I've been searching, but haven't found an answer. I want to remove my (2) rear jump seats from my '01 XLT. I can see one of the mounting bolts if I look down into the seat, but there must be another one that I can't locate. Where might it be? In addition, how does one remove the plastic trim surrounding the side/front at the bottom? Does that pull straight off or does it need to be lifted off?

 

Yeah the plastic needs to come off..........there should be a round push pin thing(i have a good vocabulary) that holds the top part plastic on. Then the plastic just pops off. Once you get the plastic off you will see the bolts. I think you need a torx socket to get two of the bolts off.

 

you should be able to pop off the trim.. then the seat (atleast on mine) was held down my 3? normal bolts and one Torx bolt that u need a big a$$ torx bit for...

 

There are 3 bolts that hold down each seat. Remove the plastic covers and you'll uncover the other bolts.

 

Thanks guys. Do the plastic covers pull up or out? Are they held in my anything that has to be removed?

 

They pull out not up..........mine have these round pins (they are plastic also). I had to pull those out first. If yours has them in it, you will be able to see them they are like 1.5 inch round. They stick out cause the plastic is all one piece except for those.

 

just pull till it pops out haha... well thats what i did.. but i didnt really care either..

 

3 underneath each jumpseat and 2 on the side (one of which is a t-45)

 

yea, 4 bolts and a big a$$ torx

well not HUGE, but pretty big

 

that should do it. thats what mine took.

 

Does the carpet end where the seats were or does it go all the way under them? I am looking into removing mine, but I want to find a way to make it look as factory issue and clean as possible.

 

I haven't attempted to remove mine yet, however it doesn't appear the carpet goes all the way to the back wall. I'll leave them in until I find a way to clean that up a bit. I think it will look like crap just removing the seats and not "doctoring" it up some how.

 

correct, it does not go to the back wall.

 

my carpet was cut around the seat and just folded into place like flaps.
dunno what your plans with removing the seats, but if you are wanting it to look factory, replacing the carpets going to be a must-do (at least it would be for my truck).