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« on: July 13, 2007, 22:02:03 »
I collected a set of leather RR Classic seats today. I've tested the electrics and they work fine. Is it just a case of removing my old seats from the base and bolting the new ones on? i.e. are they a straight swap.
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« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2007, 22:40:51 »
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are they a straight swap.


Oh, go on then, I'll do a straight swap with you....., my wet ones for your leather ones :wink:  :lol:

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« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2007, 22:57:11 »
:roll:  :roll: trust you :lol:  :lol:
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« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2007, 23:04:27 »
I have some you can swop with as well  :lol:  :wink:
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« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2007, 23:26:54 »
:roll:  :roll:  trust you as well  :lol:  :lol:
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« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2007, 23:29:47 »
Ok then, after those annoying distractions, back to my original question :lol:  :lol: .

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I collected a set of leather RR Classic seats today. I've tested the electrics and they work fine. Is it just a case of removing my old seats from the base and bolting the new ones on? i.e. are they a straight swap.


Somebody must have attempted this before who can give me an answer. :D  :D
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« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2007, 00:55:32 »
You will know soon enough.

I suspect the answer is NO, but nothing is impossible with a little work.
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« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2007, 18:10:33 »
Has anybody fitted Range Rover Classic seats in a Discovery :?:  :?:
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« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2007, 22:43:37 »
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Has anybody fitted Range Rover Classic seats in a Discovery :?:  :?:


No, but I know a man who's going to...... :wink:
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« Reply #9 on: July 16, 2007, 22:48:57 »
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Has anybody fitted Range Rover Classic seats in a Discovery :?:  :?:


No, but I know a man who's going to...... :wink:


Yes me, but not untill we see how Andy doe's it  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
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« Reply #10 on: July 16, 2007, 23:34:43 »
Was it one of you two who asked me about a set of seats?

If you are waiting for me to reply then I'm sorry, my PC crashed terminally, this is a new(er) one and I have lost all my e-mails.
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« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2007, 00:14:32 »
I saw an add in one of the mags for a firm that recovers seats. They advertised fitting RRC seats in a disco.... dunno whether it's a 3 door or a 5 door version though as I promptly lost the add and forgot the name!   :oops:

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« Reply #12 on: July 17, 2007, 00:24:28 »
So far I've removed one of my existing seats with its base and found 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. Think I'll take some photos along the way so that I can help others afterwards. :lol:  :lol:
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« Reply #13 on: July 17, 2007, 17:07:27 »
Hi

I just posted this on another thead :?

Anyhoo

I recently fitted RR seats to my disco.  There is a full write up with photos here:

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

I was originally going to fit electrics but couldn't be bothered.  The fitting would be the same (apart from the wiring of course :D )

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« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2007, 07:21:25 »
Fitted my new leather seats yesterday :lol: . Back seats were a straight swap, the only problem being that all 8 bolts snapped and I had to drill & re tap the lot :cry: . Front seats were fairly easy I just had to fabricate an adaptor plate to join the old Disco base to the R.R seat. Because the R.R seats are electric I had to raise the seat base by about 1 1/2" to clear the seats electric motors. This has raised the overall seat height but I think that I can live with that :lol:  :lol: .
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« Reply #15 on: July 20, 2007, 11:19:08 »
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This has raised the overall seat height but I think that I can live with that :lol:  :lol: .


Until you go over a big bump............ :lol:  :lol:
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« Reply #16 on: July 20, 2007, 14:55:57 »
i have tryed this and no theyre not a straight fit way to wide but if you can weld then you could make new brackets

  i gave up and fitted a bucket seat instead

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« Reply #17 on: July 20, 2007, 18:07:55 »
Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :shock: thats what I said wasn't it :roll:
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