Thread: D3 SE - rear seat removal

There are airbags for occupants, but I don't think that they're connected to the system per se.

There's plenty of owners who've removed them for similar reasons.

I'll go and ask over at disco3.co.uk.

thanks mate that would be good

mick

Well done on your bonus to start with.. V6S - V6SE nice..
The seat mechanism is just bolted to the floor. It can be removed as a whole unit. The bolts from memory are a T50 torx bit. You can also remove the seat base & seat back cushions from the frame for easier storage. Have fun. Just also remember u need to have access to the rear centre area for removal of your spare wheel, unless u get a swing away or Kaymar unit.
Cheers.

Mick,

No problems, I've taken mine out and they will stay out just take a few hours of fiddling around.

The floor underneath is unfortunately not flat I have yet to sort out some stringers to enable me to fit a flat surface to be a base for my drawers

Originally Posted by RichardK

The floor underneath is unfortunately not flat I have yet to sort out some stringers to enable me to fit a flat surface to be a base for my drawers

Dunno if this helps but for my P38A which also has a wheel well, I have done the following:

• Fitted a Kaymar wheel carrier so I don't need access to the wheel well.
• Fitted two pieces of Unistrut P4100 channel http://www.unistrut.com/Browse/cat_pg.php?P=S00_Channel across the car. One bolts to the existing tiedowns - the second could have as well but I've fitted it further forward. This has two benefits, they span the wheel well cover and gives a strong support for the drawers and they also lift the drawers (second hand steel commercially made units) so that they can slide over the tailgate. Unistrut was selected as (a) I already had it, (b) it is very strong owing to the cross-sectional design and (c) it allows me to bolt to it anywhere along its length without drilling holes (apart from the hole at each end where it is bolted to the floor) using the Unistrut channel nuts http://www.unistrut.com/Browse/cat_pg.php?P=S00_Ch_Nut
• Replaced the wheel well cover with my own plywood unit which has trap doors that can be lifted from inside the drawer units to access the jack, etc.

I can post some pics tomorrow - it is a work in progress, I've making it over the past couple of days.

Ron

Originally Posted by Jamo

There are airbags for occupants, but I don't think that they're connected to the system per se.

There's plenty of owners who've removed them for similar reasons.

I'll go and ask over at disco3.co.uk.

The only problem could be a pedantic transport inspector. Qld. Transport are fond of random roadside inspections where they pull over any car over 10 years old, or younger vehicles showing obvious neglect, damage, or faults. I asked QT's modification section about removing the folding rear seats from my County wagon which is complianced as a 9 seat omnibus. I was told that technically the vehicle would then be out of compliance and an engineer's report and modification plate would be required if the removal was permanent. The transport officer said "temporary" removal is OK so make sure that the removal is only "temporary". The kicker is, that if you have the vehicle re-complianced as a five seater, and later wish to put the seats back, then you would have to go through the process in reverse, but meeting any new standards that may have arisen since removal and re-compliancing.

So, I have "temporarily" removed the unwanted seats.

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

So, I have "temporarily" removed the unwanted seats.

We've had people in our club going through this too. I am also going to remove the sixth seat in my six seater Disco 1. I have a cargo barrier and drawers anyway so it can't be used. I have tried to remove it once but couldn't get all those torx bolts out.
I consider it to be a temporary removal as I will be refitting it if I ever sell it.

Originally Posted by Utemad

I am also going to remove the sixth seat in my six seater Disco 1.

Excuse me.........but wots a SIX seater Disco 1 look like???? .......do you mean you took out one fold-up seat from a 7 seater???

BTW......My 7 seater Disco 1 has "5" stamped on the compliance plate but definitely looks "factory" to me.......What do other guys have stamped on their 7 seaters?