gobluetwo,
Yes, a more involved process than I would like. But at my age and having pulled my back several times in the past, I'm determined not to pull my back removing those 70 lb seats from our Ody. Thanks.
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vango5,
Thanks for your kind comment. If you do build a seat removal jig, maybe consider using 1x4's for the legs and just add a short piece to double the thickness for the sawhorse brackets. I'm wondering if I shouldn't have experimented with using 1x4 legs to make them a lot lighter. Do let us know if you try that.
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DerbyDad03,
Thanks for your kind comment. Yes, it's mind boggling that the Honda engineers didn't design the 2nd row seat backs to fold flat and equally mind boggling that the seat backs won't lock in the forward tilt position. Congrats on being a young stud with a strong back (for now

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phattyduck,
Yes, "magic seats" are good words for how they magically got to be 70 lbs each. The non flat floors are "bummers".
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caleb.cissna,
Didn't know that the 2nd row seats in the 2021 Odys can fold flat. Maybe they fired the old engineers and hired better ones.
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DerbyDad03,
Yep, the non flat floor in the 2018+ Odys is a royal pain. I built a false floor that goes behind the 2nd row seats. It can be seen in my youtube video about removing the second row seats. The false floor is covered with a gray carpet. I also built a second false floor for when the 2nd row seats are removed and it's also covered with a gray carpet. Having a completely flat floor with the 2nd row seats removed allows putting a 3" thick tri-fold mattress in the back and it's a joy to lie in the back with pillows when we go to the beach. I'll be making a youtube video on my build later. Meanwhile, here's a couple of pics of my setup:
Crazy bumpy 2019 Ody floor:
Flat cargo area:
Thanks all,
Raptor88