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BigWheels



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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green
Centre front seat instead of cubby box possible?
Can an older Defender's front centre seat be fitted where the Puma's cubby box is easily. I would like one in matching trim to my XS 1/2 leather, 1/2 fabric, if such are made.

Idea of the seat is to make a level bed with driver's & passenger's seats, for me to curl up & snooze on. The cubby box is too high. Land Rover Defenders. 67 years heritage, minimal appearance changes, still going strong all over the world. Not a fashion vehicle, but fashionable to own. Made for the needy, not the greedy. Ta ta Defender
Post #274991 18th Oct 2013 11:43pm
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GUM97



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I believe I've read on here before that the transfer lever sits too far back (or something like that), thus making fitting a centre seat impractical. An engine to TDi for!
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blackwolf



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Sadly not legal now due to seat belt and type approval issues.
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JWL



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Opportunity there for our resident cubby box experts to come up with the likes of an under cubby box but with a padded lid to bring it up to the hieght of the seat pads. I don't work on a commission basis usually Whistle
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mark_d



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blackwolf wrote:
Sadly not legal now due to seat belt and type approval issues.


I assume it's only illegal if someone sits on it whilst on a public road.
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custom90



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I wouldn't bargain on it, probably be picked up MOT time.
As mentioned not really practical doe to the size of transmission tunnel and what not. $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R
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Post #275047 19th Oct 2013 11:41am
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BigWheels



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Custom cubby box with well-padded lid might help. Perhaps it could reach backwards more to give more storage space, compensating for reduction in height. Though after fitting Mud rails the height difference between seat top & box top will be a bit less. Land Rover Defenders. 67 years heritage, minimal appearance changes, still going strong all over the world. Not a fashion vehicle, but fashionable to own. Made for the needy, not the greedy. Ta ta Defender
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blackwolf



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mark_d wrote:
blackwolf wrote:
Sadly not legal now due to seat belt and type approval issues.


I assume it's only illegal if someone sits on it whilst on a public road.


No. Like most things on cars, if it's fitted it must be legal even if not in use.
Post #275060 19th Oct 2013 1:12pm
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dondiddy



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Nene Overland are offering fitment of a centre front seat to SVX models on their website Confused
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Merlin



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Thought you might like to know that just having taken mine out, I noticed that the cubby box sits on two crude pieces of wood that are cut so that the cubby box sits level. So you would need to copy this "design" innovation to make your bed level.

Merlin
Post #275081 19th Oct 2013 4:32pm
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