P-38Ranger
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As an engineer, who is cursed to always be looking to improve things, I implement this seat delete “box” in place of the rear seat cushion behind the driver.
My occupants are my wife, and potentially the 4-year-old grandson, the two-year-old is in a car seat for years more.
As you can see the cushion is stored in the gap of the front seat.
I came up with this box when I realized that my 6-2 old body seat adjustment would leave a useless gap behind the seat, and every time I placed my computer case, or shopping bag on the seat, it would slide off or spill to the inside.
My Altima daily commuter had plenty of room on the floor behind the seat, but it couldn’t carry a 4x8 sheet of, anything.
The cushion is clipped and hung on the box, so if I have to give a child/teen a ride behind the driver’s seat, the box can go in the bed, and the cushion re-attached.
By having a box my carry items do not slide around, and once I did the cardboard mock up, I realized I could go vertical, and gain empty bag storage in the slot below. Now that I have used it for a week, I probably need to take an inch out of that lower storage. I also lost more to the door frame than expected.
For those of you who love your Crew Cab here is the full view. I drove a F350 Crew Cab for years and our third vehicle, and four years ago sold it because I couldn't park it nearly anywhere.
This is simple ½ inch MDF so cost me today $35. The CAD model shows the right side seat belt cut out.
The rear uses to ½ wide aluminum hooks, and the front uses a 3D printed hook that goes into the seat hook. It is a little delicate, but I now get to experiment with different printer settings.
The paint cap color matched the seats fairly well, but looked gray when applied, and in the photos looks grayer than in person.
My occupants are my wife, and potentially the 4-year-old grandson, the two-year-old is in a car seat for years more.
As you can see the cushion is stored in the gap of the front seat.
I came up with this box when I realized that my 6-2 old body seat adjustment would leave a useless gap behind the seat, and every time I placed my computer case, or shopping bag on the seat, it would slide off or spill to the inside.
My Altima daily commuter had plenty of room on the floor behind the seat, but it couldn’t carry a 4x8 sheet of, anything.
The cushion is clipped and hung on the box, so if I have to give a child/teen a ride behind the driver’s seat, the box can go in the bed, and the cushion re-attached.
By having a box my carry items do not slide around, and once I did the cardboard mock up, I realized I could go vertical, and gain empty bag storage in the slot below. Now that I have used it for a week, I probably need to take an inch out of that lower storage. I also lost more to the door frame than expected.
For those of you who love your Crew Cab here is the full view. I drove a F350 Crew Cab for years and our third vehicle, and four years ago sold it because I couldn't park it nearly anywhere.
This is simple ½ inch MDF so cost me today $35. The CAD model shows the right side seat belt cut out.
The rear uses to ½ wide aluminum hooks, and the front uses a 3D printed hook that goes into the seat hook. It is a little delicate, but I now get to experiment with different printer settings.
The paint cap color matched the seats fairly well, but looked gray when applied, and in the photos looks grayer than in person.
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