Utility Package

The '15 AC is available with a "utility package" ... removes rear: seats, headrests, seatbelts, speakers and console box ... which many of us have done already.


Has anyone seen a picture ... I searched in vain ...

 

I like yours better!

 

Thinking about doing this to my DC...

 

By the looks of the picture ... thanks for posting btw Chad ... it is not a flat deck .... just the seats and console removed ... oh well.

 

I kinda want the back wall plastic for my truck.

That reminds me, I gotta pull the headrests on mine.

 

Sometimes the most usable options are "Delete Options". It would make my AC more useful, and probably take close to 100 lbs out of the truck. I'd take it.

 

This is nothing new. My '84 Hilux extra-cab had this feature, or shall we say, lack thereof. It even had a strikingly similar shelf across the back wall.

 

I'm bumping this up, found this YouTube video of a dealer highlighting the package and I am tickled. I may try and trade in my RC for a 4cyl AC with Utility Package.

http://youtu.be/jkSLbNpMeew

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/349749-2014-vs-2015-tacoma-2-7l.html

 

I wonder if that back panel will fit a DC?

 

I wanted this when I was looking to order a 2015, and found this package was only available on the base model.

 

Got to teach the salesman that it is not a "bed liner" ....

 

I have a 2015 4x4 4cyl base access cab with the factory deleted back seat. Also didn't come with the cruise, power mirrors, intermittent wipers, keyless entry or back sliding window. I must admit it was the perfect way to buy to fit my needs. I'm 6'7" and didn't want anyone every sitting behind me and had to maximize fuel efficiency because I drive 100 miles round trip to work. So for 23,000 I ended up with a tacoma and have been really loving it. After adding my remote start and cruise/intermittent wipers, Tinted windows and a few other items it's perfect. I'm a big Led guy so all the bulbs including the headlights are swap over to VLEds and I'm getting a set of their fog lights soon. Planned out an easy install with a pre made hid wiring kit off eBay for $11. Also Going to tackle one of those back seat platforms this summer for my dog.

 

One of those "Uncle Sam" things....one of the exceptions that allows one to write off a smaller truck is to not have any seating behind the driver if the vehicle is a DC or AC. This option is mainly directed towards commercial use, but it makes a lot of sense for many individuals. I think the back seats in my Tundra AC have seen people about 3 times in almost 14 years. Thought of pulling them out a bunch of times, but never did. Simply put beach towels over the seats and loaded it up with my plastic milk crates full of stuff for work. The new Taco DC has seats that actually flip and fold to make a fairly nice deck for stuff so I will most likely leave them alone.

 

I picked up one of these:
2015 4cyl, auto, access cab, Utility PKG. and am in LOVE. The storage compartment is decent to keep stuff off the floor and eventually I'll build something over it but right now it's just nice to have all that room back there.

If anyone has any questions about it please ask...

I see why you guys have been loving these new Tacomas- I owned a 1988 Toyota before and while that was built bulletproof the thoughtful engineering on this truck far surpasses any truck I owned previously (of any make/model)!

 

I just drove home a 2015 Base Access Cab, 35K on the odo. Didn't know if was called a Utility Package but that is just perfect! Wanted to most functional truck possible after driving an'87 Volvo wagon into the ground. Months would go by with the back seats on the wagon folded down and the passenger seat full of stuff. Needed a truck and have drooled over (and borrowed) a buddy's '02 Tacoma for years now.

 

Congrats! Mind posting a picture of the utility area? Welcome to the forum!

 

Here's the back of the 2015. The lovely wife suggested a low, carpeted platform for the dogs, that fits in the recesses on tops of the storage. Seen a bunch of good ideas on this forum.

 

Wow. That looks great!