JK Ulimited with a third row
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JK Enthusiast
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From: Mechanicburg pa
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From: Sedona, AZ
Well to get this started I have a 4dr JK that seats 5 and i love it, however with 3 kids when they want to bring a friend or two well, we have to drive two Jeeps, I was looking around online and found a company named Little Passenger Seats www.littleseats.com/index.html, they make third row seats for all types of vehicles. The seats have seat belts built into the seat, the company matched the interior far better than i had expected. with the seat in you loose the large storage area, (same room as a TJ). the seat comes out in a few min, or just lay the mid row seat down and put the grocerys in the middle. The jeep now seats 7, so if I have friends or faimly now we can take one car, still cooler than a mini-van. what do ya'll think
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It finally turned out to be a nice day so i put the top down added a couple of kids, sorry its dirty base ball games and rain make for a little mess
first pic is with seat layed down for entry.
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entry view with kids
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Side view with kids
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view behind rear seat, just as much room as a tj,
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it takes me about 10 min to take from my jeep and put in my wifes jeep, and is pretty simple to remove, my wife can take it out but take her alittle longer.
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It finally turned out to be a nice day so i put the top down added a couple of kids, sorry its dirty base ball games and rain make for a little mess
first pic is with seat layed down for entry.
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entry view with kids
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Side view with kids
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view behind rear seat, just as much room as a tj,
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it takes me about 10 min to take from my jeep and put in my wifes jeep, and is pretty simple to remove, my wife can take it out but take her alittle longer.
JK Junkie
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From: St. Louis MO.
this is why this is a bad idea. The front and back seat are designed with a "crush zone" in mind. By putting a rear seat back there that A) has no seatbelts and B) was not designed to be there, you risk anyone sitting in that spot.
Just to illustarte, here's a picture of an accident that happened in front of my office yesterday morning. The guy walked away without a scratch because the crush zone worked on his honda van. His van is DESIGNED for 3rd seat passengers and if he would have had any, they would have been killed. Just imagine how bad it would be if it wasn't even designed for it.
but off ranting, those seats do appear to match well and fit the space nicely.
Just to illustarte, here's a picture of an accident that happened in front of my office yesterday morning. The guy walked away without a scratch because the crush zone worked on his honda van. His van is DESIGNED for 3rd seat passengers and if he would have had any, they would have been killed. Just imagine how bad it would be if it wasn't even designed for it.
but off ranting, those seats do appear to match well and fit the space nicely.
I agree looks very nice and its cool but it just scares me to think of kids back there, sorry Bro!!
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From: Little Rock, AR
Well first I'm not going to be a Negative Nancy and tell you how its not designed for this and how you are trying to kill your kids. I think I'll go post a bunch of roll-over pics in their threads when they are posting how cool their jeep looks after a 4" lift and 35's LOL
It looks awesome and thanks for the info, I actually just got done looking at mine not 5 minutes ago and was wondering what I could do to add a couple more seats.
It looks awesome and thanks for the info, I actually just got done looking at mine not 5 minutes ago and was wondering what I could do to add a couple more seats.
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From: Sedona, AZ
The seats look great and they are a great idea. To all the Ralph Naders out there i guess your kids dont ride dirtbikes, or ride in old classic cars with no headrests, or ride horses, or go carts? So all you worryworts are gonna sell the wifes camry or Accord cause they arent safe in an accident huh? Didnt think so! Geez guys grow a pair! Excellent write up!
JK Newbie
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From: salt lake city, ut
we own 92 YJ and a 2008 rubicon unlimited jk. i bought the jk and want to do exactly the same thing you've done. how long did it take you to install, did you do it yourself? looks like you can still open the floor box with the seat in, how many inches wouold you say you have behind the seat now? does the seat fold down, does it roll up like most fo the rear seats in the 2 doors? hope to hear from you soon, we're ready to purchse this seat and would love to get your input?
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From: Mt. Pleasant, SC
we own 92 YJ and a 2008 rubicon unlimited jk. i bought the jk and want to do exactly the same thing you've done. how long did it take you to install, did you do it yourself? looks like you can still open the floor box with the seat in, how many inches wouold you say you have behind the seat now? does the seat fold down, does it roll up like most fo the rear seats in the 2 doors? hope to hear from you soon, we're ready to purchse this seat and would love to get your input?
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47784
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From: brockton, ma
Looks like a nice mod. But as far as safety you could put 1/2" boiler plate behind the third seat or any third seat. Even if the roll bar was extended.The protection this would add would be minimal with any hit over say 15mph. I wouldn't do this mod. But it would be good for a beach, show or small island driving.
As far as the D.O.T. and the insurance. I think you'll be paying out a lot of money if you get in an accident whether or not you are at fault.
As far as the D.O.T. and the insurance. I think you'll be paying out a lot of money if you get in an accident whether or not you are at fault.
