AboveNBeyond
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- Northern AZ.
Has anyone ever installed a bench seat in the front of their XJ?
If so, from what. What seat did you use?
If so, from what. What seat did you use?
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Bench seat??
- Thread starter AboveNBeyond
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91Woody
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- Manchester, NH
I would never dream of it...what is your motivation for wanting a bench seat?
wolfpackjeeper
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- 500' and 500KCAS, RAF lakenheath
comanche guys steal the XJ buckets, you could probably adapt a Comanche bench seat to fit.
- Location
- Houston, Tx
comanche bench could be adapted.
i'll admit, i'm less critical of a bench's shortcommings than i am of crappy bucket seats.
i'll admit, i'm less critical of a bench's shortcommings than i am of crappy bucket seats.
AboveNBeyond
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- Northern AZ.
91Woody said:
Well to be honest, it would be for the wife to sit next to me... or on those special long trips she can lay down on my lap too, if you know what I mean :kissyou::shiver:
IntrepidXJ
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- Grand Junction, CO
I saw it done a number of years back posted on JU....I believe he used a Comanche bench and adpated it to fit.
Wallymander
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- OKC
AboveNBeyond said:
OOOHHHHHHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you train her right, consoles shouldnt get in the way
lawsoncl
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- North Idaho
Just about all of the Comanche benchs seats I saw, the springs on the drivers side next to the door were shot. I swapped mine out with buckets for that exact reason.
ParadiseXJ
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- Paradise, CA 95969
AboveNBeyond said:
Just stay married a little longer, you'll go back to buckets.:tear:
AboveNBeyond said:
I like your way of thinking..
Anywho... I tossed this idea around because I have a new baby and want to get rid of my back seat. Although, I don't think there'll be enough room for a baby car seat.
Post up what you find. I'm sure there are a few out there who want to do the same.
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winkosmosis
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- Maui, Hawaii
I knew this was going to be unseemly!!
lawsoncl
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- North Idaho
Elias said:I like your way of thinking..
Anywho... I tossed this idea around because I have a new baby and want to get rid of my back seat. Although, I don't think there'll be enough room for a baby car seat.
Post up what you find. I'm sure there are a few out there who want to do the same.
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Just for the record, here's a summary of the CA child restraint laws. http://www.carseat.org/Legal/99_Enf.pdf
While technically legal if the rear seat is removed, I know someone who got a ticket for having a child seat in the front anyway. He was cited for deliberately removing safety equipment (the rear seat) and having the child seat in the front. It probably didn't help that he was being a dick and told the cop that he removed the seat for that purpose. He also lost the case in court with the female judge calling him a danger to his child.
88manche
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- Location
- Portland, Oregon
I'm putting Prelude Si buckets in my Mj... Come get my old bench.
Mr_Random
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- Prescott, AZ
AboveNBeyond said:
OMG dude... wow, just wow... if that's not inspired then I don't know what is...
iwannadie
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- Gilbert, Az
Id like a bench seat in the front if it was a good quality bench, no springs pressing through and stuff. Its easier to stretch out on long trips, get your lady closer to you and just makes it feel more like a truck I think.
That being said, it would never work for me lol. My gf likes her seat laying Way back and I like my seat more up right. Unless it was a split back then it would work out pretty well ha.
Edit~
I just remembered a friend said he and his brother plus a friend used to ride in a pickup together with a bench seat. My friend would always sit in the passenger seat and duck down. Everyone would see the two guys sitting right next to each other and get all kinds of looks....
That being said, it would never work for me lol. My gf likes her seat laying Way back and I like my seat more up right. Unless it was a split back then it would work out pretty well ha.
Edit~
I just remembered a friend said he and his brother plus a friend used to ride in a pickup together with a bench seat. My friend would always sit in the passenger seat and duck down. Everyone would see the two guys sitting right next to each other and get all kinds of looks....
bjoehandley
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- WeGo, Chi-Town, Ill
lawsoncl said:
Would that make reg cab pickup owners a danger to their own kids too?
- Location
- Columbus, In
AboveNBeyond said:
Hey she can just show some ass to the car beside her and kneel in the seat over the console
AlabamaDan
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- Heart of Dixie
I let my son sit up front because there's no air bag and I feel it's safer with a shoulder belt than a lap belt. He's 7.
And as far as a bench goes, I always enjoyed a bench seat, but they're just out of style. It also gives another seat. But, you'd have to convert to a column shifter.
And as far as a bench goes, I always enjoyed a bench seat, but they're just out of style. It also gives another seat. But, you'd have to convert to a column shifter.
lawsoncl
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- North Idaho
bjoehandley said:
Didn't say that was my opinion, it was the judge who felt that a child in the front seat was more of a risk than the back (probably only a minor difference, but much more inconvienient for the parent). She took exception to the guy having ripped out the back seat for the sole purpose of skirting the law to have the kid up front.
