Bench Seats

Who has bench seats in their Tundra and why.

 

I have a 21 SR5 crewmax and it came with them.

Don't need to put three in the front very often, but when you need too it is great to have that option.

 

Because I bought an SR5 with a column shifter... that's why. Honestly, it's pretty nice to have. There's a "hidden compartment" under that middle seat; only bench seat owners would know...

 

Mine is a Regular Cab and came with the bench seat.
The bench is really exactly the same as the Bucket/Console trucks in the seat area but instead of the shifter being between the seats in a console there is a silly narrow middle "Seat" there that I found uncomfortable and useless in my world so I yanked it and built my own console for the space.

They all have buckets and then either the console/Shifter or the middle seat thing.

I try not to encourage passengers personally.

 

I’d prefer a bench seat but I couldn’t find any when I was shopping around. The GSD likes to sit near me while we drive around

 

Had one on my last truck. Only problem with the bench seat is the hard plastic center arm rest. My elbow would bleed after a few days of wheeling. Other than that, I kinda miss it.

 

Pickups should only be sold with bench seats.

 

Bench was a must for my family of 6!

The kids fight who gets to sit in the middle seat, but my wife usually chooses to sit next to me!

 

I always have a towel folded in half draped across the center consul for that very reason! Plus I didn’t want my sunblock to ruin the finish or leave a grubby layer behind. On long trips I’ll even fold one for my left elbow.

 

My 2005 DC came with a bench seat.
It was a 60/40 with a small fold down console in the middle..
Looked like this one..



I was glad to have it because the kids were little then.
On occasion needed to have 6 people and/or kids in the truck..
Drove it happily for 10 years, sometimes I wish I still had it.

My 2014 has bucket seats, I like them better.
No need to haul 6 people anymore.
Wife likes the bucket seats over the bench.
She never did care for the bench seat as far as comfort.

I've had my 2014 for 7 years, but there are times I'll start it and still reach for the column shifter...

 

Well again you can get a 2014 with the bench anyway as the seats are exactly the same except for the little module they stick in the middle to make it a bench.

 

I ended up getting one of these gel pads. Worked pretty well.

 

I have a double cab with the bench seat. I have 4 boys, so the adventure truck had to have room for the entire family. Sold my Tacoma TRD Off-Road for 6 passenger configuration on the Tundra.

My brother and father-in-law both have a 5 passenger CrewMax. I personally see very little benefit in having the permanent center console. Yes, it's softer on the elbow, but I've never had an issue with mine.

 

Can someone recommend a website/company that sells seat covers, the front(bench seat) and backseat as a pair for a sr5 cm 2019 tundra?