Removing the Back Seats

[Gunna Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gunna]

A while back I read instructions somewhere in one of the Forums for removing the "first" back seat. Not the "back back" as the grandkids call the third row. I would like to take the second row out for a couple weeks for a trip to the Cape.

Can't find those instructions now. Anyone done this ?? Mine is an 07 model. Anyone help with instructions please.

Cheers

[PeteS Member Find all posts View Profile Close PeteS]

Can't help you with the instructions Gunna however I have found some links on another forum for you. If you read the links you will see a question about removal of Prado seats and various replies.

I would not worry about this however it is interesting to read how some states have booked drivers for altering the seating capacity of a vehicle by removing"FIXED" seats.

Hope these assist....
http://tinyurl.com/3yet2h

http://tinyurl.com/3yx9lx

Cheers, PeteS

Edit: Tidied up those horrible long URLs for you. Drew - Moderator.

[McBAIN Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close McBAIN]

should be fairly easy to remove them, i've looked at it a few times when i was in there on a cleaning spree.

you'll see where the mounting brackets are when you stand them upgright, they have a plastic cover over them which usually just pops off, then you can undo the bolts and you'd be done.

[Strahan Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Strahan]

The whole legality thing has been debated long and often. On exploreOz there is lots of info.
I think it came down to fine legal points in the end and which state your vehicle was registered in.

In the end I think you would have to find a copper in a very bad mood who would push the point.

[matty Member Find all posts View Profile Close matty]

you probably know allready but, black widow make a whole bunch of cool stuff you can bolt in there, such as a twin level floor system that allows you to fit snuggly a 75L, i think water bladder. Plus also a if you look on there site i'm sure they do a cargo barrier you can put in behind the two front seats, that would give you heaps of room as i was looking at doing this plus getting a top shelf for the rear cargo area, but unfortunatley the black widow top shelf wont be legal/ to standard etc if i bolt it up to my milford barrier, thats what there sales person said anyways.

[HIKDJ Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close HIKDJ]

should be fairly easy to remove them, i've looked at it a few times when i was in there on a cleaning spree.

you'll see where the mounting brackets are when you stand them upgright, they have a plastic cover over them which usually just pops off, then you can undo the bolts and you'd be done.

I am struggling with the stupid plastic covers. Don't want to damage them (yet), as my Prado is 3 days old.
Can anyone give me a clue in which direction to force off these covers?

[mark little Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close mark little]

Here in Ireland we have commercial land cruisers. Rear seats & windows are removed and consequently the import tax and duties are substantially lower. The vehicle is converted by a specialist coachbuilder before the vehicle is first registered. Here is an example: http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/Toyo...C3-Lwb/971592/

They are mainly used by farmers, builders, tradesmen (including myself), vet’s etc.


When I get a chance I will upload pics of my own machine.