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| Ryderoo Member Since: 28 Aug 2015 Location: South Bucks Posts: 1658   
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Hi Captainsmate,
Have a look at this link, it may help http://www.exmoortrim.co.uk/store/defender...seats.html Cheers Simon I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you 1990 110 TD5 county, my first Land Rover - gone 2012 Discovery 4 XS SDV6 - gone 2014 Discovery 4 XS SDV6 - gone 2015 Evoque SD4 dynamic - Wife’s - gone 2015 Urban Truck 90 XS Santorini Black Hard Top - Reluctantly gone 2020 Discovery 5 Eiger Grey 3.0 SE - gone March 24 2021 Defender S D250 Santorini Black 110 HT - gone March 24 2023 Evoque P300e SE wife’s current vehicle |
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7th Mar 2016 11:17pm |
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| ickle Member Since: 22 Jul 2010 Location: South Vendee Posts: 1728  
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I think it will fail MOT / invalid insurance for road use and all sorts of grief if you do swap them.
I can't think of any other reason than 'LR had to' to spends millions on developing the forward facing seats, Keith |
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7th Mar 2016 11:22pm |
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| X4SKP Member Since: 29 Nov 2013 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2290  
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Hello Captinsmate
Yes it can be done, take a look here... http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic33204....p;start=45 (Scroll down further on the above thread to see the explanation...)  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Seat Review... http://funrover.com/reviews/exmoor-trim-xs-fold-up-seat-review/ SKIP https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic83242.html |
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7th Mar 2016 11:37pm |
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| Captainsmate Member Since: 14 Aug 2015 Location: Streetly Posts: 17 
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Thanks for the replies and the info.
Can't see why it would fail an MOT but can understand the insurance issues. I need the extra seats so will continue and send new posts as updates. Cheers. Captains ate. |
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8th Mar 2016 9:23pm |
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| Captainsmate Member Since: 14 Aug 2015 Location: Streetly Posts: 17
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Thanks for the replies and the info.
Can't see why it would fail an MOT but can understand the insurance issues. I need the extra seats so will continue and send new posts as updates. Cheers. Captains ate. |
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8th Mar 2016 9:26pm |
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| Riccarton Member Since: 10 Aug 2015 Location: Gods' Own Country Posts: 280  
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I'm looking to add a pair of side facing seats to my 90HT primarily as somewhere for my 10 yr old daughter to shelter whilst at horse / pony events. Not really as transport seats but.... if they're fitted they have to be legit
I spoke to NFU (been insured with them for years) who said no problem so long as my V5 was corrected and the installation was accompanied by an engineers report - i.e. the garage had to fit them, not me, and an invoice must be raised to show what has been done (according to the NFU rep'). There are a lot of smoke and mirrors around the whole seating issue with the Defender and people are correctly concerned. It doesn't help when you get advice from VOSA etc who really don't have a clue. Personally, with the blessing of the NFU, I'm going to risk it and install the seats. Good luck  |
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8th Mar 2016 9:49pm |
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| RobKeay Member Since: 19 Jul 2009 Location: Stafford Posts: 1568 
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You would have to off your head to put a child in a side facing seat, with a lap belt. I had a low speed crunch and everyone was fine in the front but the side facing passenger got a cracked rib.
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8th Mar 2016 10:24pm |
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| Riccarton Member Since: 10 Aug 2015 Location: Gods' Own Country Posts: 280
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I obviously can't speak for others but like I said - I only want them for during shows / events so when it's cold or wet my daughter can have somewhere warm & dry to play her games / rest etc. I'm too bone idle to take the seats out whenever I'm travelling so they need to be legit (even if they're not occupied).
Having said that when we go with the horse trailer to the local forests SWMBO will use one while my daughter occupies the front passenger seat. At the moment SWMBO just sits on the wheel arch but remember, we have 3 horses in tow in a 17' horse trailer on single carriageway B roads. If we get to 30mph we're flying along!! |
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8th Mar 2016 10:55pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6266 
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I think it's fair to say that whats road legal and what car manufacturers have to achieve are two very different things.
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9th Mar 2016 8:39am |
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| dnorrishill Member Since: 15 Jul 2011 Location: Hampshire Posts: 612 
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If your truck already has front facing seats the wheel arches will be a different shape to standard hardtop and you may find that inward facing seats do not fit.
If you look at Exmoortrim I believe that most (or all) load area seats are designed to fit to the square wheel arches and not the "cut out" ones as fitted to station wagons with forward facing seats. |
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9th Mar 2016 2:07pm |
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| dnorrishill Member Since: 15 Jul 2011 Location: Hampshire Posts: 612
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Also looking at the photos above - I am pretty sure that the race harnesses used are neither safe or legal.
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9th Mar 2016 2:08pm |
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| Arran73 Member Since: 25 Mar 2013 Location: Commugny, Switzerland Posts: 133
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Totally agree very unsafe |
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9th Mar 2016 2:14pm |
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