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Wangers

Member Since: 19 Jan 2013
Location: West London
Posts: 265

1995 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Aintree Green

Front seat replacement

So, got a decent budget and decided to change over my front seats.

Currently got the original 1995 front material seats. Want to upgrade to something a) newer, b) more comfortable and c) better all round.

I;m 6 foot and 18 stone so that answeres two questons that will be posed, and its used for both commuting alternate days and longer trips with the bikes in the back - Germany / France / wales and the like.

after various amounts of scouring the web, options so far seem to be either

Older seats, used, single headrest bar:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-LAND-ROV...3f3245142a

Newer double bar style TDCI / PUMA:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Defen...1130867744

or what appear to be top end modulars:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-LAND-ROVER-D...1132127893

So big question being, for leather / half leather and HEATED (know I'll need to get a loom from somewhere and get it wired in) who has / recommends what? Is the extra worth it?

and finally, depending who recommends what, what Site Sponsors have anything in stock or could do me a deal on something?!?

NB - none of the links above are any connection etc to me, just looking through ebay and these seem to be a general selection of the various ones found. TY&GN
10 years in a WOLF, WIMIK and Snatch and this is all I have to show!

18th Mar 2014 11:52pm

Richalot

Member Since: 02 Nov 2013
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 37

Hi I fitted some diamond xs seats in my 110

Best bye / item I ever fitted to her. It completely changed the drive. it's a lot more comfortable than the standard Seats There is alot more give in the seat.

you now don't have to wait 20 min before you get a little bit of heat in to the cab just switch on the heated seat and have instant heat on your lower back and bum lol massive improvement well worth the time and money in fitting them.

With the dimond xs seat they also have the removable bottom so you can still get to the battery / ecu.

Regards to the wiring. The xs comes with switches and loom all you need to do is wiring the live and ground into the fuse box

I have some photos of mind fitted in a earlier post I did

I hope this helps. The closer you are to death the more alive you feel

19th Mar 2014 1:20am

Go Beyond

Member Since: 30 Jan 2012
Location: Headcorn, Kent
Posts: 6678

I believe Genuine seats are better quality and value than aftermarket offerings.

A pair of XS half leather Puma seats should be obtainable for around £500.

We supply a professional plug and play loom with switches on our website

19th Mar 2014 6:15am

jhnstap

Member Since: 01 Apr 2013
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 73

Fitted new XS heated seats half leather to my 90, with seat rails for Xtra legroom, I am a big chap and it transformed it for me, added bonus-she who must be obeyed likes them as well

Got mine from LRI Solution who is one of the site sponsors-quick good service too I do my thing and you do yours. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are not in this world to live up to mine

19th Mar 2014 6:27am

pepekleinhans

Member Since: 12 Jan 2013
Location: Cape Town
Posts: 25

Has anybody try and fit a set of Discovery 3 front seat in a Defender?? I am looking at this as a option, but like to know if anybody tried already, and is there enought space to actualy fit them in, or are they to wide

Cheers
Pepe 2005 Discovery 3 HSE
2007 2.4 Puma Defender
1976 series 3 with Ford V6 engine

19th Mar 2014 6:30am

Skeggy 90

Member Since: 07 Oct 2013
Location: Skeg Vegas
Posts: 233

I have never thought any of the standard Land Rover seats are very comfortable, recently I have fitted Mazda RX8 seats to a Defender and they fitted well and were very comfortable. The best seats are the Recaro CS, but in standard trim they are very firm, a trimmer can sort this out with extra padding, but once this is done they are the best seats with the only issue being the seat rubbing on the B pillar slightly.

19th Mar 2014 4:24pm

H3nry

Member Since: 08 Jan 2014
Location: Heathrow
Posts: 134

Anybody here tried scheelmann seats?

19th Mar 2014 4:51pm

MartinK

Member Since: 02 Mar 2011
Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border)
Posts: 2665

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Orkney Grey

Dgardel has Scheelmann seats...see here http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic4650.html Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)

19th Mar 2014 8:04pm

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

Land rover recaros come up for sale from time to time

19th Mar 2014 8:13pm

Skeggy 90

Member Since: 07 Oct 2013
Location: Skeg Vegas
Posts: 233

I have seen used SVX seats go for more money than new Recaro CS's. The new ones are also heated as standard.

20th Mar 2014 6:08pm

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8580

H3nry wrote:
Anybody here tried scheelmann seats?

Will be doing very shortly as a demo set is on its way from Germany. The good thing is with the scheelman you still have access to the battery boxes.
They will be fitted to the white 90, so if anyone wants to try them out, they will be at the spring land rover show.
Barbara

21st Mar 2014 9:13am

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