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Old 05-19-2024, 12:35 PM #1
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Rear Seat Permanent Removal for Overlanding
I am thinking of permanently removing the Rear Seats on my Gen 3 to be able to create a flat cargo deck. I would probably cut a piece of 3/4" Plywood for the deck and add some L-channel to be able to secure gear.

My rear seats are in the folded down position 99% of the time. but I would want this modification to be reversible.

Anyone have any advise and pics they could share?

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just remove the seat bottoms and head rests, then it folds flat and gives you the head room to sleep, 4 bolts and easy to reinstall, you could even install studs and tap the correct sized SAE wing nut for the metric thread making it a tooless removal, or weld half a washer to the existing bolt.
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Anyone have any advise and pics they could share?

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I’d suggest using bolts instead of permanent welding or adhesive to make it reversible. This way, you can easily remove the plywood and L-channel when needed.
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