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nighthawk
Member Since: 24 Jul 2010
Location: Malta
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Morning everyone,
Can anyone confirm whether 35/30/35 seats from a 7-seater will bolt straight up inside a 5-seater?
My irish commercial D3 (i.e. ex 5-seater) is soon getting converted to private. Found a set of 35/30/35's at a good price. Just want to know if they'll be a straight fit or not!
Thanks for any help Dennis
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 Commercial Manual Buckingham Blue
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 13th Jun 2017 10:06 am |
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Aeromac
Member Since: 28 Jun 2011
Location: dublin
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I'd be almost certain that the holes are there, they've a slightly different layout and you'll need to modify/replace the carpet.
I've no direct experience of this swap, but I do know that the holes are on the 5 seater for the additional 6th and 7th seats so I'd confidently wager that it's the same for the upgraded bench....if it's on springs tho' it might be a problem to put in all 7 seats (if that's the final plan)
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| 16th Jun 2017 1:40 pm |
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nighthawk
Member Since: 24 Jul 2010
Location: Malta
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Thanks for that. After trawling this forum and beyond for more info I did conclude that the holes are most probably there. So I can go ahead with ordering the seats confidently.
Carpet is no problem as it's already missing with the commercial load bed in place of the middle row seats. I'm sure I can improvise something to replace the carpet.
It's on air suspension but in any case, I will not be putting in the 6th and 7th seats. That is the dog's territory. I just need the 3rd-5th seats in there as this thing will start serving as a family car for the final few years of it's venerable life. It is at that point in life where it's not worth that much, but is still such a comfortable, trusty, reliable and capable vehicle that it would be a pity to stop owning it right now. Dennis
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| 16th Jun 2017 1:50 pm |
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Aeromac
Member Since: 28 Jun 2011
Location: dublin
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Was it commercialised down to a 2 seater previously??
If so, just check the seat and seatbelt mounts haven't been 'Permanently' disabled before you buy those seats!
Often they had to either, fill the holes with a metal epoxy putty (which I believe can be reversed with some careful drilling and tapping out). Otherwise, they welded them up.....a real headache...
Hopefully it's neither case and you should be fine!!
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| 16th Jun 2017 2:45 pm |
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nighthawk
Member Since: 24 Jul 2010
Location: Malta
Posts: 1163
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It's an Irish conversion. They happened to be big fans of that tough black sealer type substance. The floor pan seat holes are filled with it too but I haven't check the seat belt mounts. The black sealer is quite a pain to totally remove, but it's easy to drill and tap so shouldn't pose much of a challenge.
I believe they got a bit more aggressive with their disabling technique in later years, but mine is an early 2006 model so hopefully should be fine. Thanks for the heads up though  Dennis
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| 16th Jun 2017 4:08 pm |
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