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Rear seat fold-down mod

PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:49 am
by tangcla
I've been reading on LGT about people who have changed the rear seats in their sedans to an 07+ to get fold-down seats.

* Can I get some interior photos of an 07 Liberty rear seat? I want to compare them with an 05+.
* Has anyone else done this?

Re: Rear seat fold-down mod

PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:59 am
by swingn
There's bugger all difference in the seats to my knowledge :) - ADM Pre-face lifted Gen 4 to ADM face lifted Gen 4.

Re: Rear seat fold-down mod

PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:10 am
by mihai
as far as i know, my MY07 rear seats do NOT fold down. All that i have is the ski hole in the middle of the back seat.

Re: Rear seat fold-down mod

PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:16 am
by tangcla
Damn them Americans, they get the good stuff :'(

Re: Rear seat fold-down mod

PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:39 am
by nytrojen
Yeah Tangles... sorry to piss on your fire, but rear folding seats are only for the US market. I was so excited when I saw that in the feature list for the MY10... only to go the dealership and find out that we miss out on it.

Re: Rear seat fold-down mod

PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:53 am
by tangcla
You serious?! :angry2: that sux.

Do they get fold-down seats in Japan?

Re: Rear seat fold-down mod

PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 12:25 pm
by swingn
nytrojen wrote:...that we miss out on it.


Thus why the wagon is the much more practical car to go for... Despite the fact I'm a wagon fan, it's one of the main reasons the sedan was passed over when we went to purchase.

Being able to fold the seats down makes the car so much more usable, especially from a business point of view.

That being said, I seem to remember someone posting that they removed this feature as it was an issue for safety / crash rating... Unsure if it's true...

Re: Rear seat fold-down mod

PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 12:38 pm
by tangcla
swingn wrote:That being said, I seem to remember someone posting that they removed this feature as it was an issue for safety / crash rating... Unsure if it's true...

Probably. There's a lot of reinforcement behind the seats - two vertical metal rods. So it would definitely improve rigidity.

Wagon might be practical, but I don't want to look like I'm an over-forty father of two :wink:

Re: Rear seat fold-down mod

PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 12:40 pm
by swingn
tangcla wrote:
swingn wrote:That being said, I seem to remember someone posting that they removed this feature as it was an issue for safety / crash rating... Unsure if it's true...

Probably. There's a lot of reinforcement behind the seats - two vertical metal rods. So it would definitely improve rigidity.

Wagon might be practical, but I don't want to look like I'm an over-forty father of two :wink:


You got to dare to be different sometimes mate :D

You need to pick the car that suits your needs the best... Thus why one of my good mates bought a Ralliart Lancer Sport Back... He liked the sedan more, but didn't suit him for work or in his personal life.

Re: Rear seat fold-down mod

PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 1:17 pm
by nytrojen
especially from a business point of view.


LOL! What kind of business are you into where you need to fold the rear seats down? :P To make say... a sort of "bed" in the back of your car. Admit you're a man-whore already

Re: Rear seat fold-down mod

PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 2:46 pm
by Kevlar GT
tangcla wrote:Wagon might be practical, but I don't want to look like I'm an over-forty father of two :wink:


Probably more to do with your clothing and hair style than the car you drive. Driving a sedan you look like that but people know you are in denial.

Re: Rear seat fold-down mod

PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 2:47 pm
by Kevlar GT
nytrojen wrote:
especially from a business point of view.


LOL! What kind of business are you into where you need to fold the rear seats down? :P To make say... a sort of "bed" in the back of your car. Admit you're a man-whore already


Could be an in demand contract killer.

Re: Rear seat fold-down mod

PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 3:11 pm
by nytrojen
Kevlar GT wrote:
nytrojen wrote:
especially from a business point of view.


LOL! What kind of business are you into where you need to fold the rear seats down? :P To make say... a sort of "bed" in the back of your car. Admit you're a man-whore already


Could be an in demand contract killer.


Could be... but then again I can easily fit 3 bodies in my boot without the need for folding seats... not that I've tried of course. Also, when I say bodies... they may not have technically been dead at the time either... or human

Re: Rear seat fold-down mod

PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:29 pm
by Lib 3.0LR
Hey Clarence why don't you just rip the back seats out, seeing that you have'nt got any kids and not 40 yet. :lol: :lol:

Re: Rear seat fold-down mod

PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:15 pm
by Jaz
So short of importing a set of rear seats from the states and compromising the 5 star there's not a lot we can do? When did Subaru stop doing Bifolds?