Rear Seat Delete Decks

My 60 rear seat delete just came today, now time to find installation instructions

 

https://shwoffroad.com/university/product-guides-and-instructions/

 

Thank you!!!

 

I went with 100mil siless liner +1/4 inch closed cell foam + MLV and everything fits just fine

 

Looks sick

 

Nice job. Looks professional.
How much far off the back wall are you?

 

Sorry for the late response.
Pretty much right up on it. You can see the 2x4 on the top of the deck. It has the notches in it. I screwed the bottom of the back to that and bolted the middle to the existing threaded holes on the back of the cab. The top of the back portion under the window I added a 1.5” strip (2” finished) to cover the opening. You can also see that on the back picture.

Thinking back…I believe I also added some 1/2” ply spacers between the back of the deck and the back of the cab.

 

I'm going to redo mine this summer and make it permanent. I want to carry some off road gear / tools but want them out of sight. So I make make space big enough for that, so it would 8-10"off the back wall. Still thinking about it. I don't want them visible, so I may do that and loose some platform space.

 

It took about 3 weekends but I finally completed GomerPile’s rear seat delete. Thank you Gomer! It needed very little monkeying from his 3rd Gen plans to my 2nd Gen.

After removing the seats I sound deadened the whole back wall as well as part of the floor that I could get to without removing any carpet.

I ended up swapping out Gomer’s suggested aluminum corner braces for steel and then glued magnets into the corner of each wooden door. That way I could keep the wooden hatches on the back upright section rather than have them as the original plan’s open/mesh netting. I also cheaped out and didn’t do Gomer’s super cool latches and opted for finger holes instead.



The Milwaukee Packout first aid kit was a fun addition also (we bought an empty Packout and configured our own kit: the $150 for the kit all put together seemed a little outrageous).



The dogs absolutely love the flat space (especially with the addition of the giant Costco dog bed).





All in all, this is the best thing I’ve ever done to my truck. I wish I’d done it 15 years ago when I drove it new off the lot; it’s so much more functional for our doggie-centric lifestyle.

 

Looks great!!! Good job!!!

 

turned out really good and the pups really look happy!

 

I'm over here like damn there's some badass rear seat delete builds than I look at mine lol. It's works for what I use it for. I'm no carpenter. I mainly use my truck for my side hustle doing autoglass

 

Paid off the truck so I decided to delete the rear.

nothing crazy.. I just followed what many have already done. I’m still waiting for things to cure so I can put a final seal.

I also ran solar and did that inverter mod to run a portable battery for my Fridge.

 

That's a happy Co-Pilot

 

Thank you.

 

Holly shit! That is incredible!!

 

I just completed (enough for now) a seat delete in my access cab. The back panel is designed to follow the back wall and maximize usable space. I think I gained at least 4 inches by removing the seats, seat backs, and head rests. And it might be quieter than it was with the seats in place.



I bent some steel to make brackets to secure the platform to the seat bolts. The steel is flexible so it doesn't seem as secure as I'd like, and I'm not super happy with how this turned out. The legs carry all the weight, and the brackets hold it down allowing the hinge to work.



The platform is hinged for gear storage.



Since the metal brackets aren't strong front to back, I pinned the platform by putting bolts in the center console bracket (M6x1). I plan to replace these with socket head cap screws. I'll probably also put bolts in the seatbelt holes (7/16x20 or the theoretical but non-existent M11x1.25) just to keep water out. They are open to below.





The bottom row of bolts are 1/4-20 into clip nuts on some brackets that the seat backs clipped into. There are five of those brackets but I only used three of them. The middle row are five M6x1 bolts into existing tapped holes that weren't used for the seats. The top row are four M8x1.25 bolts into the lower row of headrest mounting holes.



I cut a ~14-15 degree wedge from a 2x4
to sit against the rail where the headrests attach. This required some questionable manoeuvres at the table saw. There's probably a better way than what I did.



All the plywood was scraps I had. The back is mostly oak veneer which has a lightweight core. I don't know what the platform is, but it seems to be some kind of hardwood veneer with a light-ish weight core. It's lighter than the equivalent thickness of pine sheathing. There's a place in town that sells lightweight plywood, but at around $100 a sheet I'm saving it for special occasions. The back panel is mostly 1/4" nominal (actual thickness is more like 3/16!), except for a strip of 3/8 at the top. The back panel is 49.5" wide. The platform is 48" wide by just under 24" long by 1/2" nominal thickness.

The seats stop a few clicks forward of all the way back. If anyone taller than me wants to drive it, too bad.

I sound deadened the back wall before adding the wooden wall. I think it helped a little. I might do the floor at some point, but the plywood blocks a lot of sound on its own. I also want to cut some extra slots near the bottom of the back wall to let air escape through the back pressure relief vents. There are enough gaps that it's fine closing doors and using the AC, but I don't want my ears to blow out if the airbags go off.

I need to add a hole or loop so I can clip the platform to the headrest if I want to hold it up. I keep off road recovery stuff under the platform, so I don't need to access that too often.

A coat of paint or polyurethane is probably a good idea to keep it clean. Or maybe I'll add carpet. Or I'll just cover it with an old moving blanket.

 

I know this has likely been annotated previously in this thread, but my tism’s kicking in and I can’t find the dimensions. Does/has anyone listed the dimensions for the rear seat delete for a double cab?(silly question i know) i am looking to build my own, and figured a drawing/dimensions would be a easy starting point. Thanks again gents.

 

I used @GomerPile’s plans. His YouTube vid here includes a link to the files you’ll need.

 

My rendition from 2 years ago. Forgot to post, two years later works for me.
Harbor Freight motorcycle net with HF d-rings painted black.
You can place groceries etc on the netting and they don't slide around.
Pretty happy with the end result.