Seat base reinforcements

scottonthefen · Dec 4, 2018

My seat base has some angle steel bolted in two places. Are these common places to reinforce on a series seat base? Should I consider doing something similar when I've tidied it up and want to refit it? Or.. is it some mysterious bodge..? I can't see anything they are solving other than maybe adding some support..?

rob1miles · Dec 4, 2018

Never seen that, I wonder if it had a very heavy driver? Even if it needs reinforcment because of previous mods, I would do it with alunimum angle and rivet it to stop the galvanic corrosion.

Extreedoc · Dec 4, 2018

That's Dexion angle, it was used to construct shelving in industrial settings, it has no place in a Land Rover. See if you can see why some previous owner has fitted it; is the seat box rusty?

scottonthefen · Dec 4, 2018

By seat box do you mean under the passenger seat? As you can see, a bit, but no rot, only surface rust. I'll clean it up and paint it out inside before refitting it.

I'll look again but I can't see they serve any purpose and the seat base doesn't seem to be modded or cut about in any way so as to need them.

Rob's theory of a heavy driver with some spare angle laying about sounds reasonable. I won't refit anything like them unless on closer inspection I can see some reason for them. Just wondered if it's a common mod.

Extreedoc · Dec 4, 2018

scottonthefen said:
By seat box do you mean under the passenger seat? As you can see, a bit, but no rot, only surface rust. I'll clean it up and paint it out inside before refitting it.

I'll look again but I can't see they serve any purpose and the seat base doesn't seem to be modded or cut about in any way so as to need them.

Rob's theory of a heavy driver with some spare angle laying about sounds reasonable. I won't refit anything like them unless on closer inspection I can see some reason for them. Just wondered if it's a common mod.

Yes to your first question, but the whole assembly that the seats are mounted on and no to your last one.

Colthebrummie · Dec 5, 2018

I doubt it was to help support a heavy driver. Anyone heavy enough to need the seat box modifying like that would not fit in a landrover. If you can't see any purpose in the mod, get rid.

Col

exmed wayne · Dec 5, 2018

Looks like unnecessary extra weight to me...
If you want to keep the power to weight ratio as before -
put the bits of shelving brackets on a balance scale and put some pies / sweeties on t'other side

tottot · Dec 5, 2018

May have been something to fit a non standard seat at some time.

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