Replacement Seats.

Big Stew · Dec 17, 2010

I'm looking to replace the 3 front standard defender seats fitted to my S3 with a pair of something a bit more sporty and comfortable and not fit a centre seat this time. There are quite a few for sale on Ebay from out of Rover 25 and 45 MGs at very sensible prices. What seats have others fitted to their landies and how easy was the fit please?

Pikey · Dec 17, 2010

Do a search FFS!!!

74Series3 · Dec 18, 2010

you can check my topic about mitsu****ty seats. i bought a pair of 2.hand for 80 quid

bebby · Dec 18, 2010

i fitted a set of recaro from a golf gti

Big Stew · Dec 18, 2010

redhand said:
Do a search FFS!!!

How very helpful ,many thanx for your help ! ! !

I did do a search and only found 2 or 3 threads in the Series Section which named what car they got the replacement seats from ?

If it was up to you newbies wouldn't even bother posting :doh:

rustyrhinos · Dec 19, 2010

Sometimes I find searching can be a bit hit and miss really...ah well.

Anyway, I fitted seats from a MK2 Astra GTE (any of the upper end Astra MK2s will do, they are fitted with Recaros...and yes, made by Recaro). They are seriously cmfy (I have done many thousand miles in them) and offer very good support.

I strenghtened the seatbase first...mine seemed very flimsy to be bolting stuff to it, so made it a bit more rigid by rivetng some panels in made a huge difference. Middle section for to access left as screws obviously..

I then made up some brackets for the seats (bolted to the origina seat brackets). Used rivet nuts for mounting...to me this was the best way, as it meant when the seats do need to come out, it will be a one person job...rather than faffing about with nuts and bolts in difficult to get places...

1moley · Dec 19, 2010

Would these seats fit in with a truck cab too??

rustyrhinos · Dec 19, 2010

yeah

Big Stew · Dec 19, 2010

rustyrhinos said:
Sometimes I find searching can be a bit hit and miss really...ah well.

Anyway, I fitted seats from a MK2 Astra GTE (any of the upper end Astra MK2s will do, they are fitted with Recaros...and yes, made by Recaro). They are seriously cmfy (I have done many thousand miles in them) and offer very good support.

I strenghtened the seatbase first...mine seemed very flimsy to be bolting stuff to it, so made it a bit more rigid by rivetng some panels in made a huge difference. Middle section for to access left as screws obviously..

I then made up some brackets for the seats (bolted to the origina seat brackets). Used rivet nuts for mounting...to me this was the best way, as it meant when the seats do need to come out, it will be a one person job...rather than faffing about with nuts and bolts in difficult to get places...

They look just the sort of thing I had in mind and thanx for posting the pictures, very helpful Thanx :tea:

OZAWOZA · Dec 19, 2010

Now please don't laugh.... but mine are from a Nissan Micra - fitted dead easy with bolt at the back of the runner and then just bent the front of the runners over the front edge of the seat box with a bolt through the front. Slide right back for plenty of room (and I ain't a little bloke) plus dead comfy too

dr pepper · Dec 20, 2010

I've a couple from a rover 200, cost nowt and more comfy than 1980 landy seats.

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