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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 12:24 pm 
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when driving the hinged portion is folded up, pull into your favorite spot to camp push the seats all the way up and fold the hinged portion down and you have about 5'9'' of space to sleep which is enough for me ! Works good . I took it out in three minutes last night and seats are back in, legs fold up out of the way when stored away
Not too bad for using up left overs from other projects, only had to buy the piano hinges, will now finish it off, install some trim around the edges, stain it a dark oak and be done :wink:

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Ive been thinking about doing somethinglike that but first I want to get hold of a passenger seat that folds flat b/c no im 5'9" :roll:

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when driving the hinged portion is folded up, pull into your favorite spot to camp push the seats all the way up and fold the hinged portion down and you have about 5'9'' of space to sleep which is enough for me ! Works good . I took it out in three minutes last night and seats are back in, legs fold up out of the way when stored away
Not too bad for using up left overs from other projects, only had to buy the piano hinges, will now finish it off, install some trim around the edges, stain it a dark oak and be done :wink:


I like it, and you say the seats go in and out fairly easy? That is really the only way I would do something like this is if I can put the seats back in fairly quick.

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Looks great......like that idea a lot!

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Looks great Tom, and I heard it came in handy at the Rally last weekend! Be it was warmer than the tent would have been :D

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I slept in the back of my kj a while back during a turkey hunt and it wasn't so bad. I am 6'3". So it was cramped but it worked. Put the sleeping bag back there and slept at an angle. I used some foam mats too because those seat backs are not soft. Anyway, nice work! :wink:

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when i was in highschool i commuted to a local college for morning classes.. and between a few classes i had about 2 hours to burn.. i'd take naps in the back of the KJ and it worked great! ... just lay down a sleeping bag and it's perfect.. and i'm 6'1".. however i could see how this completely flat set up would work much better than the not so flat folded rear seats

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That is very cool! Great way to use the limited amount of space in the KJ...


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That is very cool! Great way to use the limited amount of space in the KJ...



I own a TJ, so I think there is a ton of room in my KJ! lol

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What do your front supports attach to on the floor side?

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when i was in highschool i commuted to a local college for morning classes.. and between a few classes i had about 2 hours to burn.. i'd take naps in the back of the KJ and it worked great! ... just lay down a sleeping bag and it's perfect.. and i'm 6'1".. however i could see how this completely flat set up would work much better than the not so flat folded rear seats


At least your 2006 seats fold flatter than our older models.

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when i was in highschool i commuted to a local college for morning classes.. and between a few classes i had about 2 hours to burn.. i'd take naps in the back of the KJ and it worked great! ... just lay down a sleeping bag and it's perfect.. and i'm 6'1".. however i could see how this completely flat set up would work much better than the not so flat folded rear seats


At least your 2006 seats fold flatter than our older models.


they do??? news to me. it's not REAL angled but it's still far from flat

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I like the plywood pillows a little thin though.

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I like the plywood pillows a little thin though.


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: the plywood pillows flip down when the seats are slid forward for an extra 12 inches of space

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when i was in highschool i commuted to a local college for morning classes.. and between a few classes i had about 2 hours to burn.. i'd take naps in the back of the KJ and it worked great! ... just lay down a sleeping bag and it's perfect.. and i'm 6'1".. however i could see how this completely flat set up would work much better than the not so flat folded rear seats


At least your 2006 seats fold flatter than our older models.


they do??? news to me. it's not REAL angled but it's still far from flat


Go check out a 2002-2004 KJ. They aren't even close to yours. My guess would be about a 30-35 degree angle for our rear seats folded down.

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I saw your orig. post ,but sometines I just crack me up. here's my rear sleeping area.
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I saw your orig. post ,but sometines I just crack me up. here's my rear sleeping area.
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lifted and larger tires for Colorado mild F.S. roads.


looks nice man, I want one. You got specs on yours?

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I saw your orig. post ,but sometines I just crack me up. here's my rear sleeping area.
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Well thats great for more than one night, and I have a 28 foot motor home for the extended trips, but for one night of wheeling all day , hit the camp ground tell lies and then to bed this works, plus my wife needs a full bath/kitchen etc ( or thinks she does) and she doesn't like to 4 wheel that much so dragging all that along is not really a viable option.

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when i was in highschool i commuted to a local college for morning classes.. and between a few classes i had about 2 hours to burn.. i'd take naps in the back of the KJ and it worked great! ... just lay down a sleeping bag and it's perfect.. and i'm 6'1".. however i could see how this completely flat set up would work much better than the not so flat folded rear seats


At least your 2006 seats fold flatter than our older models.


they do??? news to me. it's not REAL angled but it's still far from flat


Go check out a 2002-2004 KJ. They aren't even close to yours. My guess would be about a 30-35 degree angle for our rear seats folded down.


Our seats ( 02-04s) are more like ramps than a fold down seat area, everytime I have to fold mine down I find myself trying to push down on the seat trying to get it to go farther!

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