Question for Series / Defender Land Rover owners about centre front seat

[sako243]

Has anybody actually measured one for you yet? I'll chuck a tape measure over the 6x6 when I get home. Although thinking about it I dumped the inlet manifold onto it last night I think

 

[Wildefalcon]

Mines at Goodwood with eldest, so it would be Sunday before i can measure.

 

[sako243]

@CompoSimmonite 16.5" gives you a little wiggle room with the squab. Could probably squeeze into a 16" gap, the runner outer edges seem to be 16.25".

If you want more accurate measurements I can take the intake plenum off the seat. That's on a Series truck cab seat. No runners per se, the base just wedges into a frame.

 

[julianf]

The defender center seat would be an expensive choice - for some unknown reason they're quite high value (eBay completed items)

I have one in the loft somewhere, but I could measure the mounting holes on the vehical itself way easier.

 

[Porkypine]

Don't know if this helps, excuse fact I'm wobbling about on the seat to try and get a pic ! The actual squab / cushion is a gnat's cock under 15 ins wide
this is a series 2a the squab just sits on the seat box rails with no fixture as such, just prevented from moving fwd by the little angle tabs

 

[julianf]

Exmoor trim did some "classic high back" seats for the 2nd row in the defender, which are way way nicer than the center seat.

They are, however, slightly wider, at the same sort of width as series landrover seats (which are still way slimmer than normal car seats)

 

[CompoSimmonite]

Looks like Land Rover front middle seats are an option if I can't find something else more suitable. Looking at Paddocks web site a set of cushions works out at around £100 a side which, to be honest, is more than I expected.
Thanks everybody for replys