Think off taking rears seat out never get used there always folded down anyways with putting fishing stuff or golf clubs or work stuff. Would it fail mot if there out and will I have to take the Rear seat belts all out aswell then I will be sweet the mot man

44 minutes ago, Louisking1 said:

Think off taking rears seat out never get used there always folded down anyways with putting fishing stuff or golf clubs or work stuff. Would it fail mot if there out and will I have to take the Rear seat belts all out aswell then I will be sweet the mot man

 

Emphasis/interpretation in the MOT test can be different in NI. You're best off asking the LVLO or VRO or Coleraine.

 

If you take the rears out completely, you should make a cushion/floor to cover the depression left. Sound deaden the hell out of it with bitumastic sheets and stick a whole load of sound deadening BAF on top of it. Also do the boot floor and rear arches behind the boot carpet trim.

In your situation I would simply remove the seat squabs and headrests leaving the rear seat backs folded flat as this will give you a flat loading area while allowing the front seats to slide back fully. Then it's ten minutes work once a year to put them back in for the test.

It's ten minutes to take the lot out once you've figured out how to push the clip thing over with a screwdriver.

I asked the garage that did my MOT and was told that they'd just make a note to the effect that 'no seats fitted to rear'.

I did put them in for the test though.

The biggest problem is where to store them when they are out.

I normally have the bases out and the backs down on mine, it's just about a flat floor that way. If there's nothing covering the metal under the seats it gets a bit noisy. 

It's a 2 layer flat though, with the backs in. Take the backs out and there's a scoopy depression and the bracket for the rear seat lower mounts. Project would be to make a flat floor replacement that still allows access to the spare and has many little storage cubbies.

So, basically a Praktik hatch?

Not to bothered with noise levels anyways there 2.5 inch straight through so it pretta loud anyways lol