Rear Seat Delete.
 

I counted the number of times I've needed to carry more than one other person in my Fit and realized it was almost never and when I do carry 3 or more I always know ahead of time. So I pulled out my rear seats. Easy as pie. 7 bolts total. The space it freed up is amazing and it still looks very stock and clean. The 50-60 lbs of weight reduction probably doesn't hurt either. I was just curious if anyone else out there is cruising in a 2 seater fit but with all the trim still in.

lol nice you have to go talk to those REAR SEAT REMOVAL number Fits to get your title =P wait is this for the GD or GE =P

Cool mod man! I bet a few others will start to roll like that soon...
How long do you think it would it take to put your seats back in?

Two thumbs up!
 

That 60-pound weight reduction can be considered a cost-effective mod that will actually improve performance and gas mileage! :hyper:

why not just leave them folded down flat, so you can retain the flat floor for carrying things?

Iv'e had mine out for about 2 months since a business trip where I needed the extra room. Except mine was 4 bolts and over 60 lbs.
The dogs like it better and if I need 4 seats I just drive one of the other cars.

Do you notice more road noise with the seats out? I actually run with my seats "up" because when the seats are folded down I notice a bit more road noise through the rear floor.

^--- good question, im listening.

Interesting mod, would work for us, too, I guess. We are only 2 people and a big dog, and it would be nice to have a cage for the dog in the back plus lots of space without the rear seats. How hard is it to remove the seats? Can you still put them back in within a reasonable amount of time? So for example you could remove them for a road trip and then put them back in.

We still have a second car with 5 seats, so no problem there...

Yes not too much, but it is a little more present, but only when the Subwoofer is off...which is like never



Its super easy. Just fold the seats down flat, lift up the piece of the spare tire cover that folds over the seats, and undo the 7 bolts. Don't forget to slip the carpet over the tabs that attach the carpeting to the bottom of the seats. Take 'em out and you're done

Mine was also 4 bolts for the seats however I pulled the 3 bolts for the seatbelts as well.

ill say 10 minutes counting the time it would take me to carry them up from the basement.

for TS, did your "SRS" light or known as airbag light came on after your took the rear seats off...!? I've been contemplating to do this lately.

Nope! There aren't any sensors/wires hooked to the rear seat anyway.

oh sweet. :) i'll take 'em off tommorow after work thanks. Wow really 50-60 lbs, geebuz thats a lot of weight to be carrying around, well atleast for me it is lol.

That sounds really interesting. I have to drive up to the airport in 2 weeks with at least 2 big suitcases, a big dog in a kennel and 2 people - might be better to take the rear seat out. Plus, nobody's gonna steal a car with no back seat :)

Now I know there's lots of folks on this forum who have done this. I want to see pics of the gd3s! If I had known it was so easy I may have considered it earlier.

I need to see what the cargo area looks like tho, as one of my dogs is crated back there and the other is loose.

Post your pics!!

Pics please?
Curious to see what it looks like back there with them being gone...

Ok, finally got the tools for the job and did it. It did feel lighter driving to get my oil change but did not feel any difference coming back. The oil change probably had something to do with it. Here are some pics (not the best since it's my phone)

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^sick mod but i carry to many people around to much to do it

Doesn't look too bad with the seats gone, no bare metal showing.
Maybe not an everyday thing but when the time is right for it.
Thnx for the pics

It's at least good to know that we have that option, and that it actually looks like the car was meant to have the seats taken out on occasion.

Unfortunately for my job I gotta lug people around in it, or else I'd be outside doing it now. Haha

Its your car.. that's all I can say. :rolleyes:

I did this to an old 73 Rabbit that I had less than $600 in, 24 years ago.The car paid for itself in a week delivering newspapers and Auto Traders. It was possible to remove all of the seats in minutes with out tools..... I think that I have only had people in the back seat of my Fit twice in 3 years so it would make sense to me to remove the back seat..... I would definitely want to add sound deadening material if or when I do this.

i would love to do this but my AMP is on my pack seat(the big one) so its a no-go. but i could relocate the AMP... but to were?

Good question...I've mounted amps underneath driver/passenger seats before but doesn't look to be much room in the Fit to do this.

You wouldn't want to do this in a Fit. That's where the fuel tank is. Not a good place to be poking around with a drill...

You might find there is room in the pocket where the spare wheel sits.

My Amp is mounted to my sub box. It works pretty well that way.

I was going to do this before i bring out to the track lol.

I took mine out a few months ago. Also, you can just throw in the smaller side of the rear seat in about 2 minutes if you need to have someone in the back. The only downside to having the seats out is I've noticed that my rear suspension sits up a smidge higher making the car look a tad odd since the T1R setup doesn't sit even to begin with.
The sun was right in front of me but I took a quick shot to show what I mean
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wait can you remove just one seat? this would be nice to do if you need cargo on one side and a passenger on the other...just seeing my options.

Yes, the seats can come apart, the piece of cloth holding them together can easily be removed.

Just took at my back two, took me about 15 mins. in all, and I love it.

F'it_ImFromTx sorta did the same thing

He just removed a little more. ;)

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...12-gutted.html

Linked one pic from his thread


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I pulled out my rear seats for autocross once. The difference was amazing. Back-to-back, I gained .5s on a 40s course. Now I do it every time I autocross. I'm thinking about pulling them out permanently, but I don't know where I'd put them if they're not in the car. :/

I agree, you don't really gain much of anything, and you loose the versatility of the rear seat design.

I shed 78 pounds from my rear.
 

I recently removed my rear seats in anticipation for an upcoming gymkhana at a local track. I also took out the floor brackets and covers for the seat base (added a patch of carpet to fill the space), the seat belt buckles on the floor, the seat belts behind the side panels, and the middle shoulder belt in the ceiling (saved 3 lbs from roof). In total a savings of 78 pounds! I can really feel the weight difference.

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Looks good teamkitty!

Anyone wanna take a pic of this with the front seats tilted back as far as they can go??? I'd like to see if this could make the Fit a sleepable car.

With the seats out it is a sleepable car. :) Throw a pillow up against the hatch and your good to go. Of course one would want to beef up the cargo cover underneath before actually sleeping on it.

is there a DIY on this? i'd like to know where the bolts are located to remove the rear seats....