Removal of 200 series 3rd row seats

Thanks Phill, will have a look over the weekend

Cheers,

Cruiser

Did you have any issues with your airbags?

If it's got rear seat airbags you have to put a resistor across the two wires to fool the BCM into thinking the airbags are still connected, if you don't it will log a fault and disable all the airbags.

Yes, I was lucky. I guess mine was built before they put these in.

Removing seats is only illegal if you have to cut them out and make structural changes and they can not be reinstalled without using basic hand tools, but there is this other reason called "defrauding the commonwealth".

It is illegal to remove seat to gain a monetary gain...... if you purchased a passenger vehicle and removed all the seats to enable you to use it as a business based commercial vehicle and pay a lesser rate for rego, stamp duty and other deductions then yes it is illegal but if you used it for non business personal use then you are not breaking the law.

Same goes with using a commercial vehicle for personal non business use you can claim a reduction in fees but you have to meet certain criterias.

When removing seats you also have to remove the seat belts for those seats or you can be defected........ stupid hey!

That would make sense. We must have been given the brief easy answer when we asked. :-)

It always pays to ask why it is illegal and ask questions, most officials know the law but have no idea why it was passed in parliament..... to set a law in an act there has to be given a reason and guideline placed to ensure the law doesn't get misinterpreted.

Police and many officials are nothing more than messenger boys and girls, lawyers and judges are the ones who understand the act and to do with it.

Some laws in place have been around for along time and have not be adjusted to reflect current times.

Have a read....

http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/House_of_Representatives/Powers_practice_and_procedure/00_-_Infosheets/Infosheet_7_-_Making_laws

I have removed my 3rd row seats in my 2010 model to fit a Black Widow drawer system and have not had to fit a resistor as there are no electrical disconnections to do this.
A resistor is required when removing the second row seats which has electrical connections for the SRS airbag systems and seatbelt pretensioners, otherwise the SRS warning light stays on.

Thanks Kyle H