Rear Seat Tilt Kit

[DRTDuck]

Doug, you were quicker than I.

As you read Scott's posts, he ground of the head of the pin. I did mine following Scott's lead, I cut the pin in the middle with and angle grinder, worked well.

These are Scott's pictures I saved to do the mod.

 

[DRTDuck]

Third row pic.

I have not done the third row on my truck, simply because they do not get used very often and are not normally installed.

 

[DRTDuck]

In the hinges pictures, the top one is before, and if you look closely, Scott marked the pins with a red X. The pins are quite obvious once you have the hinges off.

The second hinge picture is with the pins removed.

 

[NorCalDoug]

Doug, you were quicker than I...

maybe so, but my links were almost worthless (or at the very least a little difficult to follow) without pics.

 

[Rookie2]

I'd thought about doing this mod, but seems like with the seats tilted back, your knees and lower body would be that much more crammed against the front row seats. The leg room in the second row seats isn't very good IMO. What's you all's experience with this?

Thanks,
Rookie2

 

[LX_TREME]

In the hinges pictures, the top one is before, and if you look closely, Scott marked the pins with a red X. The pins are quite obvious once you have the hinges off.

The second hinge picture is with the pins removed.

So the only thing that you cut the pins by using the grinder tools?
any other tools you recommends to get the pins off? Sorry i dont have grinders.

Nice 40th anniversary edition you got there...

 

[DRTDuck]

I'd thought about doing this mod, but seems like with the seats tilted back, your knees and lower body would be that much more crammed against the front row seats. The leg room in the second row seats isn't very good IMO. What's you all's experience with this?

Thanks,
Rookie2

No experience with adults only kids, but I can see the way you are thinking.


Endless-

"So the only thing that you cut the pins by using the grinder tools?
any other tools you recommends to get the pins off? Sorry i dont have grinders.

Nice 40th anniversary edition you got there... "

It is not real tough metal and the pins are not very thick, maybe 1/4 in dia., I suppose a hack saw would do the trick.

It is Scott Miller's 40th.

 

[mabrodis]

When you cut off that pin, you just gain one more leaned-back position (like in those pics), you do not gain anything inbetween. So you have the normal position, then the one in those pictures.

The stuff MOT sells I believe are fully adjustable all the way back, different than just cutting the pin and letting it go back quite a way.

We all did this in a big Cruiser party one Sunday (probably those previous threads that I was too lazy to click on), it was cool, but I can't say I ever used the leaned-back mode on those seats, it was too far back to be comfortable IMO, maybe for sleeping, not sure. It's not easy to modify your existing brackets to do the incremental leaned-back modes, it would require cutting many notching in a ring at very precise intervals (when the seat latches there are 2-3 teeth that all engage together, so if you want to make another position for it to go into you have to cut in 2-3 grooves at just the right spacing/profile so the teeth engage good and are solid) much harder than just cutting one groove to give it something to catch on.

Good Luck...

 

[LX_TREME]

Hmmm.... this even better for big & tall adults... all seats flats even...

http://translate.google.com/transla...fk_lc100/4x4parts_fk_lc100_m_1.html&hl=en&lr=

Or this : http://translate.google.com/transla...s_fk_lc80/4x4parts_fk_lc80_m_1.html&hl=en&lr=

The 2nd weblinks that probably solve the problem for Rookie2 that slide the seats forward- backward (back and forth)

I agree with Mabroids:

When you cut off that pin, you just gain one more leaned-back position (like in those pics), you do not gain anything inbetween. So you have the normal position, then the one in those pictures.

The stuff MOT sells I believe are fully adjustable all the way back, different than just cutting the pin and letting it go back quite a way.

We all did this in a big Cruiser party one Sunday (probably those previous threads that I was too lazy to click on), it was cool, but I can't say I ever used the leaned-back mode on those seats, it was too far back to be comfortable IMO, maybe for sleeping, not sure. It's not easy to modify your existing brackets to do the incremental leaned-back modes, it would require cutting many notching in a ring at very precise intervals (when the seat latches there are 2-3 teeth that all engage together, so if you want to make another position for it to go into you have to cut in 2-3 grooves at just the right spacing/profile so the teeth engage good and are solid) much harder than just cutting one groove to give it something to catch on.

Good Luck...

To simplify easy to cut the hinges but then not easy job to makes the teeth or grooves in between them..

 

[reffug]

Ya that 230 number is more than I think they are worth. My kids are young and supple and bounce back after an uncomfortable ride pretty quick.

Thanks for looking into them.

I agree with Tank, let the little varmints suffer.

 

[Vitesse_6]

Great info here, I wish I had the $$$ hor Mot when he was in town, I like the idea of multiple positions, I guess we will have to see, My biggest issue is the pass. seat is all the way forward and my daughter STILL pushes it, She is only a 3yo. Cant wait till My son gets older to do it to my seat

 

[TX_TLC]

with their knees? or their feet?

 

[Vitesse_6]

with their knees? or their feet?

With there feet, My daughter has about 2" of rook to move her feet from the middle seat to the front seat's...Maybe she has big feet...Like her dad

 

[mot]

Guys,

I can't write much as I gotta go out the door to take my older son to school and the younger one to a hospital (his pee pee hurts!)

Anyway....
I knew the hinges and especially their prices wouldn't be for everyone. I wish I could get them cheaper so I could offer the cheaper. I will let you know periodically when I get used ones for cheap.

Thanks for kind words both publicly and via PM, I really appreciate it.

If any of you are still interested despite the price, please let me know.

I will still let you know when I find out from other sources with cheaper prices.

Sorry that I could not stay, chat and socialize with you guys.

Yours,

Mot

 

[OZCAL]

Hey Homies,

Just how many of you are interested in them and which color would you want (tan/gray)?




Mot

I'm interested! One set tan (for the 450, sent to California), one set gray (for the 80, sent to Queensland).

David

 

[OZCAL]

PS - hope your son is OK.

 

[mot]

PS - hope your son is OK.

David,

Thanks for your concern.

Tip of his pee pee was infected and it stung/burned whenever he urinated and got a little bit of pee in the infected area.

A little bit of anti-biotics and hopefully he would be good to go!

I'll keep you posted via PM about the hinges (if you are interested despite the new thread by nakman about the mod )

Thanks again!

Mot

 

[Vitesse_6]

David,

Thanks for your concern.

lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala im not reading this, Im not reading this

A little bit of anti-biotics and hopefully he would be good to go!

I'll keep you posted via PM about the hinges (

Mot

WOW Mot...Um well, Uh what can I say, You PM him about the hinges, But not this?!? I do hope he will be doing better too.
Take care.

 

[mot]

Brian,

Be grateful that my previous post did not include any pics...no, not of the hinges.

Thanks for your concern, too.

Mot (Gotta leave for my night job now

 

[landtank]

Gotta leave for my night job now

we just call this "doing the old lady"