Removable rear seats

[Beamer]

I made my rear seat bottoms removable to give more (flat) room when the back seats are laid down. This also lets me keep my front seats all the way back. I made this modification before I joined, so some of the pictures are without the seats, but I tried to re-create the necessary steps. You need to remove both of your rear headrests for this to work (view my previous post "Rear headrest removal".)

Remove the plastic shroud from around the floor seat brackets.


Close up of the clips so you see how you need to squeeze them to remove them.


Remove the seat brackets and seat from the vehicle and drill out the hinge pins (I did this so I did not have to pick metal shavings out of the carpet) this is one of the floor brackets after drilling out the pin.


Re-install both floor brackets back in the vehicle in the exact spot they were prior to removal. Passenger side

Drivers side


Keep these plastic bushings in the seat brackets as they are needed.


Buy 4 of these "cotterless hitch pins" they are a standard size at HomeDepot.



Click the rear part of the seat bottom in place and guide the front seat brackets into the floor brackets and push in the hitch pins.






I sometimes leave the "40" seat in to carry an extra person and still have the "60" seat removed for long cargo.


Both seats removed and still space with front seats moved fully back.


Useable space between the floor and seat back to store more crap.


I keep the hitch pins stored in the seat brakets.


I did this 2 years ago and it is one of the best modifiactions I have made. The seats have been removed and put back in hundreds of times and even though one or two of the plastic hinge spacers broke, the seats still fold and remove perfectly without them.

[fishsticks]

Slick. My kids sleep in the back of the truck when we camp. This and the headrest mod would give them a little more room back there.

[Beamer]

Sleeping in the back was my main reason for doing this as I am 6'4" and with a twin inflatable mattress, I can lay out flat diagonally in the back and sleep like a baby...plus I got tired of moving my driver seat forward everytime I need to lay the seats down.

[Beamer]

I can also haul 10' long lumber inside now...

[Blackout]

That's pretty awesome. I think I might have to do that

[Trail X]

Another cool idea. I'm working on a rear platform that I can swap in and out, this could be a good system to do so quickly, instead of removing the nuts every time.

Nice documentation!

[Gordinho80]

Add 1 more to the list...



Also did the headrest removal

[Karo]

Great Idea, another mod i have to do..
Thank´s for sharing this mod!

[Harry Moto]

Excellent!! Thanks for sharing, this looks like a good project for me as well.

[Harry Moto]

Short term solution: I pulled the headrests (so easy! Brilliant) then took 2 bolts out of each seat and left the bottom brackets. I'll get through those with the 4.5" grinder next week, but this bought me a bunch of space THIS weekend. Awesome find, great job!! I love this site and these TB people!!

[muddy tires]

... I can lay out flat diagonally in the back and sleep like a baby...

You mean you wake up screaming every 2 hours?

[Beamer]

Pretty much! But it is a comfortable place to pass out after a long day of "fishing" on the beach.

[dvanbramer88]

Useable space between the floor and seat back to store more crap.


That is always very important.

[ErikSS]

Thanks to AJ who showed me that he did this long ago... So when I need to do it, I know how!

[HARDTRAILZ]

I never did do this but it would be nice. Need to find some pins n get to doing.

[navigator]

I actually bought a box of pins for the mod and have used them in so many other applications I'm unsure if I still have enough to do the mod!

[ErikSS]

I actually bought a box of pins for the mod and have used them in so many other applications I'm unsure if I still have enough to do the mod!

You only need 4! lol

[navigator]

the box was a variety pack from HF for like $8, np.

[v7guy]

I actually bought a box of pins for the mod and have used them in so many other applications I'm unsure if I still have enough to do the mod!

You only need 4! lol

You never know when it's going to be 3 am and you need a spare part, or a part you can make work for something else!

[mikekey]

There's suppose to be seats in the back?