MX - Is removing 2016-2017 6S or 5S/7S middle row easier?

[Bestla]

Hi All!
I'm buying my second Tesla soon, trying to get a free supercharging MX in Norway and plan to camp in it.

Have read all the threads on this forum I could find regarding removing the center row to help with camping:

• Removing Middle Seat from 7-seat Configuration
• I am looking for someone to remove the center seat in my 7 seat MX.
• MX 6-seat - second row seat removal?

What I haven't been able to determine is if it would be easier to remove the 3 seat bench seat in the 5S/7S or the two captains chairs in the 6S. Does anyone know?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Zuikkis]

I don't think it's easy to remove any of the seats, I think you end up with errors?

The 5S/7S "bench seat" is foldable, though. You should be able to camp quite comfortably without removing anything?

Note that many/most/all? 7-seaters in 2016-2017 have non-foldable captain seats. It's just like the 6 seat setup but with extra captain seat in the middle. I'm not sure when it changed to the "bench seat" setup, maybe 2018?

 

[Bestla]

In this post, someone claimed to have no errors somehow: Retrofit 7 seat to 6 seat in 2016 X

 

[Krash]

…Note that many/most/all? 7-seaters in 2016-2017 have non-foldable captain seats…

I thought that all years’ 7 seaters have foldable middle row non-captain seats and that all 6 seaters had non foldable captain seats. Would someone clarify?

 

[Sandiegodoug]

When we bought our x in 3/17, choice was 5 seats,
6 seats with non foldable captains in middle and 7seats with 3 non foldable captains in middle. We choice 6 because the middle non foldable captain had very little headroom.

 

[jboy210]

Hi All!
I'm buying my second Tesla soon, trying to get a free supercharging MX in Norway and plan to camp in it.

Have read all the threads on this forum I could find regarding removing the center row to help with camping:

• Removing Middle Seat from 7-seat Configuration
• I am looking for someone to remove the center seat in my 7 seat MX.
• MX 6-seat - second row seat removal?

What I haven't been able to determine is if it would be easier to remove the 3 seat bench seat in the 5S/7S or the two captains chairs in the 6S. Does anyone know?

Thanks in advance!

You can sleep in the back of a 5-seater without removing anything. Just fold down the rear/mid seat and you a flat space that can sleep two.

 

[Bigriver]

I thought that all years’ 7 seaters have foldable middle row non-captain seats and that all 6 seaters had non foldable captain seats. Would someone clarify?

Middle row of 7 seater did not fold until the summer of 2017. I believe it was late June when the design change to fold the seats was implemented. My September 2017 7-seater has folding middle row.

 

[stadia]

About something else in the OP. Is the free supercharging transferable? I had an impression it is not, or it is a thing in EU but not in the US.

 

[Bigriver]

About something else in the OP. Is the free supercharging transferable? I had an impression it is not, or it is a thing in EU but not in the US.

Free supercharging is transferable in the US if the car was ordered by January 2017 and delivered by March 2017. I don’t know about the Norway situation mentioned in the OP.

 

[fr100]

I think around August 2017 is when the 7 seater got the foldable second row bench and matte seatbacks. Earlier 7 seaters with glossy seatbacks are not foldable.

 

[Zuikkis]

Free supercharging is transferable in the US if the car was ordered by January 2017 and delivered by March 2017. I don’t know about the Norway situation mentioned in the OP.

FUSC is transferable in Europe. It is only removed if car is sold back to Tesla.

 

[Bigriver]

I think around August 2017 is when the 7 seater got the foldable second row bench and matte seatbacks. Earlier 7 seaters with glossy seatbacks are not foldable.

The gloss/matte setback change did not happen at the same time as the foldable 7-seats. The gloss/mattte change was reported in April 2017

Tesla discontinues glossy Model X seat backs for matte finish

Love it or hate it, Tesla has discontinued the glossy seat backs found on the Model X as of this month. The hard plastic seat back was, depending on who you asked, the perfect complement to an already flashy vehicle, or the worst decision Tesla could have made for a vehicle intended for families...

www.teslarati.com

And the foldable seats was reported July 2017

Tesla Model X in 7-seat configuration finally gets fold-flat 2nd row seats [Video]

Tesla has finally introduced fold-flat seats in Model X with the 7-seat configuration, joining the 5-seat option as the other configuration designed to maximize interior cargo space. The new fold-flat seat design replaces Model X’s “floating” second-row monopost base with a more traditional...

www.teslarati.com

So it is possible to have matte/non-foldable 7 seater. But it is true that all gloss backs are non-foldable.

 

[Bestla]

You can sleep in the back of a 5-seater without removing anything. Just fold down the rear/mid seat and you a flat space that can sleep two.

How's this possible? I thought the three seats in the 5-seat configuration doesn't fold...

 

[Bestla]

The 5S/7S "bench seat" is foldable, though. You should be able to camp quite comfortably without removing anything?

So the 5S and 7S on the 2016-2017 that may have free supercharging could also fold? I'm not seeing that in pictures of them...

 

[Zuikkis]

So the 5S and 7S on the 2016-2017 that may have free supercharging could also fold? I'm not seeing that in pictures of them...

How's this possible? I thought the three seats in the 5-seat configuration doesn't fold...

Hmm sorry, I wasn't clear in my original posting.

2016-2017 August:

5S: folding rear seat
6S: non-folding captain seats
7S: non-folding captain seats

after 2017 August:

5S: folding rear seat
6S: non-folding captain seats
7S: folding seats

So it's only 7S that changed in 2017 August.

But anyway, I'm pretty sure if you want to have folding seats and FUSC your only choice is the 5-seater.