I have mine down--better exhaust sound--I think. Any problems leaving them down--over time? Thanks. Nick

 

We've had ours down almost the entire time we've owned the car (over 2 years). The few times that we HAVE put the seats up - no issues - no problemos....:smile: Seems we are always loading up the back with something - it's just easier to keep the seats down all the time.

Chow!

Donna

 

They back seats are always up, but I do get your point about better exhaust "acoustics"

 

My 9 year old son likes to keep one seat down so that he can climb in there and try to hide from me .......he weighs over a hundred pounds.

 

I always drive with the seat down................

...............when I go to the golf course with the clubs in the car

 

You think the exhaust is nice with them down... I took my back seats out and my borla sounds amazing

 

I have had my back seats up maybe 10 times in 28k miles and almost a year and a half.I think of my MC as a 2 seater,with a 4 seater option.My leathrette driver seat still looks like a folded rear seat

 

Depends on your upholstery. I have the leather, and after my first 6-week roadtrip, where the seats were always down, it left impressions in the leather. So now, when I have to put them down for longer than a day, or with a load on them, first I pad them with a blanket that I always keep in the boot. That has solved the divotage! LOL!


Clover

 

Yeow!! Don't tempt me. Gosh, I may need help. Nick

 

Its like a 15 minute install/uninstall ...i just put them back in whenever i need to haul my friends around

 

i have ours down almost all of the time as we haul our two akitas around fairly frequently.

we have leatherette and no issues thus far.

 

This was a while back.

 

I always have my air compressor and some other cleaning supplies in
the boot (quick detailer and towels, etc) so I like to keep my rear seats up
and hide them away. :smile:

 

Oh yes! I keep loads of microfiber cloths and quick detailer and my NAM hoodie sweatshirt and sundry car care goodies back in the boot! LOL! So I, too, prefer to keep the seats up and the privacy shelf in place!

Clover

 

I've actually gotten my bike into the MINI when I had the seats down!

Like Clo said, when you have leather seats, it's best to lay something down between the seats. Otherwise, you'll get some impressions in the leather.

 

I'm coming up on a year of ownership and have never had the seats in the down position! :smile: I don't even think I could put them down without referencing the owner's manual.

 

i had the seats down for 23,000 miles, then took them out. the way i look at is I'm not a taxi, go find your own ride.:smile:

 

with tinnitus,(and even with a stock MCS exhaust,) I find that the extra noise of the seats down is more than I can tolerate (especially on the highway),so, although I put them down all the time to carry stuff,I always put them right back up when I'm done .For the same reason, I've even come to the sad decision that I'm not sure I can live with the high pitched whistle(not the supercharger whine,the noise given off by the throttle bodies at low openings) given off by the Alta CAI foam filter,so I'll probably be replacing that with a K&N filter to see if I get any relief there too .

 

With the rear seats out/down, my car needs to be driven with ear plugs! The SS header, cat-less, Magnaflow set-up is deafening inside the car. When I have my kids in the car, I stuff the boot full with moving blankets to deaden the sound....it works great.




What?........................what?................ ....did someone say something?.....speak up!

 

I keep my rear seats up - I prefer the finished aesthetic. Another reason is my Schroth harnesses; the seats need to be either up, or out.

 

I've had my seats down for most of 2 years now :smile: , using the rear rubber mat and the mat that covers the rear seats when they're down. Love it !

Also have the BMP intake and the Milltek header and exhaust - not too loud, but nice sounding! ...... never have the seats up, so haven't noticed any difference!

 

With the seats down, the Segway fits with no problem

 

Rear seats down rubs the front seats in my normal driving position and the sound of the rubbing is annoying. I guess I could put something between the two, but it's easier to keep the rear seats up, when rear storage is not an issue...

 

take them out completely and save 50lbs.

42 for the seat and 8 for the saftey belts.

DO IT.

i opted for bass in the back seat region.

 

I find that the back end of my car squeaks way too much with the seats down. I guess I'll have to pick up the Pilo rear sway bar.