Remove Captains Chairs and Install Bench

AutoShopMama · 03-13-2024, 06:06 PM

I’ve looked around online and can’t seem to find any info. I have a 2019 X7 with 2nd row captains chairs. I really wanted a bench, but couldn’t find one with the extras we wanted. Is it possible to switch out the captains chairs and install a bench? Are the rails compatible? How about wiring?

TIA

chicagox7 · 03-13-2024, 06:16 PM

I don’t know the exact specs, though understand hte rails for the captains chairs extend further out than the rails for the bench. In addition, there is a lot of talk that the bench has an extra inch of space than the captains chairs. This leads me to believe that this would be ‘major surgery’ to get it done.

It would be worth searching the forum. I vaguely recall this coming up once or twice in the whole bench/captians chair debate. The conclusion tended to be ‘not worth it’.

TahoeDust · 03-13-2024, 06:53 PM

If it is possible, it would probably be cheaper just to keep looking for what you wanted originally and trade what you have.

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chicagox7 Second Lieutenant 191 Rep 299 Posts Drives: 09 Q7, 07 RDX, 23 X7 40i-soon Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: chicago, il iTrader: (0)	I don’t know the exact specs, though understand hte rails for the captains chairs extend further out than the rails for the bench. In addition, there is a lot of talk that the bench has an extra inch of space than the captains chairs. This leads me to believe that this would be ‘major surgery’ to get it done. It would be worth searching the forum. I vaguely recall this coming up once or twice in the whole bench/captians chair debate. The conclusion tended to be ‘not worth it’.
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TahoeDust Private 74 Rep 78 Posts Drives: Nissan Pathfinder Join Date: Nov 2023 Location: Mississippi iTrader: (0)	If it is possible, it would probably be cheaper just to keep looking for what you wanted originally and trade what you have.
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