So, this is going to seem goofy and noobish...but you have all been great helps and are making a Land Rover mechanic out of me (replaced water pump, serpentine belt and tie rods all with your help)

I was looking at the rear bench seat and figured how to fold it up, but it doesnt really seem to give that much additional luggage space.

Are these removable with ease or am I missing something about the folding process?

Thanks
Aaron

 

Yeah they're pretty easy. Pull the tab on the seat back, fold it down. Pull the strap that's behind the seat bottom, roll the seat forward. Then you can remove the four torx bolts, though I forget the size. They are large!

 

As far as they fold up, I cant see completely taking them out giving enough more cargo space to justify taking them out. They fold down and then flip forward so far that it puts my electric seat in a bind when sliding it all the way back so I can drive the truck. I actually have to slide my front seats forward to flip them.

 

I remove my 60 section(the larger of the bench seat) for sleeping in the vehicle at events.

 

Just keep in mind that only 3 of the Torx bolts have captive nuts, one of them (I think it's the outside rear) you have to use a Torx on the bolt and a socket or a wrench underneath the truck to hold the nut.

 

On the smaller seat you mean? On the larger seat they are all weldnuts underneath, I've removed the seat several times.

 

Thanks guys for all the replies.

I messed around today with all the suggestions, I wanted to spend some nights in the back traveling the country, and my 6'3 frame needed a little more room.

 

I was thinking about doing that. Do the springs on the hinges fight or anything? If you are right about the bolts I think I might give that a whirl.

 

THe springs don't really matter much if you lean the seat forward and get the bolts in.

 

Never mind, I got the front seats and the second row seats mixed up, The fronts have the one non captive nut per seat. It's a B***** to get old.