I got tired of the damn torture device they call a bench seat and decided to make a little change, and I cant believe how well this turned out, and I wanted to share it with you all. This all happened somewhat accidentally, as I bought Montero Sport seats, which I didnt like enough to take the time to install. I disliked them so much I just tossed them in the trash. I realized the truck was designed around a bench seat, but all bench seats suck, right? NO!
Enter the Land Rover Discovery rear passenger seat. Its mechanical. No motors. Perfect styling for adventure rigs such as ours, and since its a rear passenger seat, they see little use. I saw many Discovery seats that were 100% perfect and without wear, and still had the new car smell. Many were beige, and I didnt want that. I wanted pewter (grey) for the ultimate match.
The Upside:
Its a bench seat.
The width is perfect, at 54".
Nice fake leather material.
Its a perfect design for the MM.
Great head rests.
It has an internal frame making it stand alone.
The center seat folds down and is an arm rest and drink holder.
Installation isnt too hard, as long as you have a angle grinder and a welder.
The seats have flat bottoms after you cut off all the mounting parts.
What's the Downside?
There are wheel well cut outs, but I figure I can put tools there.
The seat does ride higher.
The forward and backward movement is limited, but can work better if you engineer a solution.
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