucky(?) it doesn't rain that often here downunder Wink

One of my concerns is I had an Evoque with the beige leather and it did not age well, looked dreadful after a few years with spiderweb cracking and discoloration. But.... I just love that Defender interior in the beige! So I think I will make it work with the use of seat covers Thumbs Up

If anyone else can share any insights from owning the beige/acorn interior please share!
Post #863293 24th Oct 2020 12:05am
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Dohfender



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Yes that was my original thinking too Julz, I think I black is the safest choice in the long run. I feel better now I know someone else had the same doubts on the beige as me. The beige interior on my old Evoque looked very cheap after a few years.
Do you have your defender yet, or still waiting?
Post #863294 24th Oct 2020 12:21am
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julzmd



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I ordered last August. From the latest update from my dealer, he said my Defender will arrive in Aussie shores on the 5th of December. How about yours?
Post #863295 24th Oct 2020 1:05am
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W84IT



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I prefer the black interior. Here's the interior of my HSE...



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2020.5 Defender 110 P400HSE
2016.5 Range Rover HSE
Post #863297 24th Oct 2020 2:34am
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Dohfender



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Very nice. I don’t usually like wood grain but that looks really good. Breaks up the black nicely 👍 I’ve only ordered the SE, so all black.

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Dohfender



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julzmd wrote:
I ordered last August. From the latest update from my dealer, he said my Defender will arrive in Aussie shores on the 5th of December. How about yours?

I only ordered mine around 6 weeks ago, have been given a delivery date of 05 Feb. A D300 SE 110. Never waited that long for a car before Shocked
Post #863301 24th Oct 2020 3:41am
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VVS210



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Tim in Scotland wrote:
I don’t own dogs but do go into muddy offroad places and end up with dirty clothes. I have the Acorn/ Beige interior and haven’t had any cleaning issues after having the seats treated with a repellent. One problem regardless of the colour that is really annoying is how easily rain water stains the edges of the seat fabric, not even dirty rain just normal rain will mark the fabric. And I have seen far worse marking in a black one than I had on Acorn as it seems to be more noticeable on black.
I now fit the LR waterproof tailored seat covers if I’m spending a day out on the hills as well as having the stain repellent.
The company that did my PPF and Ceramic paint coating did the seat fabric protection and they managed to get all the rain water stains out before treating the seats but I don’t know how they did it.




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Post #863345 24th Oct 2020 3:33pm
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Digger2000



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That looks terrible considering the age of the vehicle but tbh that colour is a complete no no if you’ve got dogs jumping in or doing off road
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Digger2000



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Exmoor Trim do probably the best seat covers in the business these are the premium canvas covers on a puma. I spoke to him a few weeks ago he’s working on some for the new Defender but won’t be ready until next year, they’ll be one the first aftermarket purchases on my vehicle.
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Tim in Scotland



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I’ve had the Exmoor covers for my old Defender for donkeys years replaced them this year as the stitching on the seams came unstitched after 15 years use.......... replaced them with new from Exmoor this year for a fraction if the cost LR asks too. Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed!
Post #863389 24th Oct 2020 8:00pm
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Dohfender



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VVS210 wrote:
Tim in Scotland wrote:
I don’t own dogs but do go into muddy offroad places and end up with dirty clothes. I have the Acorn/ Beige interior and haven’t had any cleaning issues after having the seats treated with a repellent. One problem regardless of the colour that is really annoying is how easily rain water stains the edges of the seat fabric, not even dirty rain just normal rain will mark the fabric. And I have seen far worse marking in a black one than I had on Acorn as it seems to be more noticeable on black.
I now fit the LR waterproof tailored seat covers if I’m spending a day out on the hills as well as having the stain repellent.
The company that did my PPF and Ceramic paint coating did the seat fabric protection and they managed to get all the rain water stains out before treating the seats but I don’t know how they did it.




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Wow, that’s nasty!! So glad I’ve ordered the black now. That’s nearly to the point where I’d be asking the dealer to do something. They probably wouldn’t....but I’d be asking Wink MY21 110 D300SE DEFENDER
MY17 3.0D R-SPORT F-PACE
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