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Originally Posted by KF4R2011
This is an engineering question related to chassis differences between trim levels on any single model year. I was told a third row could not be added if it didn’t come with one. Just from a production perspective why wouldn’t the chassis be the same on all trims/option levels and some holes are used and some are not? This is the same idea as me having no heated seats so those places in the middle console are just covers. I’ve seen the seats for sale on eBay but I’m not seeing them at the moment.
I’m not interested in drilling holes and such and plastic trim piece differences aside, why wouldn’t the factory mounting holes for a third row be in the chassis? I also am aware the the current rear seats may not fold like the seats that would be in a unit that shipped with third seats. Again, chassis related question.
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I don't think it's the chassis at all, it's the molding of the rear floor. It has a different shape to it with the right support and holes for the 3rd row. This has come up when guys have gone to install rear drawers into the back of a model that had a 3rd row, they have to use spacers/fillers to pick the drawers up to the right height.
Old fashioned land cruisers came with the holes for 3rd row seats, whether they had the seats or not, but they've changed the way they make the floors and the seats now.
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