mini bus seats in the 90

Next project underway, it seems pretty straightforward is there anything I should keep an eye out for? I'm removing the legs of the seats and bolting them to the arches with some 8mm plate behind.....The seats are bloody heavy

the plate will spread the load but it might be worth considering reinforcing the arch underneath somehow. The new defenders which have cut arches are reinforced.

Finally!! Finished

Hi do you have any pics where they are bolted to the 8mm plate ive just got 2 seats for mine wanted closer look lol

looks lethal ill be honest -

plating from the back is only half the issue - ther is push through forces from the top surface as well as pull through from the rear in a crash. I would not like to defend from the owner/drivers position in court after a crash.

I'd have kept those legs if I were you. At least they add more support.

Plus please put a seat cover on those, the pattern offends my eyes

did the same with my 90
work so well and cheep.

your front harness points dont look too hot either.

im not trying to be a dick , i just dont like seeing folk using fundamentally unsafe ****.

Firstly forget any of the bodywork, these seats need to be connected to the chassis either directly or by a steel frame

true - regardeless of how big a plate you bolt it too ... its still only held to the rest of the body by a few spot welds and some 4.8mm blind rivets.

post crash i suspect it would look like a sardine can been torn open.

top drive said:

true - regardeless of how big a plate you bolt it too ... its still only held to the rest of the body by a few spot welds and some 4.8mm blind rivets.

post crash i suspect it would look like a sardine can been torn open.

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maybe herring in a tomato based mediterranean sauce

Are they Rescroft seats? I spoke to the tech guys there when researching seats for my Defender 90, i went for the Defender III (name just a coincidence) and they said in a crash the front feet push down and the rear pull up and to put a 4 inch x 4 inch plate between seat foot and tub floor on the each front legs and same on rear but from under the floor, i over killed it by putting a complete steel plate on the whole floor in between seats and floor and another plate under the rear feet about 5 inches wide going under both seats rear legs. OK added weight but it won't budge now. They don't hinge and are static but i wanted them safe for the kids.

Lee that's still no good if the belts don't go to the chassis, look at the factory tip and lock seat brackets

They are part of the seat, built in, as they are on a coach, they are coach seats. Probably safer than the ones land rover do, and they don't connect to the chassis??

Loading on a belt can be 4 tons, no amount of plating the alloy body will do

What about the front belts?

"They are part of the seat, built in, as they are on a coach, they are coach seats. Probably safer than the ones land rover do, and they don't connect to the chassis??"

Yes they do. And in a bus you can have the seat belts attached to the seat structure, if the seat structure is bolted to the vehicles structure(chassis) or rails bolted to the vehicles structure(chassis)

And the angle of the shoulder straps on the front seats will compress your spine in a frontal impact.