Hi All

My old Mk4 TDCI Mondeo's rear seats, when folded down, made a very nice, enormous and very flat boot space, 

My Mk 5 Mondeo, rear seats DO NOT lie flat, and have a whacking great step up, so even with the seats folded, its impacting on my available, and usable loading area

Has any one been able to mod, or know of a mod, to the hinges etc, that could get this very annoying anomaly fixed

If i cant fix this issue, then the car is very likley going to be part exed, for a car with a proper boot space, for my expanding collection of RC planes

 

regards

 

Steve 

 

The only way is to remove the bench seat when you want to lay the seats flat. I admin a large active Mk5 Facebook group, if there is another way then one of the members will have done and would happily tell you.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/693277794183606/?ref=share

Thanks for the reply, but removing the bench seat will allow the seat backs to lie a tad lower, but still with an enormous step, i can only see any improvement is with a new hinge assembly, on the 2+1 seat back to chassis mounting

My "other" plan would be to make a false floor for the boot area, to allow a levelish floor from the tailgate to the front seats, but this is still just a bodge, and not the way forward

That was going to be another suggestion, raise the boot to match the seats. I would guess it's a few inches in depth. If you made a false floor you could probably leave it in full time and use the gap as extra storage for first aid kit, umbrella and maybe batteries and your RC transmitters 🤷‍♂️

Potentially make a frame with the correct depth of batons, brace it length ways so the compartment would be in thirds. Then get a solid piece of MDF and cover it in black felt, hinge it behind the bench seat so it lifts up to reveal the compartment. Just a thought.

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