David & Maureen Price
Member Since: 08 Jun 2005
Location: Adelaide South Australia
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Have just been advised by LR Dealer that seat covers cannot be fitted to Disco 3 front seats as this will prevent side air bag from working in an emergency.It has always been our policy to fit sheepskin seat covers to the driver and front passenger seat to prevent wear to the original trim,on this occasion we had them made specially as nothing was available off the shelf they arrived on monday but could not fit them as it required head rest to be removed.At this point we rang the dealer who explained how to remove the head rest but did not mention anything about side airbag being in the seat.Dealer phoned today Thursday to advise that while they were investigating how to remove the head restraint a warning was posted to be careful not to trigger the air bag,hence the call.
Have removed seat covers can anyone offer any update to this advice
Dave Owner of Defender 110 Extreme 1999 with Expedition mods,Series 2 Disco 2001& Series3 TDV6
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 9th Jun 2005 2:59 am |
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scorpio
Member Since: 26 Feb 2005
Location: Birmingham
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Land rover make a full set of seat covers for the D3 here in the uk so they should be ok for use with the air bag
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| 9th Jun 2005 9:13 am |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
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A lot of car seats do say not to use on seats with airbags, I don't know what they do to be able to use LR own brand, perhaps they just fall apart  DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
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| 9th Jun 2005 10:25 am |
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BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
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I bet Customer Services woould give an interesting answer 
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| 9th Jun 2005 11:53 am |
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Nickhearne
Member Since: 28 May 2005
Location: Beaconsfield Bucks
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Velcro edge would do the trick  Range Rover Sport Estate 2.0 P400e Hse Dynamic Black
D4 HSE Santorini Black
Almond Arabica hide & Walnut trim Now sold
Discovery 3 TDV6 SE
Zambezi Silver Ebony leather Now sold
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| 9th Jun 2005 12:02 pm |
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BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
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Just taken a look, where are the air bags in the seat anyway?  Can see them everywhere else, but the seats.
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| 9th Jun 2005 4:36 pm |
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Nickhearne
Member Since: 28 May 2005
Location: Beaconsfield Bucks
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BN wrote:Just taken a look, where are the air bags in the seat anyway? Can see them everywhere else, but the seats.
Normally sitting in the passenger seat!
Sorry you said air bag not old bag!!!  Range Rover Sport Estate 2.0 P400e Hse Dynamic Black
D4 HSE Santorini Black
Almond Arabica hide & Walnut trim Now sold
Discovery 3 TDV6 SE
Zambezi Silver Ebony leather Now sold
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| 9th Jun 2005 4:40 pm |
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BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
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Nick, do you still have CB in your car as the last time I heard 'Seat Cover' was in the USA on CB. Where are your air bags anyway 
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| 9th Jun 2005 4:44 pm |
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Nickhearne
Member Since: 28 May 2005
Location: Beaconsfield Bucks
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Well I can not see that there is one in the seat!
LR say 8 air bags, 2 front 3 each side curtain ones makes 8 or I'm I missing something?
10 4 good buddy Range Rover Sport Estate 2.0 P400e Hse Dynamic Black
D4 HSE Santorini Black
Almond Arabica hide & Walnut trim Now sold
Discovery 3 TDV6 SE
Zambezi Silver Ebony leather Now sold
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| 9th Jun 2005 5:32 pm |
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BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
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I am not totally sure, but I do not think there is an airbag in any of the seats. There is no point. You will find most in the side and window structures, then the rest in similar places in the rear.
At least the D3 will float if you run into a river, with or without seat covers?
Comeback Come On
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| 9th Jun 2005 6:22 pm |
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Slimer
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Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Last Exit to Nowhere
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Hey, if there is one in the seat maybe I can inflate it to make it more comfortable The End
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| 9th Jun 2005 7:31 pm |
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BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
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I will go for that Si. By the way I have that sinking feeling that someone else reported. Everytime I get into the car the rear view mirror seemed higher as did the bonnet. It turns out that I am sitting on the seat lever and lowering it everytime, what a pain, physically and literally. 
By the way, can you see the picture on the left, it is one of my old Disco's up to its windscreen in water, bet the D3 would struggle. Managed to put some other pictures in my gallery, must be etting better.
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| 9th Jun 2005 9:05 pm |
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simon.foster
Member Since: 11 Apr 2005
Location: Wakefield
Posts: 110
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I have Disco 3 official seat covers (dam expensive but fit well) and they have an opening in the seat cover so the airbag can go off. Disco 3 TDV6HSE Cairns blue auto
Defender 90 300TDi 1997
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| 9th Jun 2005 9:21 pm |
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scorpio
Member Since: 26 Feb 2005
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 237
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There ARE air bags in the backs of both front seats take a look at the sides of the seats and you wil see the tag showing you it is there
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| 9th Jun 2005 9:59 pm |
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Smarticus
Member Since: 01 Jan 2005
Location: Northumberland
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The front cloth seats in an "S" model both have an "Airbag" label attached to the side nearest the door. Don't the leather seats in higher spec versions have the same. Having said that I cannot see a curtain airbag sign on my S model (which is usually situated in the headlining above the pillar between the front and rear doors. I wonder whether the "S" model gets airbags in the seats instead of a curtain airbag ? Disco 4 TDV6HSE
Defender 200TDi CSW
RR Evoque
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| 9th Jun 2005 10:02 pm |
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