Redoing the back seats in a 710M?
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Redoing the back seats in a 710M?
I am looking to upgrade the comfort level of the rear seating area. I want to make the backrests and seat bottoms cushier without losing seating capacity. Does anyone have any insight on this?
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
Re: Redoing the back seats in a 710M?
If you have never opened up the backs or seats themselves, you will quickly see that any modern foam (I went with mildew resistant foam) will improve the comfort level immensely!
http://www.real4x4forums.com/PinzgauerB ... hilit=foam
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Re: Redoing the back seats in a 710M?
Ditto.
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Re: Redoing the back seats in a 710M?
I have already upgraded the seat bottoms with thicker foam and recovered them with a durable river raft material. That was 8 years ago. Now the seats are packed out and starting to fall apart due to the constant UV rays and weather.
I was thinking of making a better bench style seat with bigger back rests and wider seat bottoms.
It seems like it would be pretty easy to match the bolt insert pattern on the backrests with one large piece of plywood that covers the whole side, then pad/cover it.
As far as the bottoms, I'm wondering how to retrofit the frames with a deeper "ledge" and thicker padding.
Anyone ever done this?
I was thinking of making a better bench style seat with bigger back rests and wider seat bottoms.
It seems like it would be pretty easy to match the bolt insert pattern on the backrests with one large piece of plywood that covers the whole side, then pad/cover it.
As far as the bottoms, I'm wondering how to retrofit the frames with a deeper "ledge" and thicker padding.
Anyone ever done this?
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Re: Redoing the back seats in a 710M?
I don't think these fold, but they look like a much more comfortable design:
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Seat belts? Don't see any...very important.
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Re: Redoing the back seats in a 710M?
if folding down seats is not a desired function, I like to bolster the padding at the leading edge of the seat to better support the leg. I also like to add a high shoulder/lower neck, pad that can also double as a 4pt belt mount. Sorry. no pics. I think you can see some similar in the Red Bull trucks.
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Re: Redoing the back seats in a 710M?
Totaljoint, that picture of the 712M looks like what I'm trying to do. Thanks.
Re: Redoing the back seats in a 710M?
If you do something different and want to pay for it, I would be interested in an original rear set of seats.Twin Pinzies wrote:Totaljoint, that picture of the 712M looks like what I'm trying to do. Thanks.
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Re: Redoing the back seats in a 710M?
The seats in the pictures are Land Rover 3 man rear bench seats and they are a big improvement in comfort but unfortunately they don't fold. they are available from Exmoor Trim in the UK.
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Thanks for the info!pinzmeister-uk wrote:The seats in the pictures are Land Rover 3 man rear bench seats and they are a big improvement in comfort but unfortunately they don't fold. they are available from Exmoor Trim in the UK.
http://www.exmoortrim.co.uk/catalogue/d ... l?sef=hcfp
Ottawa, Canada
1974 710M
2007 2WD Ural Patrol
1974 710M
2007 2WD Ural Patrol