The good thing about this mod is that no extra holes have to be drilled anywhere.
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Finally went with the Bimbra option. Primary reason = Azad doesn’t have dealers in Bombay and to protect their IP, they want the seat to be couriered to Bangalore. They’ll modify the seat and send it back. I liked Azad’s solution more as it offered split folding too, but shipping the seats to & fro was too much of a headache. We’d then have to get it fitted out here from someone who wouldn’t be familiar with the Azad install.
My primary requirement was a full-folding rear seat for airport runs & cargo hauling.
Good thing about this modification is, no extra hole is drilled anywhere. The rear seat was removed and the modification is to the base of these seats:
Here’s a look at the frame that’s added to the base of the rear seat. It comes with a slider, as well as tumble hinges:
Staff making sure that the fitting is perfect. Futurz4x4 (Bimbra’s Mumbai dealer) is an A+ outlet and they understand Jeeps well. Half my mods were fitted from them only:
With the seat up, you can’t really make out there is a new frame underneath:
First step is to fold down the rear seat and press the lever on the left downwards. This unlocks the seat and…
…you can push the seat forward. Gives easier access to the nuts at the base of the seat. Take those out and slide the seat back to the original position:
Now, you can tumble the seat forward for additional cargo space. This is not a manufacturer-level seat tumbling mechanism, so it’s not perfect, but it’s good enough. Bimbra has also provided placement stands that will hold the seat in the tumbled position. I don’t see the need for those as the cargo itself will hold the seat in its folded position. Furthermore, Omkar drove for a few km with the seat folded and it stayed in place. If I need something to hold the seat up, I’ll get 2 straps & 2 hooks fitted:
Keyword: Modifying Mahindra Thar rear seats for full-folding & tumbling function