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| shropshiredefender Member Since: 05 Jun 2017 Location: Shropshire Posts: 834   
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Don't see why not - 20 years ago I'd have fitted them without a second thought. But apparently the world has changed, someone will be posting soon mentioning insurance and construction and use issues
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6th Mar 2018 3:21pm |
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| MGCarr Member Since: 18 Nov 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 59  
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That looks like Unwin tracking or something similar, it is often used in minibus conversions or coach built accessible transport where there is a need to swap between carrying seated passengers and wheelchairs. It is normally routered into some form of ply flooring that is pull tested to ensure compliance with the seat belt regulations as the seatbelts are attached to the seat frames not the floor. Personally I cannot see a way of installing it into a Deffender safely while at a reasonable price, even with the spreader plates. If there was I would probably have done it in mine.
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6th Mar 2018 3:24pm |
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| MGCarr Member Since: 18 Nov 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 59
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 guilty as charged |
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6th Mar 2018 3:25pm |
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| Matt90 Member Since: 12 Jun 2016 Location: Leicester Posts: 142 
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They would go in, you might need to reduce the height of the seat base as headroom will be very little, doubt you’ll get an adult seated comfortably on them at standard height
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6th Mar 2018 3:46pm |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3743
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The current setup hardly appears safe and robust
 after all 40 odd years ago the world was a different place 
 Click image to enlarge (not my car but fundamentally the same)  |
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6th Mar 2018 3:49pm |
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| Matt90 Member Since: 12 Jun 2016 Location: Leicester Posts: 142
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You could go down the route of fitting genuine forward facing seats but they are not cheap and require the rear tub arches to be adapted, I too had the same predicament and looked at various options, the seats you mention although would probably do the job access to the seats and access into the rear in general would be very restricted. I’ve modified td5 discovery 3rd row seats in to the back of ours
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic47243-30.html Fairly easy with a bit of thought but it allows them to be removed out the way and access between for the kids to get in and out, all in think it cost me less than £150 |
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6th Mar 2018 4:33pm |
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| steveyorks Member Since: 08 Apr 2013 Location: west yorkshire Posts: 175 
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This is a common issue effecting the conversion of vans to mini buses and taxis in particular. They require am individual IVA test which checks the safety of the install. While you would not need one of these to carry your own kids for example it might give you n idea of the safety standards you should aim for.
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10th Mar 2018 2:16pm |
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