70 series rear seat upgrade

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70 series rear seat upgrade

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Gidday team, am wanting to change the seat setup in the rear of my MWB cruiser. I Want to put in two bench seats facing each other kind of like a trooper. Can this be done? Does it require certification? Has anyone done it before? If I cant make more passenger space I've been told by :twisted: THE MRS :twisted: I will have to upgrade to a LWB as the family is growing.
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Yes sir, any thing is possible.

But I 'think' any thing that affects the seat mountings needs cert, reality is a different thing in many cases.
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Also be aware that sitting sideways increases the chances of car sickness. Adults might be able to handle it but little folks may have the tendancy to be sick
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Hadn't thought of car sickness. Quite keen to find someone that has done this mod or has a trooper in chch to have a look at.
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any mod to seat mounting points requires certification and you will need to add seat belt anchor points which will also require a cert.
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