TIL - You can buy a 3rd row seat for the FJ Cruiser

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
12/29/2016 at 13:59 • Filed to: None

You can even get singles made up!

I just saw on IG that my cousin bought an FJC for his gettaway home vehicle and that its equipped with 3 rows. I had no idea such a thing was even possible! It turns out you can get a 3rd row made up for lots of cars. It reminds me of my uncle’s Isuzu Trooper with a 3rd row for his 7 person family. Man, that was a tight squeeze and they eventually gave up and bought a suburban. 8 people in an FJC is too many.

DISCUSSION (21)

TheHondaBro > HammerheadFistpunch
12/29/2016 at 14:05

They look like jump seats. The 4Runner has those as an option, but my dad turned them down because they’re utterly useless. If you need an SUV that can seat seven, get a Yukon or something.

HammerheadFistpunch > TheHondaBro
12/29/2016 at 14:06

These are 3rd party, but they bolt in semi-permanent. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to do it, but for him it makes a little sense; he leaves the car down there as a “Jeep” to go exploring around with the family, and he flies in.

TheHondaBro > HammerheadFistpunch
12/29/2016 at 14:09

Wait, needs seven seats to go exploring? Sounds like someone’s in need of a certain bodacious Toyota!

HammerheadFistpunch > TheHondaBro
12/29/2016 at 14:10

He has a family of 6 and already owns many cars, but a cruiser or even a 4runner with the 3rd row would have made a lot more sense.

MrH4242 > TheHondaBro
12/29/2016 at 14:20

I’m one of those guys that bought a 4Runner with the 3rd row. It was a relatively cheap option (I think it was $500 extra?) and they don’t take up all that much storage space when they’re folded. I rarely use them, but they’re nice to have in a crunch when you’re just going down the road or out to lunch.

OPPOsaurus WRX > HammerheadFistpunch
12/29/2016 at 14:28

Kinja'd!!!

this would fit 3 rows no problem

HammerheadFistpunch > OPPOsaurus WRX
12/29/2016 at 14:29

I desperately wish that was a thing.

OPPOsaurus WRX > HammerheadFistpunch
12/29/2016 at 14:30

i’m sure it could be with enough money

Tekamul > HammerheadFistpunch
12/29/2016 at 14:32

These are 3rd party, but they bolt in semi-permanent.

Is that legal? With seatbelts and all that?

HammerheadFistpunch > Tekamul
12/29/2016 at 14:34

I think so, so long as the seatbelts are in spec and they are bolted to the body in a way that is in compliance.

jkm7680 > HammerheadFistpunch
12/29/2016 at 14:35

Hmm, I wouldn’t put a young kid in that third row seat in the second picture. Doesn’t look very safe in an accident.

HammerheadFistpunch > jkm7680
12/29/2016 at 14:36

yeah, me either. I don’t like that one at all...but its there.

jkm7680 > HammerheadFistpunch
12/29/2016 at 14:37

That’s true, good emergency seat. Sure beats sliding around in the cargo area with no seat.

adamftw > HammerheadFistpunch
12/29/2016 at 14:38

Three rows, three wipers. Makes sense.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > HammerheadFistpunch
12/29/2016 at 14:39

They aren’t that big though

HammerheadFistpunch > jkm7680
12/29/2016 at 14:45

the irony is that in Utah the law is written such that all seat MUST be filled with people, but beyond that its perfectly legal to NOT be in a seatbelt so long as they are all full and they aren’t children. In this situation a 6th person in a regular fjc would be legal in the back, but they would be required to sit in this seat if it was there.

HammerheadFistpunch > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
12/29/2016 at 14:45

i know! Im amazed people sleep in them

jkm7680 > HammerheadFistpunch
12/29/2016 at 14:50

Huh, but does it specify how many people can occupy each seat?

HammerheadFistpunch > jkm7680
12/29/2016 at 14:57

the law says that each seatbelt must be occupied by a person up to the limit of belts, beyond that its fair game.

jkm7680 > HammerheadFistpunch
12/29/2016 at 15:12

Seems pretty loose haha.

Textured Soy Protein > HammerheadFistpunch
01/01/2017 at 14:29

Why is the kid in the green shirt Dr. Evil-ing?

Kinja'd!!!