Vanden Plas seats in a Sovereign
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Ive got a 1996 XJ6 Sovereign and I would really like to have the vanden plas setbacks in my car so i have the tray tables for rear seat passengers. I know that the seat backs arent exactly a take off and bolt on thing as the VDP backs are larger than the normal. I need new front seats anyway so I was wondering if anyone knew where to find seats in good condition. I would consider trying to mount the VDP seat backs onto sovereign seats if anyone has had success doing so. All input is appreciated!
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I have the picnic tables off a VDP to be put onto a Sovereign
Having the VDP front seat backshells that are higher this is my plan
The original Soverign backshells have the same bottom 2 screws way under the bottom and the top clips as the Soverign secures to the top is taken care of by the table arms mounting hardware on the VDP
I have the VDP backshells and are higher and the padding on the the back of the Soverign front seat prevents the backshells from mounting flush
The height is not a concern as it looks the same
Without cutting the leather of the original Sovereign seat I should be able to remove the stuffing and the VDP backshell may mount with a better flush
I may have to cut away the leather to get a better flush but that would take some commitment
The front seat new leather skins ( not a cover over the original skins ) are available for a decent price if I can remember the vendor and post on someone using the product
https://www.lseat.com/categories/genuine-leather/jaguar.html![Icon Dance Disco](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_dance-disco.gif)
They will send you a color match swab and your interior color code is on the door sill sticker , mine is original oatmeal and the VDP backshell is also oatmeal
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Having the VDP front seat backshells that are higher this is my plan
The original Soverign backshells have the same bottom 2 screws way under the bottom and the top clips as the Soverign secures to the top is taken care of by the table arms mounting hardware on the VDP
I have the VDP backshells and are higher and the padding on the the back of the Soverign front seat prevents the backshells from mounting flush
The height is not a concern as it looks the same
Without cutting the leather of the original Sovereign seat I should be able to remove the stuffing and the VDP backshell may mount with a better flush
I may have to cut away the leather to get a better flush but that would take some commitment
The front seat new leather skins ( not a cover over the original skins ) are available for a decent price if I can remember the vendor and post on someone using the product
https://www.lseat.com/categories/genuine-leather/jaguar.html
![Icon Dance Disco](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_dance-disco.gif)
They will send you a color match swab and your interior color code is on the door sill sticker , mine is original oatmeal and the VDP backshell is also oatmeal
Last edited by Parker 2; 06-17-2020 at 03:08 PM.
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