rocor98

Seat was installed .. 27" × 6'2" platform was also installed on the side of the cargo area where I left the extention in place. Steel plate was extended long enough to allow access through the deck ( bolting locations ) before the gass tank and aft of the gass tank .. platform was sesured to the unremoved portion of the cargo deck extention at the front, and to the the side wall along its length. With an anchor through the deck at the rear. A new piller base was required ( plastic trim 3t1z5424357ab ) to meet the wagon style rearscuff plate ( 3t1z1713228aa ) .. I tried to adapt the 9t1z1713228aa for use but it would not work for me .. as not doing this project on a regular basis , I put the $40.00 Cdn into the new base trim as opposed to a plastic welding kit .. I secured a $139.00 retracting 3 point seat belt on line as opposed to a junk yard purchase and using existing attaching points will make a plate to move the belt piviot point rearward, as I wanted to get the full travel range of the Highlander power seat. Powered the seat from the rear cargo area aux power supply line ( fused ) Observations ... Some aspects of the resconstruction will not be pretty .. not factory pretty anyway .. as in the modified reclamation of the foot well, this will require some attention to detail unless you have access to a junked TC wagon/taxi for molded carpet parts etc. I did not .. You will need a fan as not a lot of air back there when one first enters a hot parked situation as air from open passenger window is defused. Talking to someone on the street will require you open the door if sitting in the 2nd row Conversation level to drivers seat seems normal .. would be better if one covered the inside wheel wells Use a 3 point seat belt as it will move you to the center of the van away from the metal walls Sliding doors when locked back, are not easy to pull closed from seated position .. I would not buy this van as a Wagon if I had kids .. ( I liked ) :-) Years ago in my 20's I did lots of auto restoration so I would suggest you get professional assistance for a mod like this :-)

Nice post Todd .. but be advised folks this info must be model year spacific .. I just added a 10 power Highlander front seat to a 2012 XLT cargo version sold in Canada, and found to my disappoiment that this process would not work .. In my situation the bolt locations did not exist as the extendend cargo area floor plate was not bolted in, but was spot welded .. none of the factory bolt locations were left in place. To have any way of securing the plate I mounted my seat on, I had to go through the cargo deck floor, and with all the gear that is on the other side, gas tank etc, this takes some planning. I wanted to reclaim the rear foot well, so I ground out the spot welds and cut out one half of the extention, leaving the other half in place .. be advised in my model year the floor carpet is cut at the beginning of the extention, so you will need to allow for an addition of floor covering in the 8" void the removal of the cargo base extention creates .. the pics above in the other post look like the cargo extention was left in place , this would be leg length spacific ... my mod was for a 6'2" person with long legs, and a Toyota seat .. I bought my van used for this purpose , and was prepared to go through the cargo floor, had 108k on it, but wanted it for the body, sadly the previous owner did a rather sloppy repair job to a broken third break light, and it was leaking in the cargo area roof .. but that is another story :-) The rear scuff plate (molded plastic) starts with 3T on the wagons, and 9T on the cargo versions. I have yet to fit the one I received from the dealership today ( 3T replacing 9T ) and will report if it is lacking .. may also need to get a different front piller base to meat up with the 3T scuff plate as in my mind it seems a few inches shorter ...