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Best front Sear risers - rails
Nakatanenga basic rails
15%
 15%  [3]
Mud Rails
60%
 60%  [12]
Far Corners Flat bar
0%
 0%  [0]
Defender upgrades
10%
 10%  [2]
Exmore trim risers
0%
 0%  [0]
Far corners box version
5%
 5%  [1]
Nakatanenga Premium
5%
 5%  [1]
Island 4x4 quick release
5%
 5%  [1]
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nitram17



Member Since: 08 Jun 2014
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landy andy wrote:
I’ve recently bought two sets from 4x4 overlander that raised the rear but not the front. (Rear by 50mm front 10mm or similar).

I wouldn’t buy them again for two reasons.

Not raising the front makes the seat base the wrong angle so on the drivers side I’ve ended up using packers, but at least you can tune it to your preference

One raiser of the pair, on both seats hit the a bolt that is part of the construction of the seat box. Nothing major but a pain. As bolt needs removal and can’t be replaced. This would be the same on any flat bar makes, only resolved by using box style.

I don’t remember any issues with mud rails that I’ve previously purchased.


Horses for courses i suppose ......i personally just wanted to be abe to move the seat backwards a little further with minimal seat rise (depends on body shape rather than overall height i suppose)
These mulgo seat raisers are ideal for this

https://www.roamingtheoutback.com/2013/12/...xtensions/

but you cannot get the mulgo product in europe!

Overlander do sell a very similar product and with your caveats noted they do what i want from them .
https://www.4x4overlander.com/product/defender-seat-rails/
Post #754288 27th Jan 2019 12:50pm
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nitram17



Member Since: 08 Jun 2014
Location: newcastle
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discomog wrote:
It's sometimes an advantage to change the seat angle. I needed to raise the rear, which meant lowering the front as the front of the original seat base was affecting an old knee injury. Nakatanenga seat riser has been more effective than NHS physios!


which ones did you use?

1 https://www.4x4overlander.com/product/defender-seat-risers/

2 https://www.4x4overlander.com/product/defe...s-premium/

3 https://www.4x4overlander.com/product/defender-seat-rails/

3 gives you the best angle for my bodyshape!
Post #754289 27th Jan 2019 1:01pm
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leeds



Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
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United Kingdom 
The difficulty with Defender ownership is the variation between vehicles and their owners.

Unfortunately no two Defenders and their owners are the same.

Now I am not the tallest Defender owner closer to being a short arse.

So I do not need movement backwards. On one of our Defenders I had pressure on the underside of my thighs from the seat front base. Using our lowline seat rails my bum went up about 25mm and pressure under thighs disappeared and driving was a lot more comfortable.

What is right for one Defender owner is not right for another.

Best thing is to try seat rails out before purchasing if at all possible.


Brendan
Post #754393 27th Jan 2019 8:47pm
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Hufflepuff



Member Since: 25 Oct 2014
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England 2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Tonga Green
They didn't work for me - they lasted on the car one week before I removed them.

At 6,2", my eye line is inline with the top of the door window. Raising the seat up by even just the 20mm or so needed to clear the back of the seat box means that I could no longer see out the side window without tilting the neck down - gave me right neck ache.

I would echo what has been said above - try it with washers before you buy a set, just to see if you can live with the raised seating position. 2005 Td5 90 XS
1989 V8 110 CSW
Post #754409 27th Jan 2019 9:29pm
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Cupboard



Member Since: 21 Mar 2014
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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HT Corris Grey
I went with the washers to try it out, and then never ended up needing to buy anything else.
Post #754507 28th Jan 2019 2:01pm
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drakes



Member Since: 09 Oct 2009
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United Kingdom 2004 Defender 90 Td5 HT Auto Belize Green
same here, just used a few nuts that I had in the shed
Post #754722 29th Jan 2019 10:22am
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nosnibod



Member Since: 15 Aug 2007
Location: West Midlands
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United Kingdom 1998 Defender 110 300 Tdi SW Bronze Green
Like a few others I tried commercial seat risers on my old Td5 and on the current Puma but all of them raised the seat too high to see out of the side window easily. So I reverted to a few washers and then a mate at work offered to turn me up a few spacers since I'd run out of the standard thick washers.

This is my arrangement - see how close the sliding part of the seat is to the lip - the absolute minimum necessary. That works for me at 6'3".


Click image to enlarge Dave
Green Goddess - 1998 Defender 110 300tdi
Post #754726 29th Jan 2019 10:46am
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BogMonster



Member Since: 05 Feb 2008
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Falkland Islands 2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Corris Grey
Great idea! I also find looking out the side window somewhat difficult ---
2006 Defender 110 SW 300Tdi • 2011 Ford Ranger XLT crewcab • 2015 Defender 110 Station Wagon Utility TDCi
Post #754889 29th Jan 2019 10:28pm
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Bluest



Member Since: 23 Apr 2016
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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Java Black
I might be missing something here, but the point of the commercially available riser is to move the seat runner up and backwards isn’t it? Up to get the runner higher than the lip on the back of the seat box, and then backwards to give the extra legroom. How does adding just washer allow the seat to go further back? 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS
Post #754893 29th Jan 2019 10:55pm
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nosnibod



Member Since: 15 Aug 2007
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United Kingdom 1998 Defender 110 300 Tdi SW Bronze Green
The seat will slide further back than the lip on the seat box allows. Lifting it over the lip gives you about 2 inches of extra legroom. Dave
Green Goddess - 1998 Defender 110 300tdi
Post #754895 29th Jan 2019 11:10pm
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landy andy



Member Since: 15 Feb 2009
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2006 Defender 110 Td5 USW Zermatt Silver
It will give you a little bit more leg room, but you will gain more from rails that move the fixing points further backwards
Post #754923 30th Jan 2019 8:18am
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