Adding seats to a regular cab... Help!

Hi,
Have a 2011 tacoma 5 lug, rwd. Would like to add 3 seats, with or without doors. An access cab size would be ideal, but with a 3 seat bench. Maybe stretch, or just make the bed shorter? What would the best option be? Does anyone know someone who can do it? I'm in NY. I know, I could buy an access cab, but this truck is sentimentally valuable.

 

The best option would be to trade it in for a double cab model.

 

OP: "This truck is sentimentally valuable."

Also OP: "I want to convert my regular cab 5-lugger into a double cab super short bed."

 

Normally I encourage modding, that said get a larger truck if you're even asking how to do this as it means you'll be paying a lot of money to have someone else mod your truck. Your frame is shorter than 2nd gens with larger cab sizes. You'll be cutting and elongating your frame as well as buying a new cab and that's no beginner mod.

 

You talking about re-sizing the cab? That seems.. original.

I’d just find two comfy Vader pilot seats, and chop the back of the cab out. Get a topper. You can take it off and cruise around topless like the old Bronco’s on sunny days.

That would actually be awesome. Great idea OP.

 

You realize the bed is level with or higher than the seat cushions of the cabin seats. Bronco's have a fuel tank where our spare tires are for a reason. Gonna be a real tall camper shell to have enough headroom.

 

You want to add rear seats to a regular cab??? This is amazing trolling or true stupidity.

 

If it was truly sentimentally valuable he wouldn't be chopping it up IMO.

 

Rear facing bench welded up against the cab.

You are a welder, right, @Welder45 ?

 

Yep. Brat style with seats bolted into the bed.

Or like others said, trade it in for a double cab, but your trade-in value doesn’t match your sentimental value so with this market, you’ll be paying at least $10k to get a 5-lug Access cab on top of the trade.

 

Sell it

 

We're at tacomaworld so ain't no idea stupid enough. I bought the truck for 4-5k a few years ago, so i don't mind dropping a few g more in building it to my needs..
Thank you all for the responses. If the bed is removed, is there a way to convert it into something like a van. 6' Bench seats on each side with a bit higher roof than the front cab? Has no one ever modded their seating arrangements? I have been looking at the double cabs of 2022, but really not liking the length (210") and the fact i can only seat 5 people. Wish it at least had an option for a 3-seater bench upfront in order to haul 6 people. I like this 190" frame for parking in nyc. Does anyone make legal bench seats and higher camper shell? It would be crazy if I could somehow haul 9-11 people legally and be able to not have any top on during the nice days/

 

Human trafficking????

Sounds like you would rather have a extended van with a removable top.

Like this Toyota HiAce:

 

What is this request this cant be real

 

There’s a fuel tank in the middle of the vehicle - you’ll have to chop the frame and extend it unless you want to have the height of the passengers to be about 18” above the rest of the passengers.

 

Yeah, there’s options for hauling a crew.

 

Friday

 

Yes, this would be great. Know where I can find that topper and some legal seats?

 

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