• Boring day, modified my trunk (MS6)

Posted: **Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:14**

For those of you who don't know, the rear seats in the MS6 do not fold down like they do in the mazda6. The MS6 has a rear trunk liner & bracing which prevent you from loading large cargo from the trunk to the cabin. The seat release buttons are also hidden.

Stock looks like this:

So I pulled out the rear liner and used an exacto knife to cut the opening (& cut an opening for the rear seat releases). The rear bracing was painted flat black from the factory, so I unbolted those too and painted them metal flake aluminum. Came out pretty good! Now I can use the whole trunk!

Posted: **Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:14**

Very nice! When you are bored, call me! We can cruise or something!

Posted: **Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:14**

Cool! That looks almost exactly like the RX-8's trunk pass-thru area

Posted: **Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:14**

Looking good Eric! Love the new color of the brace.

Posted: **Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:14**

So did you make it to where the seats now fold down? In that picture, I can see the seam where the seats make their 60/40 split.

Posted: **Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:14**

dommo_g wrote:So did you make it to where the seats now fold down? In that picture, I can see the seam where the seats make their 60/40 split.

Yep I cut an opening in the top of the liner so the seat release buttons are now exposed. Pull on them and the seats fall forward

Posted: **Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:14**

Interesting, Eric. Now you can carry large, preferably triangular cargo!

Posted: **Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:14**

Nothing better than a free mod!

Posted: **Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:14**

That..... is flippin' sick work!

Very nicely done.

Posted: **Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:14**

Stealth01 wrote:Interesting, Eric. Now you can carry large, preferably triangular cargo!

lol I was wondering when someone would point that out.

I bet I could remove the bracing and still drive around just fine if I needed the extra space

Posted: **Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:14**

Regulator wrote:lol I was wondering when someone would point that out.

I bet I could remove the bracing and still drive around just fine if I needed the extra space

How much weight would that save?

Posted: **Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:14**

those braces are sooo fing sharp!

Posted: **Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:14**

There is an aftermarket brace that replaces the stock setup, and allows for more pass-thru room. Thought it was on StreetUnit, but I can't find it right now.

That work looks good Eric. If it were me, I'd probably clean up the edges to dull them, then paint it black.

Posted: **Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:14**

Stealth01 wrote:How much weight would that save?

.005 grams

Posted: **Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:14**

So do you release the seats from the liner-opening that you made, on the trunk side of things, or do you release the seats from inside the cabin?