Grained Leather vs Windsor leather
Mudding
Joined: May 2023
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From: Florida
Just know that the Acorn leather seats will absorb blue from your jeans as you enter and exit (along the left side of the driver’s seat). I ordered the darker brown Windsor seats when I placed my 110S order in late 2021, and discovered that was the one thing deleted when I picked it up in late 2022; all of the electronics were there.
So I have a streak of blue on the left side of the driver’s seat. Not the worst thing in the world.
Oh - I don’t mind the manual fore and aft (much faster adjustment than electric), and I don’t have any creaking or clicking when weight shifts (as someone reported above). Other than the blue stain, no issues at all.
So I have a streak of blue on the left side of the driver’s seat. Not the worst thing in the world.
Oh - I don’t mind the manual fore and aft (much faster adjustment than electric), and I don’t have any creaking or clicking when weight shifts (as someone reported above). Other than the blue stain, no issues at all.
Mudding
Joined: Aug 2022
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From: Columbus, OH
Pretty sure that here are no power headrests on the Defender. My 14 way (110 X) has manual headrests. They also on the 14 way seats swap them for the nicer headrests though, that look like those on a RRS.
I think the additional 2 ways might be the side bolster support, on the 14 ways you can "squeeze" and "unsqueezed" the 2 side bolsters in and out, to adjust for body size and / or grip better in turns or offroad. Might be wrong about that but I test drove a Defender that had more basic seats and I remember this wasn't included.
I think the additional 2 ways might be the side bolster support, on the 14 ways you can "squeeze" and "unsqueezed" the 2 side bolsters in and out, to adjust for body size and / or grip better in turns or offroad. Might be wrong about that but I test drove a Defender that had more basic seats and I remember this wasn't included.
Mudding
Joined: Jan 2011
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I don't know about the standard leather, but our 3 year old 110 HSE with Windsor leather is not only comfortable, It still smells like leather when we get in thee car. Some cars lose that new car smell, but I like the smell of leather and it hasn't faded.
Drifting
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From: Idaho
Rock Crawling
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I second the comment above about the Windsor leather staying fresh and keeping the leather scent even after 3 years. I have the same experience and from the looks of other LRs with Windsor leather it seems to age much better than other cars.
On the cooling seats comment. Oh yeah! This must be one of the best features and the Defender has one of the best cooling seats I have ever experienced. When you set to level 3, it is like you have your own private arctic-butt-cooling blower. Especially useful during this hell-on-earth period we are living in the South.
On the cooling seats comment. Oh yeah! This must be one of the best features and the Defender has one of the best cooling seats I have ever experienced. When you set to level 3, it is like you have your own private arctic-butt-cooling blower. Especially useful during this hell-on-earth period we are living in the South.
Three Wheeling
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FWIW, I’ve got the Windsor leather but while test driving, we tried multiple defenders in different non-Windsor leather colours.. the Windsor leather is much nicer/softer. And personally, I’d pay the extra just for the leather on the dash/door panels instead of the neoprene material
Three Wheeling
Joined: Dec 2022
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Sadly, the rear seats are only heated on appropriately equipped Defender models. The dials do look similar to the front but you only get the option for heat when you turn the rear dials.
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