Product R&D Time - Ranger Rear Seat Delete

[AdventureLab]

We are beginning the R&D process, on Monday, for our 6th-gen Ranger Crew Cab Rear Seat Delete. It will be very similar in design and function to our current Gladiator version. It will be extremely light weight and durable with the main panels being 3mm 5052 aluminum and the support structure being 3mm mild steel. Textured black powder coating and Mil-Spec liner will be the finish options.

More details on the design can be seen on our Gladiator product pages:

• Full Back Wall Version
• Retain OEM Sub Version

You guys have been very helpful with feedback and suggestions while we develop products for this market. We know rear seat deletes are not for everyone, but if this is something you would use, please let me know your use case and what features would make it work better for you.

We will also develop accessories, mounts, etc. that work with this product. Here's what we were working on yesterday as an example.



Here are some photos of our Gladiator version for reference.

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[DaStockST]

Very nice work! Message sent

 

[huskyfargo]

Looks fantastic!
I would love this for a little extra storage and a comfortable place for my dog to ride. Cletus is a working therapy dog who goes to work with me every day.
It might be nice to have an optional recessed place for a water bowl, and a cover for when not in use.

 

[BrrRaptor]

I'd like to suggest some tubes that connect o the AC under the front seat floors and bring them up level with your rear seat delete platform and attach there. This would bring the air flow up instead of being trapped in the now almost enclosed space. Our Fur babies would definitely thank you! These could be option item attachments.
BTW, I plan on buying one as soon as they are released. Or even sooner if you would like to send me your final prototype before production release!

 

[BrrRaptor]

Looks fantastic!
I would love this for a little extra storage and a comfortable place for my dog to ride. Cletus is a working therapy dog who goes to work with me every day.
It might be nice to have an optional recessed place for a water bowl, and a cover for when not in use.

Great ideas!

 

[AdventureLab]

Looks fantastic!
I would love this for a little extra storage and a comfortable place for my dog to ride. Cletus is a working therapy dog who goes to work with me every day.
It might be nice to have an optional recessed place for a water bowl, and a cover for when not in use.

Thanks!

I like that idea! I think we may be able to integrate that into one of the cubby access doors.

 

[AdventureLab]

I'd like to suggest some tubes that connect o the AC under the front seat floors and bring them up level with your rear seat delete platform and attach there. This would bring the air flow up instead of being trapped in the now almost enclosed space. Our Fur babies would definitely thank you! These could be option item attachments.
BTW, I plan on buying one as soon as they are released. Or even sooner if you would like to send me your final prototype before production release!

That's a good idea. Thank you! I would not have thought about that. Exactly why I put the post here.

As the product evolves, I'll reach out of we need testers. Definitely a possibility.

 

[Torr_ATL]

What I’d be interested in rather than a seat delete would be a set of removable panels to cover the back of the seat and the back wall when the seat is folded down.

The factory set up with the cloth covered seat back, the middle seat belt, the large gaps between the seat and the back wall, the protrusions and recesses on the back wall, etc. all make using the area for carrying stuff less than ideal.

The two panels could be hinged so you could still lift the seat bottom to access to storage underneath. This would also make it easier to store outside of the vehicle when you do need the back seat. Put some handles to make it easy to put in and out.

Some hooks on the back wall to hold grocery bags upright would also be useful.

 

[Mad_Motorhead]

We are beginning the R&D process, on Monday, for our 6th-gen Ranger Crew Cab Rear Seat Delete. It will be very similar in design and function to our current Gladiator version. It will be extremely light weight and durable with the main panels being 3mm 5052 aluminum and the support structure being 3mm mild steel. Textured black powder coating and Mil-Spec liner will be the finish options.

More details on the design can be seen on our Gladiator product pages:

• Full Back Wall Version
• Retain OEM Sub Version

You guys have been very helpful with feedback and suggestions while we develop products for this market. We know rear seat deletes are not for everyone, but if this is something you would use, please let me know your use case and what features would make it work better for you.

We will also develop accessories, mounts, etc. that work with this product. Here's what we were working on yesterday as an example.



Here are some photos of our Gladiator version for reference.

That's nice

 

[Epsilon Phui]

Maybe consider a simple version that would be much less expensive for temporary uses. I plan to remove the rear seat when going on adventures so my Great Pyrenees can go with me, but put it back in for town use.

 

[AdventureLab]

Maybe consider a simple version that would be much less expensive for temporary uses. I plan to remove the rear seat when going on adventures so my Great Pyrenees can go with me, but put it back in for town use.

I'll definitely take a look at that option, but I have made a commitment to get the full version out by mid-July, so that one will be first. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[John E Davies]

My goal would be a clear flat lower platform with recessed aircraft L-track along both the front and back edges, going full width (door to door). That way I can secure a dog crate or any hard cargo like storage bins. I have no need for a fridge, though many buyers would like the option to mount a slide on the right CURB side, for easy access when parked along a street.

So the bottom platform would be pretty much solid except for flush access panels to the two factory storage bins. A rear molle panel is great for all the small stuff like pouches, fire extinguisher, etc.

In the past I have fabricated wood platforms from Baltic birch, and added a strong cargo barrier behind the front seats, I have sold all my woodworking tools and no longer want to go that route! So with my RR I need lots of good solid adjustable tie down points along the bottom. I would probably buy just the bottom panel first, then wait to see if I really needed the bulkhead panel.

Thanks for doing this, I think it will be a popular product, for those of us who use the bed for truck stuff or really need additional inside secure storage in a controlled environment. The existing Ranger cabin storage volume is pure crap….

John Davies
Spokane WA USA

 

[DaStockST]

@AdventureLab

I'll definitely take a look at that option, but I have made a commitment to get the full version out by mid-July, so that one will be first. Thanks for the suggestion.

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[YukonRanger]

Something id like to buy but does not seem available would be a rear seat "floor levelling" kit.

The main problem with the ranger Raptor is when you flip up the rear seat theres no easy way to slide something in due to the uneven floor. Would be kick ass to have a fold out \ Slide out plate or something of the likes that would just make it a flat surface from door to door when the seat is flipped up.

Best of both worlds when hunting but can still be used as a daily driver IMO.

Be happy to beta test for you guys when my raptor arrives, should be here this month

 

[LABikeWrench]

I would be ordering right away when they are up on the site. The pup hates the back seats currently. Would be mostly using for that but would like to either L-Track options, recessed or not. Or measurements on spacing to some pre-threaded holes to have some L-Track drilled by my friends some at Freedom Coast in SoCal. Would be hard mounting my CFX45 on the passanger side with my Yeti 1000. Dog bed behind driver, or when I head to the Mojave / 395, have a smaller toolkit in the truck, lashed to additional L track.

Hopefully have a simple solution as well to retain OE Sub Location. Would be great to have this be a simple install. Hope to see this soon! My GSD will thank you a million lol

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