Back Seat Removal...

[schleppy]

Originally Posted by frownonfun

after removal did anyone else notice you can hear your gasoline sloshing around. lol. i don't wanna hear that.

I hear gas sloshing in mine, more exhaust noise, road noise, etc. The car sounds alive!

[advocate]

Originally Posted by schleppy

I hear gas sloshing in mine, more exhaust noise, road noise, etc. The car sounds alive!

I love it. The car sounds like a monster now.

[tk-421]

Yup, I hear that too... Kinda freaked me out the first time I heard it

[David gillespie]

I am beginning work now on a similar modification to my 2007 Yaris. First I am removing the back seat and the front passenger seat, then I am planning to level the passenger side of the vehicle from front to back so as to create a comfy place to sleep. I don't know if it will look as pretty as what you've got there but i hope to build something functional. My purpose in doing this is to facilitate a 4 month trip around the US. I intend on sleeping in my car for much of the trip.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by David gillespie

I am beginning work now on a similar modification to my 2007 Yaris. First I am removing the back seat and the front passenger seat, then I am planning to level the passenger side of the vehicle from front to back so as to create a comfy place to sleep. I don't know if it will look as pretty as what you've got there but i hope to build something functional. My purpose in doing this is to facilitate a 4 month trip around the US. I intend on sleeping in my car for much of the trip.

Please keep us posted with your mods re this if you can . This summer I plan to hit some of the U.S. locations my Yaris hasn't 'seen' yet, and I was thinking about removing the passenger seat only (not the rear seat) to create more room and to use for sleeping in a pinch (with the rear seat folded down).

[N9QGS]

Whats the purple, looks like a knob?

[frownonfun]

Originally Posted by N9QGS

Whats the purple, looks like a knob?

that knob thing is what secures the spare tire. screws in.

and i can't say i'm enjoying all the extra road noise. there are so many roads out here that have their fair share of loose rocks and man does it sound like the car is taking a beating now that the back seat is out. i need to figure out what i'm gonna cover it with back there cuz not only is everything louder but it just looks terrible.

[TinyGiant]

i've been thinking about how i would like to remove the back but i have friends carpool with me to movies here and there and wouldnt want to lose that

[scape]

Originally Posted by TinyGiant

i've been thinking about how i would like to remove the back but i have friends carpool with me to movies here and there and wouldnt want to lose that

ifyou have split rear seats, the backing of one of them might be able to be removed, so any extra people riding along wouldn't be TOTALLY out of luck. then again you could remove both backs and just have them lay down and take their chances hah

[why?]

okay, silly question. did y'all use hand tools to get those darn things out, or drills of some type? I'm guessing drills, because nothing i can do can budge those suckers.

[kac]

nothing but hand tools to remove mine... wrench with an extension...

[tk-421]

+1

[why?]

damn. i literally can't get the things to budge at all. maybe the wrench is too small...

[tk-421]

Yeah you may need more leverage... Maybe you can find a pipe that you can slide the wrench handle through?

[why?]

well the front ones came off really easily. Bigger size though. I can't do anything to the rears, i have a feeling i've stripped them at this point...


In case you didn't already figure it out, this is my first time doing anything like this. I was able to remove the seat cushion and a few of the lower seat belt bolts, but i've given up on the brace for now. going to try again later on or tomorrow, and if i still can't get them i'm going to the store to see if i can get something that will help. I think it was removed once already by the peoples who installed my amp and when they put it back together i bet they way over tourqued it.

[advocate]

Originally Posted by why?

well the front ones came off really easily. Bigger size though. I can't do anything to the rears, i have a feeling i've stripped them at this point...


In case you didn't already figure it out, this is my first time doing anything like this. I was able to remove the seat cushion and a few of the lower seat belt bolts, but i've given up on the brace for now. going to try again later on or tomorrow, and if i still can't get them i'm going to the store to see if i can get something that will help. I think it was removed once already by the peoples who installed my amp and when they put it back together i bet they way over tourqued it.

The magnitude of torque depends on three quantities: First, the force applied; second, the length of the lever arm[4] connecting the axis to the point of force application; and third, the angle between the two.

Basically, using the longest wrench possible helps a lot. Also make sure you have the right socket. They are torx bolts.

[rtom]

Has anybody measured their fuel economy before and after this mod?

I guess you could estimate the change just from the weight difference.

[chongopants]

Has anyone weighed the rear bench with belts and all the junk behind it with spare? A weight chart would rock!, I dont have any way of weighing mine, plus its in storage.. please pm me if you guys do this...