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bob neville

Member Since: 30 Apr 2009
Location: Marbella
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Seat advice

Going to change the front seats on the 90 and after peoples thoughts/advice.

As the 90 is being used mainly off road I need something with more support and grip.
The 110 has Exmoor Le Mans which are great seats but no longer available plus expensive.

Top of the list are Cobra Monaco's. I have tried them in another forum members vehicle and they seemed fine.

I know bucket seats can be a pain (literally !) to get in and out of but myself and SWHMBO are not exactly large so that is not really an issue.

Any other good (cheapish

) options I should consider ?

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16th Dec 2012 9:11pm

GREENI

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Large, rotund? Or large, long?

16th Dec 2012 9:30pm

bob neville

Member Since: 30 Apr 2009
Location: Marbella
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I'm 5 7 and 11 stone and SWHMBO is 5 8 and 8.8 stone - so not exactly large

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2011 Porsche Boxster - for the sunny days !

16th Dec 2012 9:35pm

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16th Dec 2012 9:56pm

Killer90
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im sitting in a cobra monaco as we speek ( office chair ) there ok but not the most comfortable of seats. Another option is the cobra daytonas i had them in my first 90 they were great or a set of sparco f1's they have nice flat bottoms

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16th Dec 2012 10:00pm

appaloosadude

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Don't want to hi-jack, but do your seats have easy access to the battery there Killer?

16th Dec 2012 10:02pm

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2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

I have a pair of Cobra Monaco's in the hybrid,,

Have been fine,,easy access for me,,

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16th Dec 2012 10:14pm

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appaloosadude wrote:
Don't want to hi-jack, but do your seats have easy access to the battery there Killer?

sort of

we fitted two lengths of box section for strength and too raise the seats. we used studs to through and hold the seats in place and secured them with wingnuts for a easy quick release. I did fit a blanking plate on the side to get to the battery when needed quickly but when the landy got carpeted we soon lost it

P.S That was my 3000th post on here

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16th Dec 2012 10:49pm

appaloosadude

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Quote:

sort of we fitted two lengths of box section for strength and too raise the seats. we used studs to through and hold the seats in place and secured them with wingnuts for a easy quick release. I did fit a blanking plate on the side to get to the battery when needed quickly but when the landy got carpeted we soon lost it

P.S That was my 3000th post on here

Sorry, I meant the ones you have for sale... Are we on the same track? I don't think I am...[/quote]

16th Dec 2012 11:09pm

Pam W

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We used to have bucket seats in our 100" challenge motor but I (as the one who had to get out a lot) found them to be a complete PITA. Anything with a 'lip' on the edge you have to lift your leg up and over to get out of and likewise on getting back in the movement isn't very smooth either ! I found them really tiring after a while, like when green laning or doing winches when you are hopping in and out quickly time and again ... Yes, you keep you a lot more cocooned but otherwise not particularly practical for general off-roading or challenge (we found anyway).

Second time Dave took the 100" to Oz we ditched the buckets and went for a pair of Britpart 'replacement' seats (xs lookalikes but at a fraction of the cost) and they've been really very comfortable - even on the 10 hour trip from Sydney to Broken Hill! I have the same seats in my 90 now (commuting 200 miles a week) and they are fine. Our blog - http://landytravels.com/

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16th Dec 2012 11:29pm

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appaloosadude wrote:
Quote:

sort of we fitted two lengths of box section for strength and too raise the seats. we used studs to through and hold the seats in place and secured them with wingnuts for a easy quick release. I did fit a blanking plate on the side to get to the battery when needed quickly but when the landy got carpeted we soon lost it

P.S That was my 3000th post on here

Sorry, I meant the ones you have for sale... Are we on the same track? I don't think I am...

[/quote]

i was on about the cobras in the white 90

but will be the same as above mate for the ones i sell

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16th Dec 2012 11:51pm

bob neville

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Thanks all

Chris, what brackets did you use to fit the Daytona's in your 90 ?

Bob 2015 Jaguar XE240 R Sport - goes like ....... !!
2013 Defender 90 CSW - sold
2009 Defender 110 Double Cab - sold
2001 TD5 90 CSW - offroad project - sold to a forum member
2011 Porsche Boxster - for the sunny days !

17th Dec 2012 12:48pm

Lishlandy

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Location: High Wycombe
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2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 X-Tech LE Orkney Grey

Killer90 wrote:
appaloosadude wrote:
Don't want to hi-jack, but do your seats have easy access to the battery there Killer?

sort of we fitted two lengths of box section for strength and too raise the seats. we used studs to through and hold the seats in place and secured them with wingnuts for a easy quick release. I did fit a blanking plate on the side to get to the battery when needed quickly but when the landy got carpeted we soon lost it

P.S That was my 3000th post on here

In you 3,000th crowning moment post you didnt even tell anyone they needed a CSK DRL bumper!

Your going soft in your merriment of christmas

P.S i have had more compliments on the DRL bumper you fitted for me than anything else on the Defender, such a game changer in the style department

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17th Dec 2012 1:12pm

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bob neville wrote:
Thanks all

Chris, what brackets did you use to fit the Daytona's in your 90 ?

Bob

got the cobra universal runners and i fixed them too the two pieces of tubed steel i brought which fixed to the seat box

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17th Dec 2012 5:14pm

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Lishlandy wrote:
Killer90 wrote:
appaloosadude wrote:
Don't want to hi-jack, but do your seats have easy access to the battery there Killer?

sort of we fitted two lengths of box section for strength and too raise the seats. we used studs to through and hold the seats in place and secured them with wingnuts for a easy quick release. I did fit a blanking plate on the side to get to the battery when needed quickly but when the landy got carpeted we soon lost it

P.S That was my 3000th post on here AND YOU ALL NEED A CSK DRL BUMPER

In you 3,000th crowning moment post you didnt even tell anyone they needed a CSK DRL bumper!

Your going soft in your merriment of christmas

P.S i have had more compliments on the DRL bumper you fitted for me than anything else on the Defender, such a game changer in the style department

is that better

and good to hear mate they do transform a landy so much and are practical in some ways

plus the 110 stands out so much anyways it just adds to its glory

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17th Dec 2012 5:16pm

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