conversion of D2 to camper/expedition vehicle?
I have at times temporarily removed my back seats and slept in the back. I am 6' and barely fit with the front seats moved all the way forward. I had to move my stuff from inside to the roof rack to make room and it was a bit of a pain. I would like to build something similar so that I have secure storage and and place to sleep without having to move so much stuff around. I need to be able to drive to a location where I will photograph at sunrise and sleep there. Right now I have a child seat for my grandson in the back seat most of the time. When he has outgrown the carseat, I will do something.
-Pilsner.
Camel Trophy
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Just saw you never got a response. Removing the whole seat is very simple. I believe its only 4 bolts per seat. Maybe 6 on the longer one, but I don't think so. You'll need a large torx, can't remember what size off the top of my head.
Rock Crawling
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Sorry I missed this question. I removed the seat, not the seat backs. The seat backs fold flat. The seats are spring-loaded, so while removing them isn't hard, putting them back in is a bit of a challenge. Not insurmountable, but simply challenging. In the future, I'd like to avoid it so I will eventually make a platform that will fit over the folded seats and provide storage below.
TReK
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Sorry I missed this question. I removed the seat, not the seat backs. The seat backs fold flat. The seats are spring-loaded, so while removing them isn't hard, putting them back in is a bit of a challenge. Not insurmountable, but simply challenging. In the future, I'd like to avoid it so I will eventually make a platform that will fit over the folded seats and provide storage below.
Rock Crawling
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David, Got a Q. When you removed your seats, did you remove including the springs? I would like to remove mine but I'm not sure if the springs will unwind and not be able to reload it back. I just want to replace the torn seats (larger side) but the other replacement I have does not have springs. So, my replacement requires the springs to be moved to the other seat. Is that doable?
Can the rear seats be removed individually? As in removing just one and the center section while leaving one in back for a kid's seat or a second adult (my dog says he called DIBS on shotgun long ago...)?
Thanks.
-Brian and Tomah
Thanks.
-Brian and Tomah
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You can. I had mine like that for some time.
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