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Range rover sport seats in a discovery ?
Hi all
As title really - will the front seats from an 05 Range rover HSE sport fit into a discovery 3. They have the same spec, heated and drivers memory but I'm not sure if its a straight swop.
Thanks
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2005 HSE D3
16th Dec 2012 12:36 am
Robbie
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Mechanically they fit right in but electrically they need a bit of tweaking. It has been done before and posted on here so a search may find it.
Seen a D3 with it done and it looked quite odd as even in matching black the leather and overall style was at odds with all the other seats. If done as part of a complete re-trim I think it would work very well.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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Yes will fit straight in. Put 2010 RRS ones in mine but as said , few wire swap around may be needed .
Look in my gallery for a pic.
Regards
Tawny
16th Dec 2012 10:53 pm
jefflorduk
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hi tawny, just looked at some photos in your gallery, looks great, did the rear seats also bolt in? cheers jeff
4th Jul 2015 11:00 am
pinchy
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Any impact on the seat height? I was told by a local mechanic that the seat is lower in the RRS and even after raising it all the way up, you are still relatively low. Based on the pictures it looked quite alright.
Tawny Owl wrote:
Yes will fit straight in. Put 2010 RRS ones in mine but as said , few wire swap around may be needed .
Look in my gallery for a pic.
Regards
Tawny
9th Jul 2015 5:24 pm
Maxarn58
Member Since: 24 Dec 2011
Location: Sollentuna, north of Stockholm
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I would seriously doubt that the rear seats from a RangeRoverSport
would fit directly in the Discovery 3.
The construction is totally different, on the D3 seats
You first fold the backrest on top of the seat, and then
"collapse" the whole thing to store in low position,
while in the RRS You first flip the seats forward, and then
fold the backrests down where the seats were..
Rgds
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9th Jul 2015 6:48 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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^^^^^ Definately don't, well not without major angle grinder surgery.
9th Jul 2015 6:59 pm
GLYNNE
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jefflorduk wrote:
hi tawny, just looked at some photos in your gallery, looks great, did the rear seats also bolt in? cheers jeff
No they won't
9th Jul 2015 6:59 pm
DaveJLBI
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D4 seats do fit though, I have just done it.
9th Jul 2015 7:15 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Not really a surprise. D4 & D3 are virtually identical aft of the B pillar, seats all fit the same mounting points. Benefit of a facelift rather than a proper new model.
9th Jul 2015 7:19 pm
mohnwalk
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DaveJLBI wrote:
D4 seats do fit though, I have just done it.
Did you then also change the doorsides? Could you post some pictures pls:-)?
How did you resolve the doorside seatmemory?
14th Oct 2015 4:48 pm
DaveJLBI
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I believe the door cards work, I have them but have not got around to installing them. The speakers all seem to be ok, the door pulls are thing I need to get sorted. Also, the electrics in the D4 are different so the window switches are not plug and play. I am looking at transferring the switches from the D3 door cards into the D4 cards.
The seats are a slightly complicated story so bear with me.
I wanted to keep the electric / memory control of my seats but the D4 seats I was getting, while brand new, were manual control. So what I did was get a good upholsterer to take the new leather and foams off the D4 seats and fit them (with the heating pads) to my frames. Worked a treat and they look and feel great. I will try to get some pics. I also kept my arm rests as there were none on the donor seats. The leathers are slightly different colours but I am not fussed.
14th Oct 2015 8:57 pm
mohnwalk
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Hey Dave:-)!
Would love to see some pics;-)!
Take one with your phone and post - fast and easy!
16th Oct 2015 5:48 pm
DaveJLBI
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Location: Clare
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Quick pic, will try to get some more
As you can see, there is a slight mismatch in the colours, but not really an issue for me. Solid, toasty and still electrically controlled. And the headrests now raise and lower in the front! Still to do the door cards, that will make a difference
Click image to enlarge
20th Oct 2015 12:23 pm
DaveJLBI
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Location: Clare
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Not sure why it is not showing the full size photo, have a look in my gallery for better version
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