2006 V70 Can 3rd row seating be added?

[beefboy7302]

looking at purchasing a 2006 V70 but family of 6 so need the extra seats in case. does anyone know if those can be added? i saw a video of a guy doing one in P80 model V70 but i wasn't sure if that model stopped 2005 and if that still applied to 2006 models.

[scot850]

P80's stopped in MY 2000. P2 models (like yours) started in 2001 in North America.

This may help:

https://www.swedespeed.com/threads/how- ... 70.401873/

Finding the parts may be the hardest part. I don't think I have seen a 3rd row seat in a P2 in the junkyards here, ever.

Good luck finding one to install. Other option is to swap to a gen 1 XC90 with the 7 seat option. Just don't buy a T6 model!!

Neil.

[vtl]

It can be added. When I crashed my 2005 XC70, I bought a donor without a third row and transferred my third row to the donor. No programming is needed, no nothing, just mechanical wrenching.

However, these rear seats are only good for children around 4-5 years old, for short trips, in colder weather. There's no ventilation back there, like at all. My kids were literally frying and almost suffered a heat stroke once. Also if someone rear ends your car, you automatically have two kids less.

For our family of 5 wife has got a Toyota Sequoia instead of her Volvo XC60. Volvo has nothing to offer for large families, even XC90 is so cramped in the third row. In Sequoia I (5'9", 200 lbs) can sit all day long back there. You may even better get a minivan, they are very family oriented.

[br0dy519]

I installed my third row. Need the seats, brackets, seatbelts. The seatbelts were a pain because you can recoil them beyond their normal limit and it’s a nightmare to fix.

It’s for little people but a lot of fun for the little ones. And rear facing means you don’t have to hear them yapping.

[VolvoDJ]

Had one in an 03 V70 when the kids were smaller. I added the inside latch kit so they could get out without waiting for me to come open the tailgate. Seemed like a good thing.

They're both teenagers now, but they still tell me how much they miss riding in the way back.

[abscate]

Had one in an 03 V70 when the kids were smaller. I added the inside latch kit so they could get out without waiting for me to come open the tailgate. Seemed like a good thing.

They're both teenagers now, but they still tell me how much they miss riding in the way back.

OP, put a wanted ad in the Classified so we can keep an eye out for parts in junkyards. What colour would you want this in, beige or grey or?

That’s a funny car list, VolvoDJ

[VolvoDJ]

Had one in an 03 V70 when the kids were smaller. I added the inside latch kit so they could get out without waiting for me to come open the tailgate. Seemed like a good thing.

They're both teenagers now, but they still tell me how much they miss riding in the way back.

OP, put a wanted ad in the Classified so we can keep an eye out for parts in junkyards. What colour would you want this in, beige or grey or?

That’s a funny car list, VolvoDJ

Slight thread hijack...

@abscate -- Believe it or not, it's gotten worse. She totaled the 2007 XC70 last week. Airbag deployed. Thankfully no major injuries.

But...ugh. Didn't need this complication (and expense) just now.

I love the mother of my children, but she is hell on vehicles.

[vtl]

Slight thread hijack...

@abscate -- Believe it or not, it's gotten worse. She totaled the 2007 XC70 last week. Airbag deployed. Thankfully no major injuries.

But...ugh. Didn't need this complication (and expense) just now.

I love the mother of my children, but she is hell on vehicles.

Maybe try to put her not in Volvo?

[VolvoDJ]

She took out a Subaru and a Jetta before I met her, so it's not the make of vehicle. Honestly, I'd rather she drive something as safe and solid as a Volvo given her track record.

[br0dy519]

4 vehicles totaled.... wow... and I thought my daughter was a bad driver. Happy she isn't hurt but also will steer clear of any Volvos I see if I'm ever driving in the NW US...