Rear seats/benches

Mackers said:

Thinking about just one crate down the middle and a bench either side of it for my other two dogs to lie on.
Does anyone have a crate in the centre of two benches?
Are they hard to fit? I can't tell if mine has had them in the past. I know I've grommeted about ten holes in my wheel arches?
Is 100 quid steep or cheap for this? Cheers

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dag019 said:

Because it includes the seat-belt mounts £100 is not a bad price. However I believe there should also be mountings under the body which attach the seat-belt bar tot he chassis, you would have to check the parts book to be sure.
Personally I would not bother with seat belts for side facing seats as they are not a legal requirements and will not improve safety.
Also If the are just for the dogs to lie on you can get brand new benches very cheaply (link) if you are wanting to carry people the benches are awful, and you would be much better with the single folding seats like these (link) and just have two on each side, which would still give the dog somewhere to lay down. (note both links are from a quick google and there may be better or cheaper options available, they are just to show the difference between the two).
Again if they are just for the dogs, it may be worth considering just two strips of covered foam which are the same width as the wheel arch (this is all a friend has in his series 1 for people ) The benches are slightly wider then the wheel arch so will reduce the area available in the middle for the cage.

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Mackers said:

Superstar! Cheers for that. Do you think any of these holes are/were originally for a bench seat or single seatsView attachment 165709 ?

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dag019 said:

The four oval holes facing inwards on the tub capping either side of the centre bracket for the side are, I believe, what is used for mounting the backs of the single folding seats I linked. They are standard holes from the factory rather than additions by a po.

None of the holes on the wheels box itself look like they are from benches, no four of the make a nice regular square! There are certainly no holes for mounting the seat-belt bar so, it has not had one of those previously.

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