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« on: July 16, 2007, 18:31:08 »
Hi all, i had a small shunt yesterday while green laning and it snapped the drivers seat base, been to the scrappys today but no discos or rangies in but started to look at other 3 door cars to see if i could transplant some nice comfy ones in......

has anyone changed the seats for a non standard ones, how easy is it and which is the best car to take them out of???

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« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2007, 22:07:48 »
Just putting a set of Range Rover Classic seats in mine. So far I've removed my existing seat & its base and found that that a Discovery seat base is far smaller than a Range Rovers. Not a problem though I just need to fabricate a frame to join the both halves together. :roll:  :roll:
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« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2007, 23:37:36 »
Probably the best way of doing it, the RRC seats are quite plush and have the armsrests, otherwise I'd say look at high end Volvo, BMW or Merc.  Most RWD cars will have narrower seats because of the transmission, just like a LR.
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« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2007, 07:12:13 »
Time to take the tape measure to the scrappies i think.

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« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2007, 08:38:11 »
I put a cheap set of bucket seats in mine about £100 quid the pair, they bolted straight onto the existing base with the aid of some thick chequer plate. I appreciate this doesn't help much if the base is shot, but they are worth thinking about, comfy on road and excellent support off. I got them in suedo leather (sounds worse then it is) as they wipe off easily.

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« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2007, 09:21:06 »
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I put a cheap set of bucket seats in mine about £100 quid the pair, they bolted straight onto the existing base with the aid of some thick chequer plate. I appreciate this doesn't help much if the base is shot, but they are worth thinking about, comfy on road and excellent support off. I got them in suedo leather (sounds worse then it is) as they wipe off easily.

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« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2007, 09:28:26 »
Not on here at the moment, I'll get some tonight and put them up tomorrow.

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« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2007, 17:03:52 »
Hi

I recently fitted Range Rover seats in my 95 disco.

There is a full write up with photos here:

http://www.4x4response.net/fforum/index.php?topic=284.0

Definately an improvement on the originals

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« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2007, 10:37:48 »
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« Reply #9 on: July 18, 2007, 23:26:39 »
i have disco seats if you need. im making mine into a truck so i got no need for the rear ones and im putting cobras in the front

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« Reply #10 on: July 19, 2007, 07:23:47 »
no worrys i have got on thanks.

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« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2007, 13:34:03 »
Rob

I have a 1995 300TDI that I am breaking (as I break bit on  my V8!)

Currently have both seats - have got them wet in the past but frames etc all ok - and i am very local to you

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