Bestop TrailMax II User manual

Installation Instructions
INSTALLATION TIME SKILL LEVEL
1/2 Hour 1 - Easy
TOOLS
Vehicle Application
•Jeep CJ5s, CJ7s and
Wranglers
1955 – 1995
Part Number: 39437
TrailMax™ II Fixed Rear Seat
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13 mm and
5/8" T-50 25/64" Bit

TrailMax™ II Fixed Rear Seat – Installation Instructions
Rev. 4 0907 39437 pg. 2
Parts List and
Hardware Identification
Floor Mounting Bracket Installation
1986 and Newer Vehicles
Seat, Qty - 1
Tapping Plate.,
Qty - 3
Pivot Bolt, Qty - 2 Striker Plate,
Qty - 1
If your vehicle has carpet covering the floor, cut the carpet so
thattheFloorMountingBracketsareinstalledflushonthemetal
floor.IftheFloorMountingBracketsarenotflushmounted,the
seatback may not lock in place, which could result in serious injury to you and others.
Remove the Existing Rear Seat
Floor Mounting
Brackets, Qty - 2
Flat Washer,
Qty - 3
M8-1.25 Hex
Nut Qty - 3
M8-1.25 x 35mm Bolt, Qty - 3
Beforebeginningtheseatinstallation,settheparkingbrake,
place the vehicle in gear or park and chock the wheels to
reducethe riskofthe vehicleunexpectedlymoving, which
could result in serious injury.
Locate the Floor Mounting Bracket mounting holes on the floor of the vehicle behind the
front seat risers.Align the Floor Mounting Brackets over the mounting holes with the loops
on each bracket positioned towards the front of the vehicle. Use the original bolts that were
removed in Step 1 to install the Floor Mounting Brackets. Securely tighten the bolts.
Rear of Vehicle
Floor Mounting
Brackets
Front
Loops
toward
front
Floor Mounting
Bracket - Place
over existing hole
Original
Bolt
Remove the old rear seat. Remove the existing front mounting brackets. Discard the
brackets, but set the bolts aside to be used to install the new seat.
Flat Washer, Qty - 2 Nut, Qty - 2

TrailMax™ II Fixed Rear Seat – Installation Instructions
Rev. 4 0907 39437 pg. 3
Front
Rear
Striker
Plate
Seat Belt
Mounting
Bracket
Install Seat
1986 and Newer Vehicles
Install Striker Plate
1986 and Newer Vehicles
Remove the Seat Belt Mounting Bracket and set it
aside to be reinstalled.
Orient the Striker Plate with the raised catch toward
the rear of the vehicle. Place the plate in the vehicle
with the middle hole over the hole from the seat belt
bracket and the catch toward the rear. Re-place the
SeatBeltMountingBracketontopoftheStrikerPlate
andaligntheholeinthe bracket with themiddlehole
intheplate.Re-installthebolttosecuretheSeatBelt
Mounting Bracket and the Striker Plate.
Hook the lock on the rear of the seat to the catch on
the Striker Plate.
Check that the Seat is in the proper position and
that the Latch catches securely to the Striker
Plate. Securely tighten all hardware.
Remove Seat Belt Mounting Bracket
Hook Seat Latch to Striker Plate
Orient the Seat, with the Legs on the bottom
of the seat facing the rear of the vehicle. Place
Seat in the vehicle.
Slide the Seat toward the front of the vehicle.
Align the holes of the brackets, on the bottom
of the seat cushion, with the Floor Mounting
Bracket. Slide the Pivot Bolts through the holes
in the Floor Mounting Brackets and through
the brackets on the bottom of the seat. Slide a
Washer over each Pivot Bolt and thread a Nut
on the end of each Pivot Bolt.
Seat
Pivot
Bolt
Floor Mounting
Bracket
Seat
Bracket
Nut and
Washer

