Rear seats

[gasser]

Hi ,Having read the article on rear seats on this site ,has anyone any actual experiences of fitting/using them on a long(ish)term basis? I need to get a 4 seater vehicle for fun driving ,and want o replace my 2 seater Locost .Any comments appreciated .

[Dave the Steam]

Hi,

I had rear seats in my Geep for about 9 years, when the kids were small it was fine, once they got to about 10 or 11 it was very cramped. I'd make sure you get the smallest seats you can and make sure you fit seatbelts. I also had the top bar of the roll-over bar raised into the hardtop step, as it was very easy to bang heads on, especially in a front-ender or sudden braking. Hence the need for good seatbelts.

I still have the brackets I made which bolted on the rear roll-over bar brace if you want a photo.

[drseg]

if you are looking for rear seats for a geep have a look at scrap suzuki sj's theyre almost perfect

[Club.Ed.TONKA]

I used a new Land Rover sidewards facing rear seat made up a steel frame from angle iron which raises it approx 4" above the level of the rear floor it is bolted through with bracing under the wood and fits nicely across the rear panel between the arches , the cushion can be removed and the frame folded down if need be.

I used a single lap belt once again bolted through with a 24" strengthener underneath adjacent to the towbar mounts , works ok for my 14 year old lad , wouldnt recommend it for 2 adults as it makes the steering way too light !

[techsec]

Check out the "Technical Project" page on the Technical web site www.joctechnical.org.uk There are a few seat ideas on there.

[gasser]

Thanx ,as I said b4 I read that article ,very informative . I'm still not sure about the proximity of the r/bar etc to the seats and how cramped it may/not be .Need to see one up close .

[jon4648]

Have a chat with "delstarts" he has made up some nifty side facing seats.

BTW forward facing seats have to conform to standards for the MOT as do the seat belts. None of these regs apply to side mounted seats - read the dot site and you will find lap and diagonal seat belts should not be used on side seats as in an accident they will cause the body to twist increasing the risk of spinal injury. I don't think this risk applies to full harness.

[little jago]

my jeep has the back seats from a sj410 and the tip forward on there mountings so u can still use the back as a pick up and if u go for the mot u do not have to have seat belts as they r tset as a 1970s car and seat belts was not conpulserre.

[delstarts]

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[drpepper]

mine has a transit passenger seat in the rear (one seat for 2 people with seatbelt anchors), sounds iffy, but it looks ok, its been re-done in leather.
the brackets have cotter pins with 'r' clips so you can take it out and put it back in a few mins.
sean.