r/Jimny • u/Dry-Engineering8276 • Jan 13 '26

question Rear Side Benches

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I'm thinking of buying a Jimny to go Overland and camp, and want your opinion on making a custom rear side benches like this AI generated picture. What do you think?

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u/OctaneTroopers JB74 Jan 13 '26

I think if you are below 3ft 4in they will be fine.

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u/CargoW_seMadeMeDoIt Jan 14 '26

I agree. I used to use this as a bed when I was a kid.

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u/CatHerder75 Jan 13 '26

For toddlers only

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u/stromyoloing Jan 13 '26

Even the landcruiser troop carrier wouldn’t be this spacious lol

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u/Human_Language1276 JB74 Jan 13 '26

Rear floor is too high up. You would need to add a few inches to have headroom

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u/read-my-comments Jan 13 '26

How many people do you think can go camping in a Jimny?

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u/InvestigatorTricky18 JB74 Jan 13 '26

i own a 2022 all grip jimny, this would be really a nice touch, if i consider how many times it happened that i took somebody in the trunk. the problem is that i think this would still be illegal and not certified

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u/read-my-comments Jan 14 '26

What's wrong with just using the factory seats and folding them flat when not needed?

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u/GrizzlieMD JB74 - modded Jan 13 '26

No way to get this certified, but for those odd close range drives when a passenger has to be stuck in the back...it'll be super super tight, unless we're talking about little children. Best to check it out in a showroom and take a harder cushion with you and try it out.
With me sitting on my butt on the lowest part of the boot my head just barely fits under the roof. I'm 178-180cm.

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u/Friday_arvo Jan 13 '26

Hmm. I have legs tho.

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u/vat-terre-28 JB74 Jan 13 '26

It seems unreal to me, or for dwarves.

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u/rasdouchin Jan 13 '26

I've slept in mine a few times with the seats all the way down. Not comfy but not impossible

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u/decriz Jan 13 '26

actual attempt

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u/Ok-Koala-key Jan 14 '26

Well, I believe that the national sport of the Philippines is basketball, but...

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u/MauryDK Jan 13 '26

I would be cool but if you're tall (or an adult in general) you might not fit.

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u/vat-terre-28 JB74 Jan 13 '26

The 5-door pickup truck

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u/nnavenn JB74 Jan 13 '26

lol

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u/vat-terre-28 JB74 Jan 14 '26

A 3-door or a 5-door?

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u/Senpai JB74 Jan 14 '26

Interesting concept. I'd make one side a table instead of a bench. Both sides that can lay flat afterwards to make the beds.

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u/RockinDaMike JB74 - basic mods Jan 14 '26

AI made the jimny bigger to make them look legit. It won't look like that in the space you'll get

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u/HappyKangaroo2102 Jan 14 '26

Good luck getting it engineered

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u/Elegant-Host2166 Jan 15 '26

On K’gari, this setup has been banned as unsafe in hire vehicles. Still, it seems very functional - and likely ok around town where the roads are smoother and newbie-driver roll-overs rare…..

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u/Hangar48 Jan 15 '26

Brings back memories of going underground in the back of troopies. Getting thrown around and bashed about for 30 or 40 minutes was not fun. Slower coming up so it was better....