Rear seat delete

modular · **Posted:** Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:01 pm

So, I have a noise coming from the passenger side rear seat-back (in the cushion, not the latch) that I pin-pointed while my wife drove the truck around. I removed the rear seat assy today to tear it down to rid the seat of the noise. Since we never use the back seat, I was thinking of doing a rear seat delete extending the floor to where the seat ended. Has anyone here done this?

Signcutter21 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:40 pm

I know SKRracing did it years ago in his KJ. Built a whole shelving system and all with the rear seats removed. It was pretty cool idea. I dont have any pics of it, sorry.

Mike

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:16 pm

Would be a cool idea, where the seats are currently could build in boxes with hinged lids to access them, would be lots of storage!
Go for it!!! :wink:

snowsport · **Joined:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:52 pm **Posts:** 1211

I've been mullling this over for a while too, it's actually on my to do list. But right now it's just too dang cold!! If you get started before I do, take lots of pics!

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:44 pm

I still need mine every now and again to haul friends/ parents etc, but trying to determine if I can take seats in and out easy enough with storage units to fill in when they are out and make it all flat from front to rear

snowsport · **Joined:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:52 pm **Posts:** 1211

It shouldn't be too hard to have a quick-swap setup. You could have the seats out and then just some bolt-in storage and a flat bed. Maybe some brackets that bolt into the seat mounting positions which could support a flat bed or storage or both. There would actually be a lot more room back there with no seats....

WGNMANinaRENEGADE · **Posted:** Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:38 am

too bad our back seats aint like my lawyer brother's hi-dollar mini van. his folds to flat! that would be sweet!

modular · **Posted:** Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:16 pm

For a quick follow-up...I found the noise in the rear seat back cushion (passenger side)...if it can help someone else...there is a cable that goes across the seat between the foam and the metal frame with a rubber sleeve that is supposed to keep it quite. I wrapped that cable in foam shipping wrap and put the seat back together...no more noise in the seat!!!

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:15 pm

Got any pics of that to share?

modular · **Posted:** Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:33 pm

Dangit....no. I left the seat at work after I took it out and worked on it while I did not have the camera with me. I did not even think of taking pictures :roll:

I suck

tonycrd · **Posted:** Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:20 am

We've been taking out the rear seats for years, I'm sure you can get a complete floor kit somewhere in The Netherlands or at least building plans etc.

We do that so we can register our cars as commercial vehicles and pay less taxes ( ya know..we're Dutch...)

You can try sending an email to this guy info@saris4x4.nl , he should know. And all Dutchy's speak English.

Here's a pic.

modular · **Posted:** Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:20 am

That is what I was wanting to do....sweet a**!!! I will contact them to see what they have avaliable. Thanks!!!

tonycrd · **Posted:** Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:44 pm

Your welcome....love your signature btw...stand in front of them

And Libby's are called Cherokee in Europe. He should know that but...just in case..

snowsport · **Joined:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:52 pm **Posts:** 1211

That is just what I had in mind too.
The vertical panel behind the seats could be a good place to mount a CB radio, on the front side between the seats, above the console....or a fire extinguisher. Does it extend down to the floor? Is that what supports the front of the deck?
Now I want to get busy and do this...

DoverKJ · **Posted:** Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:28 pm

That is pretty neat. A few more pics would be appreciated.

Guest · **Posted:** Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:36 pm

snowsport wrote:

That is just what I had in mind too.
The vertical panel behind the seats could be a good place to mount a CB radio, on the front side between the seats, above the console....or a fire extinguisher. Does it extend down to the floor? Is that what supports the front of the deck?
Now I want to get busy and do this...

That would be a sweet amp rack, too!

Scott, good thought...I never use my back seat anyway.

mi1bql · **Posted:** Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:50 pm

I believe that the same applies in Southern Ireland as well. Blanked out rear windows and a flat floor will allow the Liberty to be registered as a commercial vehicle thus saving on registration and taxation costs.

A quick visit to www.jeep.ie shows a ‘Commercial’ version for both the Cherokee and Grand Cherokee, there are internal pictures of the Grand Cherokee Commercial showing both the blanked out back windows and a flat floor.

Josh.

Rockjeep · **Posted:** Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:27 pm

That rear mat seems to be a factory jeep one.

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snowsport · **Joined:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:52 pm **Posts:** 1211

Well, I went ahead and made a version of this for my KJ. Pics are posted in the fabrication section.

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