Member Credit: Redline Maxima
As we all know, there is no way to make our back seats fold down. Here is an option to make it happen.
With MAXUS scheduled to be in Central Florida next year, I felt that I needed to step my game up on the interior if I plan to enter any car shows at the event. I didn’t take detailed pics but you will get the idea. I went to the local junkyard where they had a 2000 I30. I got the backseat for $30! That was a steal to me so I made sure to grab it. On to the pics…
I started taking the backseat and metal bracket out of my car, this is what it looked like when all out:
You will need to remove those 3 hinge brackets that the back rest attaches to. I used a dremel and was able to get them off. Here is what it looks like:
Now put the new metal bracket on. You can reuse the stock holes on the very bottom. For the other holes you will need to drill new ones in order to attach the bolts. You don’t need to attach all the bolts, just enough so that its on there solid:
Now put the bench seat on first. They clip right into the stock mounting tabs. Then put the sides for the back rest on. This is what it should look like:
Now with that in place, you can start putting the back rest parts on, i started with the single seat:
Then I put the other piece on:
And now for what you have been waiting for, THEY FOLD DOWN!!!
This is with the finished plastic trims on:
Access from the trunk:
And there you have it. Took me a total of about 2 hours to fit them in there. Seats are a nice and snug fit, comfortable and very functional.
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