Converting a 3 seat bench to 2 seats?

[Strettyp]

To quote the film 'spinal tap', "it's a fine line between clever and stupid".....

Has anyone ever literally chopped the left hand seat off a 3 seat bench? I would like to have two seats in the centre floor brackets, so I don't have to put new brackets in the floor

I'm sure there's pros and cons, but curious if anyone has ever done it?

 

[DXX]

Sounds like more work than adding new floor brackets.
I would think that your insurance company may well ask questions if there’s an accident with personal injury

 

[david173]

You could probably sell your triple and pick up a double on its own for similar money or only a fraction more. Worth doing it properly as cutting the foam will be a right mess, unless to you took it to an upholsterer but then it would be dearer than the 2 seater in the first place which defeats the point..

 

[Paynewright]

I think getting a double kombi seat is a better option. You could buy / fit just 2 extra floor fixings on the outer O/S (easiest ones to fit - no fuel tank to drop!) then you wouldnt need to change the flooring.

You would end up with two redundant floor brackets but you wouldnt need to swap the flooring. Plus, I very much doubt you’d find flooring with only the 4 double kombi cut outs - you’d need a full van plain flooring to make your bespoke cut outs.

Cost wise I think it would be fairly low cost to change - perhaps £150 ish.