I'm curious if future Scout owners would find it helpful to have an easy way to remove the rear seats! Thanks.
Removable Rear Seats
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I would be fine with a back seat that folds completely flat vs. a quick remove option.
I second this. Flat fold is a convenience anytime and for anything. Pulling seats eventually strips bolt heads and loosens the connection to the body putting seat break away during an impact/collision as a potential death. Saw it occur on a vehicle once but my sister didn’t die-luckily.
We’ve been asking from nearly day one to have fold flat seats so hopefully that is the ultimate direction.
If intent is a full time dedicated 2-seat overlander then I’d rather see that small group of people contend with seat removal for the benefit of the remainder of owners having fold flat seats
Quick remove would eliminate an elevated space for when it is needed. Fold down flat would cause a bit of a raise in the back area as I understand. Thanks though for your feedback.
I’m not sure what good seat removal is going to do for me over a flat folding seat if I need to haul stuff or put in a mattress. There’s still the remaining platform in the cargo area. Do I remove that, too? Where do I store this if I’m an urban renter, condo owner, shed-less, or garage-less? Not everyone has endless storage for parts. No thanks.
I'm a fan of both. I would prefer fold flat--truly flat--for most uses, but something that can be unbolted without too much extra work would also be great when I need the extra space.
Given a choice, I'd opt for fold flat seats over a seat I need to man handle out of the truck and store someplace.
I just don’t see stripping bolt heads a problem. I removed the seats from my Samurai a LOT. The bolt heads still look great and have the factory protective coating.
That said I don’t want to remove seats if I don’t have too. I want something that lays flat, so I can sleep back there. I removed seats in Samurai so I could sleep in it.
That said I don’t want to remove seats if I don’t have too. I want something that lays flat, so I can sleep back there. I removed seats in Samurai so I could sleep in it.
My 2001 Toyota Sequoia has removable third row seats that I rarely put in due to the space and extra weight of the vehicle. There are no bolts, they simply latch into the bed of the truck. They can fold down but not flat. The newer Sequoias have fold flat which honestly take up a lot of cargo area. However, for the second row seating it's a more difficult choice to make. I think I am going to have to get comfortable to the idea of downsizing. SM has amazed us so far. Maybe they can engineer seats that are both removable or lay flat. 
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I don't know about removable rear seats, but 1 thing my grand cherokee had was reclining rear seats. Was awesome for little kids
Great for adults too
I’ll always take more options when offered. Cold flat is great but if they also came out for even more room, I would take that option in a heartbeat.
I'd vote for easy/modular removable back seats! As a former Great Dane owner I had to convert a RAV4, into effectively a minivan, by removing the rear seats and building a platform to level the entire back compartment.
Tesla offered them in the Model S until 2018. I don't think they're illegal, just unpopular.
As long as they are sold aftermarket they don’t require any federal safety regulations.
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Mr. Jim SchuldMill Supply Inc.3241 Superior AvenueCleveland, OH 44114 Dear Mr. Schuld:
Just do both for ultimate flexibility with seat bottoms and seat backs being foldable or removable separately. Instead of bolts to remove the seats, use large hand knobs so special tools aren't required. With 60/40 or 70/30 split, you'd have four removable pieces, so you have the option of removing one rear seat, two rear seats or all three, while giving more storage for road trips in the removed section. Fold flat seats still take up a lot of volume when left in the vehicle.
It appears, and early on I had requested 40/20/40 seats so you can still run stuff down the middle without losing a main rear seat. The splits in the seats at reveal appeared to be that configuration
Great, smaller seats for me to remove when needed! Wouldn't want to strain my back!
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