Is a bulkhead removal bar legal?

[alittlebitconcerned]

Hello wise forum.

Does anyone know if a bulkhead removal bar is legal?
im in NSW if that makes a difference.

Thanjs for any help.

[Mick_Marsh]

What sort of vehicle?
Did a panel van have a bulkhead? The station wagons didn't.
If you are cutting bulkheads, I suspect you will need engineering. Have a chat with an automotive engineer.

[PhilipA]

If done neatly I reckon nobody would ever know.
Regards Philip A
(Nanny state saboteur)

[p38arover]

What is a bulkhead removal bar?

[Mick_Marsh]

A bar that gives structural support when you remove the bulkhead between the cargo space and the passenger space.

[alittlebitconcerned]

The vehicle is a perentie. I’m trying to get a second row of seats in and engineering requirements are that you must have easy access to the seats.

By using a bulkhead removal bar I can open up the area between the front seats, hopefully complying with what is considered to be easy access.

Apparently these were OEM ones installed on NAS vehicles. I would not install the cubby box for clear access.

[p38arover]

Is it needed at all?

[Mick_Marsh]

I wonder if the surveys had the bulkhead. I looked at one but can't remember.

There is a fellow on the Perentie facebook page who put in rear seats. He didn't remove the bulkhead. I think, from memory, ingress and egress is an issue. I wonder how he got around this?

[weeds]

I wonder if the surveys had the bulkhead. I looked at one but can't remember.

There is a fellow on the Perentie facebook page who put in rear seats. He didn't remove the bulkhead. I think, from memory, ingress and egress is an issue. I wonder how he got around this?

Pretty sure he was in Sydney as well

[weeds]

I’m a Facebook numpty and cannot work out how to copy the link. This guy left the bulkhead in place

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[alittlebitconcerned]

He was able to leave the bulkhead in because he accesses the seats from the back. I plan on having a cargo barrier behind the second row of seats which will block access from the rear. And for some reason Mobility Engineering will no longer sign off on two rear seats, only a single.

[Mick_Marsh]

And for some reason Mobility Engineering will no longer sign off on two rear seats, only a single.
Probably because of the difficulty in getting around them.

[alittlebitconcerned]

Well I asked an engineer in South Windsor and he said it can be done as long as it has underfloor seat bracing, which needs to be engineered (Cost?). So it turns out a perentie can be a 2 door, forward facing 4 seater with rear cargo area. I’m very happy.