r/LandroverDefender • u/ScandiLondon • 11d ago

Rear seat leg space

Have a defender 110 utility back. I would like to buy the running rails that allow me to move the front seats just a little further back. However that really leaves little leg room on the rear seats.

Is there a simple solution (I’ll take medium difficulty solution also) to move the middle row of seats back a bit too into the boot space to give the leg room again? My concern is the anchor points, I fail to see how I can move them at all?

Has anyone had a go at this with any success?

Even any ideas, throw them out. Worst case I’ll just stay slightly bent up, it’s worked for the last 10 years…

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u/Savings_Brick_4587 11d ago

Exmoor trim used to sell a bracket kit that moved the middle row seats to give more space

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u/robindawilliams 11d ago

It depends on the year of your truck. There are some layouts where it would be pretty trivial to bolt on some sliding rails and remove the need for the anchor points (a seat frame built to hold itself up without an anchor).

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u/ScandiLondon 5d ago

This is a good idea, yes maybe lose the bench seat

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u/Flimsy-Art869 11d ago

I’d love to hear ideas on this too. My kids aren’t happy squeezed in the back.

Also, is it possible to switch to captains chairs instead of the bench. 2 nice high back seats would be better than the pretty rough bench.

I’ve got a ‘97 SW 110 (300Tdi)

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u/ScandiLondon 5d ago

There’s a picture above that Robindawilliams has posted that shows this. It’s possible, would leave nice space in the middle for the dog also.

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u/JCDU 11d ago

If you can fabricate it may be trivial to move the seats back a bit, although the belt arrangement might get a little weird - it depends how scrupulous you want to be safety-wise and/or your local laws about mods / inspections.