Outer Limits 4x4 Board

ok, so with my exo i want to run a bar down the b pillar and then a horizontal bar back to the d pillar

like this->



but, is it legal to cover up the back door like this? i've swapped the front seats to 2 door vitara seats, so they slide forward and tilt automatically to allow entry to the rear seats,so would i be allowed to block the rear door with a bar?

if not, what if i leave the back seat out and get a mod plate to make it a 2 seater, would i then be able to cover over the back door? or is it still a no-no?

the final option would be to use those post clamp things and make the 2 bars removable, but i dont really wanna go this route cause it'll be a pita taking them on and off

people take their rear seats out of 80 series and Patrols and put cargo barrirs behind the front seats so I can't see the problem. You will need to have one of those emergency window tools mounted in the rear for easy access tho.

mod plate for 2 seater i believe is possible. Once mod plated.. i cant see any reason to cover up the door with exo

just shave the handles and bog the door gap. it'll look like a stretched two door.

if you are changing the seating capacity, the vehicle has to be mod plated. Even the patrol/80's with the rear seats removed and a cargo barrier put in has to be plated. We had a guy in our club just recently done for this. I am not joking.......

seating capacity is not changing
it's just that the rear doors won't open