Member Since: 17 Nov 2015
Location: london
Posts: 20
rear seats
Hi All, Just picked up my new discovery commercial and want to get some rear seats put in - I'm not a fan of the folding bench seats that are ready available so wanted to really get some factory looking ones if not factory ones!
Any pointers on if any one has them to sell or where best to look?
Thanks in advance
17th Nov 2015 9:55 am
tanters
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17th Nov 2015 10:01 am
Slug
Member Since: 07 Feb 2012
Location: East Midlands
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It's my understanding that you can't put original seats in a commercial according to HMRC.
If you do then you shouldn't reclaim the VAT.
Atlantechseating would be my recommendation.
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17th Nov 2015 1:38 pm
nicmenicnic
Member Since: 17 Nov 2015
Location: london
Posts: 20
Silly really - you can have seats but they have to look ......HMRC's logic!!!
17th Nov 2015 1:55 pm
Nabi
Member Since: 28 Sep 2015
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 41
Just picked up mine from Atlantech leasing a couple of weeks ago. Kid's reckon they are better than the previous (non commercial) D4 we had - grown ups think their more comfortable!
Perfect match to the front seats - very happy with them.Nick
2015 Discovery 4 Commercial
19th Nov 2015 1:26 pm
nicmenicnic
Member Since: 17 Nov 2015
Location: london
Posts: 20
sounds good - do you have any images of them?
Thanks!
19th Nov 2015 1:35 pm
Stevep5950
Member Since: 24 Nov 2014
Location: North yorkshire
Posts: 11
Mine are Atlantech aswell.
Not one person who has been in the car has realised they are not standard seats.
The pictures on Atlantech site don't do them justice, they look OEM with the contrast stitching and the updated headrests.
My 3 kids are all on booster seats of some kind, they fit better in this than any other car I've ever driven.
As so many people have said on this forum (I scoured it before went down the Atlantech route), putting original seats back is risking a big tax bill.
19th Nov 2015 4:49 pm
nicmenicnic
Member Since: 17 Nov 2015
Location: london
Posts: 20
would love some pics of them
19th Nov 2015 4:57 pm
Nabi
Member Since: 28 Sep 2015
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 41
I'll see if I can get you someone - although it's dark when I go to work and dark when I get back, so you might have to wait for the weekend.Nick
2015 Discovery 4 Commercial
I've been considering some rear seats for my commercial. I've put the plans on hold for now, as it's been rather handy to have the bulkhead in place and a completely flat loadspace.
What I was hoping to do was speak to my dealer and get originals, then take them to someone to have them fitted with a wooden or metal backing – maybe even reusing the panel that comes fitted. The way the standard seats fold down then slide/drop forward-and-down means I could still make use of a full, flat loadspace. The fold-forward-and-up seats I've seen mean that you get a 2-level loadspace, not great when you're trying to pack stuff in, and I'll absolutely use the flat loadspace more than the seats – they're purely for the odd occasion I'm shuttling people rather than things.
If anyone's done something like this, I'd love to find out more!2016MY Discovery 4 Commercial , 3.0 SDV6 Auto, Santorini Black, side-steps, 510s.
Mods: LED interior lights. Front guard.
Soon: black grille, tinted windows.
23rd Nov 2015 9:00 pm
LiftedDisco
Member Since: 10 Jun 2010
Location: Towcester
Posts: 1002
Oh my sainted aunt...
This topic must crop up every six months or so and I'm sure a search for 'commercial seats' should throw up a rich vein of reading material.
If you have a Commercial, there must be a good reason why you opted for this and the cycnic in me will assume that you've gone for the financial benefits associated with the VAT reclaim process, combined with the pleasure of having a 'van' that can actually ferry you 30,000 miles a year in some degree of comfort.
So - VAT benefits means you need to keep it as a van.
Put LR derived seats into it and you 'reverse engineer' it into a car and should therefore pay the VAT and, most importantly, also pay the Benefit in Kind of having a car (and associated fuel benefit) rather than a van.
HMRC doesn't look around for seats and choose the ugly ones for van conversions - mine are Atlantech and are fitted in exactly the same way as our crew van conversions with an N1 Certificate of Conformity which is lodged with our insurers. They aren't ugly and I've had mine transferred between two vehicles - they are there for occasional use but are very comfortable for that sort of use.
Yes, there are issues with the step created in the load bay but I have created an infil piece and store 'long' stuff under this whilst keeping the rest of the load area flat - it's a matter of a few minutes work if I need to sort the seats... not instant but good enough for me.
So, sorry to rage at a new user but you don't just go out and buy a Commercial and then realise you want to do something completely different with it...D4 Commercial - 65 Plate, 2016MY
D5 Commercial - Handed back when I left that job…
D4 Commercial (2014MY) - gone
D4 Commercial SDV6 - Baltic Blue (also gone)
D1 300TDi... 2" lift, HD bumpers (both), detachable tow hitch, 9,500lb winch, 235/85/16 muds and plenty of other toys (gone to make way for the next toy...)
Smiles per Mile - Tornado Motorsports caged Evo 3... 100" Defender look-alike, with Range Rover running gear - all fully IVA'd and registered!
I purchased it because I have to ferry large amounts of stuff every few months. Perfectly happy with it as a van – I wouldn't've forked out so much cash if I wasn't – and the choice to add in rear seats is very much at the back of my mind till the need becomes pressing. I'd just rather not lose the loadspace if-and-when I do take the plunge, and it is quite annoying when you've seen how flat the standard LR seats go!
Interesting that you've put an infill section in – that never came to mind and could solve my issues! What did you build it out of? Do you keep it in the vehicle when the seats are down?2016MY Discovery 4 Commercial , 3.0 SDV6 Auto, Santorini Black, side-steps, 510s.
Mods: LED interior lights. Front guard.
Soon: black grille, tinted windows.
23rd Nov 2015 9:55 pm
LiftedDisco
Member Since: 10 Jun 2010
Location: Towcester
Posts: 1002
The infills are three units, made out of phenolic ply (ie the same stuff as the main floor system) so I can lift them out easily and sling them in the 'boot' when using the seats...D4 Commercial - 65 Plate, 2016MY
D5 Commercial - Handed back when I left that job…
D4 Commercial (2014MY) - gone
D4 Commercial SDV6 - Baltic Blue (also gone)
D1 300TDi... 2" lift, HD bumpers (both), detachable tow hitch, 9,500lb winch, 235/85/16 muds and plenty of other toys (gone to make way for the next toy...)
Smiles per Mile - Tornado Motorsports caged Evo 3... 100" Defender look-alike, with Range Rover running gear - all fully IVA'd and registered!
23rd Nov 2015 9:58 pm
Storming
Member Since: 02 Jun 2015
Location: Black Isle
Posts: 95
As previous comment " would love a pic "
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23rd Nov 2015 10:17 pm
Nabi
Member Since: 28 Sep 2015
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 41
Rear seats in 2015 Discovery Commercial
There you go - they actually look much better in the flesh!
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......HMRC's logic!!!