TrailMax™ II Fixed Rear Seat – Installation Instructions
Rev. 4 0907 39437 pg. 4
If your vehicle has carpet covering the floor, cut the carpet so that the Floor Mounting Brackets
are installed flush on the metal floor. If the Floor Mounting Brackets are not flush mounted, the
seatback may not lock in place, which could result in serious injury to you and others.
Orient the Seat, with the Legs on the bottom of the seat facing
the rear of the vehicle.
Orient the Floor Mounting Brackets with the loops toward the front
of the vehicle. Attach the two (2) Floor Mounting Brackets to the
bottom of the seat by sliding the Pivot Bolts through the holes in
the Floor Mounting Brackets and through the brackets on the bot-
tom of the seat. Slide a Washer over each Pivot Bolt and thread a
Nut on the end of each Pivot Bolt.
Set the Seat in the rear of the vehicle and center it from side to
side and in the desired position from front to rear.
Use the Floor Mounting Brackets as templates to mark the hole
locations of the Floor Mounting Brackets. Remove the Pivot
Bolts, Nuts and Washers and remove the Seat from the vehicle.
Center punch and drill a 25/64" hole at each mark. Remove the
Floor Mounting Brackets from the seat.
Align the Floor Mounting Brackets over the drilled holes with the
loops on the brackets facing toward the front of the vehicle. From
underneath the vehicle, align the Tapping Plates and M8-1.25 Hex
Nuts over the drilled holes and hold them in place. Insert two (2)
M8-1.25 x 35mm Bolts with two (2) Flat Washers through each
Mounting Bracket and Tapping Plate into the Nut. Loosely tighten
the bolts using an adjustable wrench or 13mm wrench.
Rear of Vehicle
Front
Loop
toward
front
Tapping Plate -
under floor
Floor Mounting
Bracket
Seat
Pivot
Bolt
M8-1.25 x
35mm Bolt
Floor Mounting
Brackets
Nut and
Washer Flat Washer
M8-1.25 Hex
Nut - under floor
Check for wiring and fuel lines before drilling holes in floor.
Floor Mounting Bracket Installation
1985 and Older Vehicles
In 1985 and older vehicles, the seat installation will be easier with two people.
Floor Mounting
Bracket
Seat
Bracket

TrailMax™ II Fixed Rear Seat – Installation Instructions
Rev. 4 0907 39437 pg. 5
Locate the Seat Latch in the center of the seat back, along the bottom.
Orient the Striker Plate with the raised catch toward the rear of the vehicle. Place it on the
floor of the vehicle so that the Seat Latch hooks securely into the catch. Mark the locations of
the middle hole in the Striker Plate. Center punch and drill a 25/64" hole at the mark.
Align the middle hole of the Striker Plate over the drilled hole with the catch toward the rear of
the vehicle. From underneath the vehicle, align a Tapping Plate and M8-1.25 Hex Nut over the
drilled hole and hold them in place. Insert an M8-1.25 x 35mm Bolt with a Flat Washer through
the Striker Plate and Tapping Plate into the Nut. Loosely tighten the bolts using an adjustable
wrench or 13mm wrench.
Check that the Seat is in the proper position and that the Latch catches securely to the Striker
Plate. Securely tighten all hardware.
Install Striker Plate
1985 and Older Vehicles
Rear
Striker
Plate Tapping Plate -
under floor
M8-1.25 x
35mm Bolt
Flat
Washer
M8-1.25 Hex Nut -
under floor
Check for wiring and fuel lines before drilling holes in floor.
In 1985 and older vehicles, the seat installation will be easier with two people.
Install Seat
1985 and Older Vehicles
Orient the Seat, with the Legs on the bottom
of the seat facing the rear of the vehicle. Place
Seat in the vehicle.
Slide the Seat toward the front of the vehicle.
Align the holes of the brackets, on the bottom
of the seat cushion, with the Floor Mounting
Bracket. Slide the Pivot Bolts through the holes
in the Floor Mounting Brackets and through
the brackets on the bottom of the seat. Slide a
Washer over each Pivot Bolt and thread a Nut
on the end of each Pivot Bolt.
Seat
Pivot
Bolt
Floor Mounting
Bracket
Seat
Bracket
Nut and
Washer