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Rover 75 seats

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Will these rover 75 front seats fit easily in the minor on the subframes made for metro seats? I assume they're basically the same.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rover-75-Leather- ... 240%3A1318
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Andy, what are you assuming are basically the same? If you mean Metro to 75 seats then they are about as close as Mini to a Rolls Royce. Anything can be made to fit if they will fit in the space available but it is unlikely the 75 seats will drop straight onto Metro subframes :roll:
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Post by Onne »

And these have airbags in....

They don't look too wide though, and they are comfy.
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Onne wrote:And these have airbags in....
That would be the fun bit to wire up :-)
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Post by charlie_morris_minor »

@ 35 quid what have you got to lose..

If they fit you could write an article about it and start a trend
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Post by Sidney'61 »

Just thought it might be worth a try, rover 200 seats fit fine but i don't know how much bigger the 75 ones are, i just assumed that all being rover they'd have a similar base, we'll see...

Also that pattern is fairly similar to the later style minor seats so would fit in okay...possibly... :roll:
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Post by PSL184 »

They would certainly look nice if they could be made to fit in... Go on, try it and let us know :-)
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Post by Peetee »

rover 200 seats fit fine but i don't know how much bigger the 75 ones are
I guess you are talking about mine :wink: :D

The seats don't look a lot different but the runners look to be spaced much furter apart. If so they will cause problems with the transmition tunnel. Ask the seller about this - the 200 seats have runners at 18" centres.
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Peetee wrote:I guess you are talking about mine :wink: :D
:roll: maybe.. :D
The seats don't look a lot different but the runners look to be spaced much furter apart. If so they will cause problems with the transmition tunnel. Ask the seller about this - the 200 seats have runners at 18" centres.
Thanks Pete, I'll try to find out.

Thanks all, I'll keep you informed if I get round to doing it.
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