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FJ40 rear seat

Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 10:48 am
by pauly990
Hey all,

I'm chasing information about putting a 2 person seat in the rear of my Fj40.

i need info about what kind of seat i can use, seat belt mounting etc.

all help will be muchly appreciated.

Thanks

Paul

Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 12:03 pm
by v840
I made up a steel SHS subframe that bolted to the factory seat mounts in mine. The engineer said that if you wanted to weld plates in they had to be 100x100 (from memory so don't take it as gospel).

I used a Suzuki Vitara seat that had the belts and buckles mounted to the actual seat unit. Fitted snugly between the wheel arches. I've heard you can use Sierra rear seats also.



Speak to an engineer first though. They can tell you what's legal and what isn't. It shouldn't be that expensive to certify either.

Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 1:44 pm
by pauly990
v840 wrote:I made up a steel SHS subframe that bolted to the factory seat mounts in mine. The engineer said that if you wanted to weld plates in they had to be 100x100 (from memory so don't take it as gospel).

I used a Suzuki Vitara seat that had the belts and buckles mounted to the actual seat unit. Fitted snugly between the wheel arches. I've heard you can use Sierra rear seats also.



Speak to an engineer first though. They can tell you what's legal and what isn't. It shouldn't be that expensive to certify either.
awesome thanks for your help.