Rear Seat Delete
11/10/11, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by AlsCobra
Question guys. Exactly why are you guys removing your rear seats anyways? Just curious.
11/10/11, 01:53 PM
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I would probably try and make my own if it was my car. 3/8 plywood, foam, spray adhesive, matching carpet or vinyl. Probably would get some custom boss logo put across the back. It would be a fun and cool project. If no real skills, just cut out and fit the boards and let an upholstery shop to cover it however you would like.
11/10/11, 02:13 PM
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11/10/11, 04:24 PM
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11/10/11, 04:30 PM
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I've posted this before. My first car was a 1970 sporstroof (we called it fastback). That is what I had when I started dating my wife, we were 18 & 16 (40 years ago). When I bought the 2012 she offered to see if we could still fit in the back seat together. I told her that would be fun, but I did not want to ruin the car when we had to call out the jaws of life to open up the car to get us out. I am pretty sure we are not quite as limber as back then in the day.
Thats awesome! I joke with my wife all the time about going out to the garage when the kids are in bed...she then says "By the time you take the cover off, climb in back, and...wait nevermind you are too worried about getting lint back there let alone(insert funny graphic dity jokes here)"
11/10/11, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 12C/OBoss
Thats awesome! I joke with my wife all the time about going out to the garage when the kids are in bed...she then says "By the time you take the cover off, climb in back, and...wait nevermind you are too worried about getting lint back there let alone(insert funny graphic dity jokes here)"
11/10/11, 05:11 PM
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Roll bar
Did not know you were doing that, mine is ordered but I don't doubt yours will be a quality piece.
11/10/11, 05:31 PM
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Arrived today
Take out the rear seat bottom, then remove the three lower bolts holding the seat backs on and the brackets where the seats latch up top. There is some weight to these seat backs, more then the bottom. Remove the two bolts holding the seat belts in place on the floor.
The hardest part is getting the seat belt retractors out. You have to take out the package tray covering, to do that you need to take out the side arm rests. Remove the door sill, then pull the whole arm rest panel out.
Once the package tray is out you can see the bolts to remove the seat belt retractor out. I tried to reach it without taking the sail panel out but in the end I had to remove it. to remove the sail panel remove the screw for the coat hanger, and the bolt for the front seat belt shoulder harness. Then pull it outward.
On the drivers side rear arm rest a clip was bent because it was not installed properly from the factory, found the same thing on the sail panel right side and it broke trying to straighten it out. Also found several clips that were not pushed all the way into place, like wiring harnesses.
Once the seat belts are out, reinstall the side arm rests, sail panels, sill panels, coat hooks and front seat belt shoulder harnesses. Then the panels go into place very simply.
I did need to use thicker push pins on the upper panels, they were too thin to stay in place. The bottom panel is a little short at the front outside edges. I will email them to find out what is up with that but for now push the push pins through the fabric as close to the rear of the hole in the lower panel, that will let it sit as far forward as possble.
All in all looks better IMHO. Even if the color is off but I expected that. The panels are stronger then I had thought. They will not hold up to adult sitting on them but for those with kids you could tape a baby down to the panel in a pinch and it would support that.
Take out the rear seat bottom, then remove the three lower bolts holding the seat backs on and the brackets where the seats latch up top. There is some weight to these seat backs, more then the bottom. Remove the two bolts holding the seat belts in place on the floor.
The hardest part is getting the seat belt retractors out. You have to take out the package tray covering, to do that you need to take out the side arm rests. Remove the door sill, then pull the whole arm rest panel out.
Once the package tray is out you can see the bolts to remove the seat belt retractor out. I tried to reach it without taking the sail panel out but in the end I had to remove it. to remove the sail panel remove the screw for the coat hanger, and the bolt for the front seat belt shoulder harness. Then pull it outward.
On the drivers side rear arm rest a clip was bent because it was not installed properly from the factory, found the same thing on the sail panel right side and it broke trying to straighten it out. Also found several clips that were not pushed all the way into place, like wiring harnesses.
Once the seat belts are out, reinstall the side arm rests, sail panels, sill panels, coat hooks and front seat belt shoulder harnesses. Then the panels go into place very simply.
I did need to use thicker push pins on the upper panels, they were too thin to stay in place. The bottom panel is a little short at the front outside edges. I will email them to find out what is up with that but for now push the push pins through the fabric as close to the rear of the hole in the lower panel, that will let it sit as far forward as possble.
All in all looks better IMHO. Even if the color is off but I expected that. The panels are stronger then I had thought. They will not hold up to adult sitting on them but for those with kids you could tape a baby down to the panel in a pinch and it would support that.
Last edited by 2012YellowBoss; 11/10/11 at 10:21 PM.
11/15/11, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by phiggs54
That looks great Jason, very professional. Was that a kid or did you put that together from scratch?
11/19/11, 05:22 PM
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Roll bar is on the way, that was fast I can not say enough good things about the guys at LPI Racing, I am sure Gary will agree. I may have this in for my Daytona run, I would rather not install it one day before but it now looks as I can test run it a little ahead of time to get use to the belts.
Side note on the rear seat delete:
It works as suggested but the seller has two auctions listed, different part numbers and different pictures with one labeled as "SHOW". I bought the show one and it shows no visible push pins.
I emailed and asked if he sent me the wrong kit, he replied they are both the same. When I asked about the "show", push pins and part numbers he replied that
Show was a key word to attract people searching for their show cars (WTF)
Ebay will not allow two parts number the same (BS)
The picture was of someone that modified the seat delete and installed it differently.
Of course none of this was listed in the auction. It is only a $5 difference but I would rather have what I ordered an what is pictured with the cleaner look. At best this is very deceptive advertising.
Side note on the rear seat delete:
It works as suggested but the seller has two auctions listed, different part numbers and different pictures with one labeled as "SHOW". I bought the show one and it shows no visible push pins.
I emailed and asked if he sent me the wrong kit, he replied they are both the same. When I asked about the "show", push pins and part numbers he replied that
Show was a key word to attract people searching for their show cars (WTF)
Ebay will not allow two parts number the same (BS)
The picture was of someone that modified the seat delete and installed it differently.
Of course none of this was listed in the auction. It is only a $5 difference but I would rather have what I ordered an what is pictured with the cleaner look. At best this is very deceptive advertising.
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