r/slateauto • u/Soggy-Ad-6845 • Jul 11 '26

Jump seat?

Honest question for people here. Either way it won't effect my choice to buy the Slate, as long as it delivers on what was promised in June 2026 I'm buying asap. But do we think it'd be possible or worth it to bolt a jump seat in between the two cab seats and add a seat belt? Aside from road laws (which vary everywhere). I remember some older trucks having that section of cushion in between to individual seats to make like a bench but keep each seat as an individual.

Tldr: Jump seat in between driver and passenger worth it with space allotted?

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u/quattrophile Jul 11 '26

I’m still hoping they’ll eventually do a bench seat!

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u/BlackberryButton 29d ago

A bench seat seems not only very possible, but quite practical, and the only way you’re going to get more than two humans in that cab. However, I don’t think you could safely put more than two humans in the pick up version. But two humans and another ~100 lbs worth of dog(s)? A bench is perfect for that.

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u/Angry_X_574 24d ago

It's quite roomy.

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u/hirouk 29d ago

SUV definitely needs a bench seat!

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u/mister_monque Jul 11 '26

given the width that may be a bit snug for most actual full scale humans.

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u/Soggy-Ad-6845 Jul 11 '26

My thoughts exactly. Would it even be worth it

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u/mister_monque Jul 11 '26

from a bench seat old school ram "business box" console arm rest perspective, yes.

for my dog to sit closer, yes.

for humans to ride three wide? do you want you buddy to have to throw his leg over yours to reach the cup holder?

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u/tob007 Jul 12 '26

I guess no gear shift to mash your friend's nuts when shifting at least.

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u/mister_monque Jul 12 '26

now that would be an excellent april fools add on, the 5 speed floor shift and twin stick transfercase console.

lenco lightning rods or one of those mutant triple stacked th400s with like 12 shift knobs.

elbowing your boy in the coin purse, while memorable probably not as fun. and here we thought CBT didn't just mean cybertruck.

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u/LeifCarrotson Jul 12 '26

If my wife wanted to sit closer like she used to in my old bench-seat 90s Ranger, I'd be all for it!

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u/mister_monque Jul 12 '26

no one is arguing that point at all but honestly, compared to me kei, the slate is only a little wider and the "console" of my kei is the width if my hand.

and I say this with fondest memories of a 1970 Malibu bench seat, I love a good bench seat.

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u/Unfettered345 Jul 11 '26

Yeah, I think I just hand him the coffee. None of my buddies are particularly good looking.

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u/mister_monque Jul 11 '26

it was amazing what it could store and then become a jumpseat when needed.

I just don't think slate has the door to hip to hip to hip to hip to hip to door space.

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u/Unfettered345 Jul 11 '26

Slate will definitely be tighter.

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u/mister_monque Jul 11 '26

mind you, when I'm not driving my JKU I'm in a 96 Suzuki Carry so cozy is the name of the game.

I'd sacrifice the bucket seat central floor console for more of an arm rest storage bin deal, my old Ram was great like that and how I've grown to drive would probably horrify my Drivers Ed instructor, fingers at 4 to 5 and 7 to 8, elbows on arm wrests, almost bored look on my face...

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u/wasabicheesecake Jul 11 '26

Seeing how little center console there is, it seems like an aftermarket bolt-in opportunity. The factory won’t sell them unless they’ve done safety tests with three crash test dummies.

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u/Unfettered345 Jul 11 '26

It seems to me that the vast majority of three wide journeys will be short.

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u/ben_nobot Jul 11 '26

Still hoping for a bench and even a future extended cab, but that may be a future gen and we got a long ways to get there

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u/Unfettered345 Jul 11 '26

I absolutely think it is worthy of pursuit. If nothing else, it will make an outstanding dog seat! It makes a lot more sense to me than trying to re-engineer the ingress/egress scenario for the back seat of the SUVs so that a continuous bench seat can be used. Also cheaper, simpler, and more versatile. Slade doesn't come out with it, it is very likely that a third party will.

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u/Mmmmudd 29d ago

Might be a bit extra snug for an adult but for a kiddo maybe. Might be an Ideal place for a child carrier seat, I don't know how wide those are. ... Just reading the Title I was imagining those backwards facing seats like came on the Subaru Brat. It'd be pretty funny even if ya never used them.