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Cupboard

Member Since: 21 Mar 2014
Location: Suffolk
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2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HT Corris Grey

Side access to seat box?

I'm sure I've seen someone with this, but has anyone made/fitted anything to access the under seat boxes from the side?

Any things I need to watch out for?

I currently store more compressor under the driver's seat and would like easier access to it without having to take the seat base and access hatch off. Mercedes Sprinters have a cubby under there from what I remember.

11th Apr 2018 1:31pm

Fetzl

Member Since: 19 Jan 2016
Location: Olen
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2009 Defender 130 Puma 2.4 HCPU Blenheim Silver

Stiffness is what you should watch out for - the seat box gets it's stiffnes fromm the sheeting
If you cut a hole in it or remove a part all together to add a drawer or hatch it will have an effect

not in every day use... but in case of an accident

11th Apr 2018 2:14pm

ericvv

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
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2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

Cupboard, I think you may have seen this here. It is not really a sideways access panel to the seatbox interior, but it replaces the seatbox side to install relays, fuses, etc. in an easily accessible position. I cannot recall to have seen a real sideways access panel into the seat box on here.
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11th Apr 2018 3:06pm

Theater

Member Since: 27 Sep 2010
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2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Galway Green

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11th Apr 2018 3:10pm

Fetzl

Member Since: 19 Jan 2016
Location: Olen
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in the example above, the stiffness of the side sheeting is replaced by the cupboard... so it's still there
it you really make a hatch to access the full inside of the seatbox, you will lose stiffness...

But you can make a stuirdy frame around the hatch of course

11th Apr 2018 3:15pm

bankz5152

Member Since: 02 Feb 2017
Location: South London/North Kent
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I so wish I knew about that side fuse box!! Such a neat and tidy solution, especially in a 110.

11th Apr 2018 7:33pm

gilarion

Member Since: 05 Dec 2013
Location: Wales
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2007 Defender 90 Other CSW Trident Green

Yep! I was interested until I saw the price

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11th Apr 2018 8:59pm

Grenadier

Member Since: 23 Jul 2014
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2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Corris Grey

So much good German engineering is expensive. But I suppose 'yous pays for whats you gets'.

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11th Apr 2018 9:16pm

Zed

Member Since: 07 Oct 2017
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2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

That is very cool indeed.

11th Apr 2018 9:19pm

zsd-puma

Member Since: 09 Aug 2016
Location: Kent
Posts: 2720

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black

bankz5152 wrote:
I so wish I knew about that side fuse box!! Such a neat and tidy solution, especially in a 110.

I agree it's a neat solution. But sorry I don't understand, why "especially in a 110"? Its the same seat box on a 90 and 130.

11th Apr 2018 10:14pm

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

gilarion wrote:
Yep! I was interested until I saw the price

What is the price? The site just seems to be sending around in circles Ray
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11th Apr 2018 10:15pm

zsd-puma

Member Since: 09 Aug 2016
Location: Kent
Posts: 2720

I think Entreq is one of those where if you have to ask you can't afford it anyway.

11th Apr 2018 10:16pm

bankz5152

Member Since: 02 Feb 2017
Location: South London/North Kent
Posts: 2069

zsd-puma wrote:
bankz5152 wrote:
I so wish I knew about that side fuse box!! Such a neat and tidy solution, especially in a 110.

I agree it's a neat solution. But sorry I don't understand, why "especially in a 110"? Its the same seat box on a 90 and 130.

In a 90 you can mount a fuse box on the middle bulkhead, you cant in a 110. Has to be in the battery box or elsewhere.

12th Apr 2018 7:59am

Grenadier

Member Since: 23 Jul 2014
Location: The foot of Mont Blanc...
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I wonder if they do a version for the battery terminals as well? That would be super.

Monsieur Le Grenadier

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12th Apr 2018 9:22am

NormanD

Member Since: 12 Aug 2011
Location: Bristol
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2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Santorini Black

I think the need to do a right hand and left hand version, then it would give more options NormanD WE191

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12th Apr 2018 10:01am

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