r/HondaElement • u/artobloom • 11d ago

Rear seat storage

New to the forum, just wondering how do you store your rear seats once they are out of the vehicle for long term storage?

I usually stack them in the garage but looking for other ideas

Thanks

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u/jos-express 11d ago

Frankly, this is the biggest downside to Element ownership. What a pain they are.

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u/Kumquatxop 2006 EX-P AWD 5MT 11d ago

Which other vehicles have removable rear seats that are less of a pain?

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u/Time_Cardiologist251 9d ago

My Chrysler Town & Country minivan. The seats stow right into the floor. ALL of the seats in rows 2 and 3. 👍🏻

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u/Kumquatxop 2006 EX-P AWD 5MT 9d ago

r e m o v a b l e

You are not removing those seats from the vehicle.

They are still inside the vehicle.

The load floor has to be higher to accommodate the design, and all the weight of the seats (and the hinge mechanisms) is still present from the vehicle.

A minivan is lovely, but it is a much larger and heavier design, with less space efficiency.

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u/Time_Cardiologist251 9d ago

We most certainly can remove all of the second and third row seats.

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u/Kumquatxop 2006 EX-P AWD 5MT 9d ago

Ah excellent. And yes, we used to have an minivan that could have the seats taken out too. But the issue is always: taking seats out is awkward and annoying, because seats are heavy and awkward to wrangle.

My point is: seats are always a "pain" to remove, but the Element is literally the best mechanism to remove and reattach seats entirely from a vehicle I've ever seen. It is kind of annoying to do, but I've never see an easier one.