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This is where I had my air compressor and tank on my F150, but I just left it unlatched. I never thought to add a cord to be able to lock and unlock it easily. Good find!
I just checked my 2017 F450. The passenger side has a side strap to drop the seat (the hydraulic jack is back there). I dropped the driver side seat, and the space is already packed with the subwoofer, amp, and wiring for the heated seats.
I installed a BuiltRight Industries (drivers side) Rear Seat Release....simple to install.
Now i can fold BOTH sides of the seat down.
I did the same thing. It takes about 3 minutes unless you don't know what a screwdriver is. And it's awesome. Not much room back there, but I'm going to install a mount for my street sweeper to keep it loaded and handy in case I need something bigger than my carry gun.
I did the same thing. It takes about 3 minutes unless you don't know what a screwdriver is. And it's awesome. Not much room back there, but I'm going to install a mount for my street sweeper to keep it loaded and handy in case I need something bigger than my carry gun.
in our 2004 we would fold the seat backs flat and put a platform (3/4" plywood) from the rear window to the rear of the back seats - our Old English Sheep dog would lie back there and have the entire area to herself.
While $30 is more than reasonable for something that is so well made, I sometimes prefer to fabricate things like this myself. I had a 2012 F-150 Crew Cab where both rear seats had one of these latches, so I already had a tried and true method.
First, I folded the seat back down to remove the latch. That is accomplished by folding the bottom up, to gain space between the seat back, and back of the cab. At that point, you can look behind the seat with a flashlight, to view the little round catch pin that needs to be pulled up. I used an open-end wrench to pull the pin up.
With two small welds, I attached a washer to the end of the pin, and ground the welds somewhat smooth. It doesn't have to be pretty... Latch with washer attached.
The loop was made with about 16 gauge stranded, insulated wire. I slipped a piece of heat shrink on before soldering the two ends together. This loop was attached around the washer with small zip-ties, and another zip-tie at the top for a finger loop. The paper is only there so the wire is more visible.
Latching the seat back in the upright position again is made a little smoother, by lifting the seat portion slightly, as you "gently" slam the back onto the latch. With the seat back in the upright position again, the finger loop stays in place, and it all works very slick, for free.
Added the Builtrite latch release to day. The key is putting the bottom up as said to release the back and lay them both down and install. I use a 1/2-9/16 long double box wrench for the first unlatch. Took less than 5 minutes to install. I might make a narrow box to hold stuff. Thinking a great spot for a non-collapsing umbrella, extra fuses, etc.
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