third row seat in a XJ

[webyepn]

Has anyone out there ever put a third row seat in an XJ? I have a brady bunch of a family and need another row of seats to fit all the rugrats in. I am thinking of putting a rear facing seat in the cargo area. If anyone has some pics or ideas please chime in

 

[Tacoma]

I wouldn't.

Let me rephrase: You will have less than no cargo room if you do, plus I am not keen on getting into accidents with my kids facing the rear. Can you say whiplash? Cervical dislocation? NO THANKS

 

[grandmaster]

How big are your kids?

 

[ID Bronco]

I have a friend who has had one for years. Works great, but he hasn't had an accident.

 

[Brett]

Sell a couple kids off so you don't need a third row. That or buy a bigger vehicle

 

[grandmaster]

If your seriousely thinking about doing it, i will have my rear bench of my grand up for sell in a while, unless your were planning on something different.

 

[Dominic]

Buy some nice rock sliders for that Break over angle.

 

[ROOK1]

Ask DaveW on NAXJA.org. I know he has done it but I can't remember what he used.

 

[JoeT]

Sell a couple kids off so you don't need a third row. That or buy a bigger vehicle

x2

 

[wally]

I wonder what the issue would be with people being back there? Since it did not come with the 3rd row would there be any problems with LEO when you did have someone back there?

 

[snccoulter]

as long as you can pass safety you should be fine. The traffic law states that people can ride anywhere intended for people or cargo. (Just make sure the children are in a booster seat as of today)

 

[webyepn]

I am planning on putting my two daughters back there. They are 5 and 7. I have thought about saftey and i am going to do a exo cage and have it tie into the cab so i can put six point harneses on all the passangers. As far as for sell give me an offer? lol.

 

[webyepn]

If your seriousely thinking about doing it, i will have my rear bench of my grand up for sell in a while, unless your were planning on something different.

would you give me the mesurments on it. I think its to wide but i'd like to look.

 

[webyepn]

I wouldn't.

Let me rephrase: You will have less than no cargo room if you do, plus I am not keen on getting into accidents with my kids facing the rear. Can you say whiplash? Cervical dislocation? NO THANKS

As for cargo i am going to put a roof rack on it so i can haul things up there. I want to make it so it can be removed easily cause my kids are only with me some of the time.

 

[grandmaster]

I can take measurements tomorrow, you know it is 2 pieces like the part you sit on and then the back rest, and then its kinda cut in half too.

I will just measure across, because it would be a bit weird to measure high, unless i can figure out a way to do it.

 

[1993yj]

I think for safety reasons Tacoma was referring more to on-highway accidents rather than off-road ones. If you get rear ended while facing rearward I would think you would get hurt more, but then again all the minivans are making their middle row seats face rear ward these days.

 

[webyepn]

I think for safety reasons Tacoma was referring more to on-highway accidents rather than off-road ones. If you get rear ended while facing rearward I would think you would get hurt more, but then again all the minivans are making their middle row seats face rear ward these days.

Ya i see what he is saying. But i have another car that i drive around town. But it is somthing to think about.

 

[JackKeslerCustoms]

I think you should ditch the idea of putting it in the back, mount it on top, and then you don't need the roofrack. If you really are worried about safety, it's going to make the exo-cage a little interesting.