Removing rear jump seats in model s

[Kerrman]

Looking to remove rear jump seats in model s to reduce weight/no longer needed. Anyone done this or know how? Thanks

 

[Tomilett]

yes, easy. two big Torx (T40 or T45) bolts visible just below the seats when they are up I think (it was a while ago I took mine out). undo them and that's the lot, the whole thing lifts out. it is pretty heavy so worth doing for sure, and also gains you a load of space.
the only thing is you'll have two gaps in your carpet under the lower trunk cover bit. if it bothers you then you can probably get a whole new trunk liner without them but won't be cheap.

 

[Doanster1]

And… make sure to save the side latch/brackets. There are still people looking for jump seats and those brackets are the key parts required, which you can’t purchase anymore. Granted, early cars must already have the bumper reinforcement to accommodate the jump seats, but if you’re going to sell them, you need to include the brackets.

 

[MB2MB2]

I removed mine & yes very easy. I ran the bolts back into the sliding nuts so they wouldn't escape as it looked a pain to fish them out without risking dropping them. There are a couple of hooks that stick out in the boot but they are OK or can be used for a luggage net etc.

 

[tashfeen]

I would be willing to buy them from you if you are not in need of them.

 

[nicedrum]

it is pretty heavy so worth doing for sure

Does anyone know exactly (or roughly) how heavy the MS 3rd row jump seats are? I'd be interested in taking them out of a new one I might buy, or at least take them out for big trips to save weight and gain space. Are they ~100 lbs? 50?

 

[MB2MB2]

Sorry I am in the UK so probably not practical to buy mine.

 

[nicedrum]

Sorry I am in the UK so probably not practical to buy mine.

Any chance you know how many kg/lbs they are? I'm looking into buying an MS with them already installed, but am curious how much weight I could save on trips by removing them (and freeing up space for baggage, etc).

 

[Huachipato]

I doubt they weigh much. I don't know exactly how much they weigh but I base it on the effort to fold down or fold back up. The only space you would gain is the lower floor space that it would otherwise fold into.

 

[Tomilett]

Does anyone know exactly (or roughly) how heavy the MS 3rd row jump seats are? I'd be interested in taking them out of a new one I might buy, or at least take them out for big trips to save weight and gain space. Are they ~100 lbs? 50?

I'd say 25kg (50lbs). Can't say I can tell the difference in terms of wh/mile between in and out but certainly makes sense to remove if you don't need them. Makes more of a difference on storage space

 

[nicedrum]

Thanks! That sounds about right.

 

[MB2MB2]

I would say more like 30kg they are pretty heavy/awkward to move about.