Rear Seat Removal, and False Floor.

[Inequality Street]

Hello,

I'm planning on removing my rear seats, and making myself a false floor. But I have a few questions first, would really appreciate any help you guys can give!

The rear bench is simple to remove I know, but I'm wondering about the back of the rear seats? I would assume it's just a few lots, but I don't know where they are?

Would I need to remove rear seat belt plug thingy's? I'd assume a false floor wouldn't go over the top of them.

Also, what have would you suggest doing about the rear footwell? Stop the false floor just before them? Or leave some floppy carpet there?

And Finally! What Carpet/wood would you use? And how would you secure it?

Thanks a lot in advance!

Ryan

 

[MatthewR]

Rear seat backs are one bolt (underneath the isofix bar which has two bolts)

the seat belt plugs are one bolt each. personally if i was doing a false floor id be stopping it at the footwell and having a section of the carpet carry on down matching into the floor.

 

[syko6288]

the front part of the seats (bit you sit on) just lifts out
the rear part of the seats have a bolt into the floor at the split
seat belt buckles have a bolt into the floor

i would stop it before as it would be "storage space" if still used daily and a decent thickness mdf covered in sub box carpet should be good enough


i think there is a guide in the heklp section for seat removal and also false floors

 

[Inequality Street]

Wicked thanks guys, I think I know where you mean! I'm going to be doing all this tomorrow, so fingers crossed it all works, I've heard it's a bugger to un-screw? Lots of people round it off apparently?

 

[MatthewR]

I rounded it off, but then a large allan key fitted and did the job!

 

[Inequality Street]

Will keep that in mind thanks! And also, I have a great big bit of plastic directly behind my seats, this will obviously. Have to come off, and I can see 2 bolts, one either side, are they just for the plastic bit or are they the seats?

 

[Inequality Street]

As well as the above, I've now tracked down the guide on here, how thick would you get the wood?

 

[MatthewR]

the two bolts are for the isofix bar, unclip the plastic, undo the two bolts then remobe the bar. youll then see the screw holding the seats in.

 

[LiamR172]

Might be worth going under your car and using a wire brush and some WD40 or something similiar on the underside of the bolt that holds the seat in.

As it just screws through the floor and is open to the elements, it can get rusted and if you could clean it up a bit before removal, it should make it easier!

 

[Inequality Street]

Might be worth going under your car and using a wire brush and some WD40 or something similiar on the underside of the bolt that holds the seat in.

As it just screws through the floor and is open to the elements, it can get rusted and if you could clean it up a bit before removal, it should make it easier!

I would but with my flimsy Jack, I wouldn't feel safe under there! Fingers crossed it should be fine though.

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

i would say 5mm thick board of mdf would do the job. can go less but depends on how much you want it to support weight wise

 

[djjonnibgood]

I've recently just stripped my 182 rear completely (to use as a van lol) The 3 bolts that are apparantly difficult to remove came straight out on mine! Cleaned them up on a motorized wire brush wheel to clean them up, greased them and refitted them minus the seat/isobar. I removed all of the trim in the rear apart from the headlining mainly to protect it. I've used 8mm mdf in mine iirc (because that's what i had in the garage) with 3 support legs (1 central and 1 in each footwell) Im going to make a bulkhead, when i get around to it!