Has anyone removed rear seats in a model X 6 seater?

[Phunkfarm]

I do not have a large family and would rather have the room.

 

[Mako11]

I do not have a large family and would rather have the room.

Its possible but really not recommended. See this post here and that person's Youtube video: My Tesla camper

 

[Oldrocky]

Phunkfarm - are you talking about the 2nd row or third? The third row folds down
flush with the level of the rear most "deck". You can, fairly easily (?), remove one
or both of the 2nd row seats. There are videos of how to do that. I had Tesla
service install a 2nd row Tesla made console between the seats and watched the
guy do it. The only part of the job that was less than immediately obvious was
that he had to remove the cover/moulding across the bottom of the door and
then pull back the carpet. There may have been another place on the side of
each seat that would be called the side "between the seats" (don't remember).
After the seats and carpet were out of the way then you 'find' (locate) the
factory holes (threaded) where the console mounts. These could be used to
secure some sort of platform that you might install to have the full distance
behind the front seats (for instance to put your feet into if sleeping in the
back).
The only reason I could see for removing the 3rd row would be to gain space
for storage. I do not know how those come out. If they were removed and
replaced with a 'platform' (plywood) then you would have that space for
storage for stuff related to camping/what ever.

- Hope this helps ... Jim in the PNW

 

[dgates12]

Phunkfarm - are you talking about the 2nd row or third? The third row folds down
flush with the level of the rear most "deck". You can, fairly easily (?), remove one
or both of the 2nd row seats. There are videos of how to do that. I had Tesla
service install a 2nd row Tesla made console between the seats and watched the
guy do it. The only part of the job that was less than immediately obvious was
that he had to remove the cover/moulding across the bottom of the door and
then pull back the carpet. There may have been another place on the side of
each seat that would be called the side "between the seats" (don't remember).
After the seats and carpet were out of the way then you 'find' (locate) the
factory holes (threaded) where the console mounts. These could be used to
secure some sort of platform that you might install to have the full distance
behind the front seats (for instance to put your feet into if sleeping in the
back).
The only reason I could see for removing the 3rd row would be to gain space
for storage. I do not know how those come out. If they were removed and
replaced with a 'platform' (plywood) then you would have that space for
storage for stuff related to camping/what ever.

- Hope this helps ... Jim in the PNW

Can you share a video on this process of removing the 2nd row of seats in a 6-seater? I have searched the internet and come up empty. The dutch camper link doesn't go into any detail about the actual process.

 

[Oldrocky]

Can you share a video on this process of removing the 2nd row of seats in a 6-seater? I have searched the internet and come up empty. The dutch camper link doesn't go into any detail about the actual process.

dgates12 - sorry, no video available (that I know of). I had my work done by Tesla service.
They did the work in my driveway and it took about 2 to 3 hours. I think Tesla service has
videos/some kind of instructions available to them - the tech checked his phone several
times. I don't know if whatever he was using is available to owners/anyone except Tesla
techs.

Having said the above - if you start opening up the floor and the places where the
carpet meets the body where it curves up - you should be able to figure it out. I
do know that he didn't use any special tools of any kind.
The "trick" is to focus on access to the bolts that hold the seats down to the
floor.
- Jim in the PNW

 

[Bestla]

Wonder how this went for folks... only seen people do this with an error code they have to tolerate.

 

[Bestla]

Can you share a video on this process of removing the 2nd row of seats in a 6-seater? I have searched the internet and come up empty. The dutch camper link doesn't go into any detail about the actual process.

The dutch camper guy is here in the forums: cvonken
Posting about it here: My Tesla camper

Super helpful second row seat diagram in this post: Removing Middle Seat from 7-seat Configuration

I found this link, his workaround was to strip the seats of their airbags! That's a bit excessive, but worked apparently:

Otherwise error codes and third row seats inoperable.

Here's another video of a guy that removed 1 of the center row seats, shows a little of how he did it:

At the beginning of this video you can see that this guy also did it with a 6-seater, but doesn't really show how:

 

[divinemark@gma]

Anyone remove only the center 2nd row seat on a 7 seater? I have a 2016 X and want to remove this seat. Not sure if it will throw errors if I pull it out. I don't think it has airbags, so would be seatbelt sensors, and power.

 

[kingpleb]

You'd need the floor piece to cover it and then Tesla service or after market to change the config using the Tesla diagnostic tool so the config is consistent for future updates.

 

[divinemark@gma]

Thanks Kingpleb. Do you recommend an aftermarket vendor to change the config?

 

[kingpleb]

It would be worth asking Tesla, but some service centres are more helpful than others. The config change is simple enough and they would just barge 30-60mins labour for it.