Easier Rear Seat Entry for 2 doors!
12-30-2007, 02:48 PM
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Easier Rear Seat Entry for 2 doors!
OK - So many of the owners of the 2-door JK know what a major pain it is for passengers to get in and out of the back seat. Well, I made an interesting discovery the other day when I was unloading stuff into the back seat from the driver's side.
If you pull up the bar below the driver's seat and slide it all the way forward, then press the recline adjustment button on the side, the seat back will tilt forward. You'll notice that the seat belt on the driver's side is anchored to the bottom of the A-pillar and not the sliding seat, as on the passenger side. Your passengers will no longer have to step over the seat belt to get in, and they also won't have to worry about the seat sliding back (especially useful if you are parked on any sort of incline).
The only con with this is the driver has to get out to allow for passengers to enter this way. My friend who is 6'3" and about 200# got in the back using this method tonight and it was much easier than trying to get in from the passenger side. Once I get my side steps, getting in the back seat shouldn't be as big of an issue as it used to be.
Hope that helps some of you!
If you pull up the bar below the driver's seat and slide it all the way forward, then press the recline adjustment button on the side, the seat back will tilt forward. You'll notice that the seat belt on the driver's side is anchored to the bottom of the A-pillar and not the sliding seat, as on the passenger side. Your passengers will no longer have to step over the seat belt to get in, and they also won't have to worry about the seat sliding back (especially useful if you are parked on any sort of incline).
The only con with this is the driver has to get out to allow for passengers to enter this way. My friend who is 6'3" and about 200# got in the back using this method tonight and it was much easier than trying to get in from the passenger side. Once I get my side steps, getting in the back seat shouldn't be as big of an issue as it used to be.
Hope that helps some of you!
Last edited by amt97; 12-30-2007 at 05:48 PM.
12-30-2007, 05:47 PM
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JK Freak
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But this step works great for those of us with 07 models! I am going to take pictures tomorrow to illustrate the differences between the driver's side and passenger side entry.
12-31-2007, 07:50 AM
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OK, here's some shots illustrating the differences in entry between the driver's and passenger's side on a 2007 JK 2Door.
As JK-KJ mentioned, the passenger side seatbelt mount may have been relocated on the 08's ... but this still doesn't solve the problem of the passenger's seat sliding back on the person if you're parked on an incline.
-Alan
As JK-KJ mentioned, the passenger side seatbelt mount may have been relocated on the 08's ... but this still doesn't solve the problem of the passenger's seat sliding back on the person if you're parked on an incline.
-Alan
12-31-2007, 08:51 AM
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OK, here's some shots illustrating the differences in entry between the driver's and passenger's side on a 2007 JK 2Door.
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As JK-KJ mentioned, the passenger side seatbelt mount may have been relocated on the 08's ... but this still doesn't solve the problem of the passenger's seat sliding back on the person if you're parked on an incline.
-Alan
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As JK-KJ mentioned, the passenger side seatbelt mount may have been relocated on the 08's ... but this still doesn't solve the problem of the passenger's seat sliding back on the person if you're parked on an incline.
-Alan
EDIT*** Never Mind I can see them now.
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