2018 Yukon XL Buckets for Bench Swap

[Mbuondelmonte]

My wife and I are expecting triplets in the next couple of weeks and we're going from 2-5 kids. I am looking to swap my 2nd row bucket seats for a bench. I have a 2018 Yukon XL. The seats are black, electronic fold, and heated. Hoping to find the comparable bench version. Thanks!

 

[Tonyv__]

My wife and I are expecting triplets in the next couple of weeks and we're going from 2-5 kids. I am looking to swap my 2nd row bucket seats for a bench. I have a 2018 Yukon XL. The seats are black, electronic fold, and heated. Hoping to find the comparable bench version. Thanks!

Wow congrats. That would make my head spin.

But I have questions now. Assuming you put 3 car seats across the bench, or even the click in bases. How will your older kids get to the back row? You won’t be able to fold that bench at all.

It pains me to say this, but this might be minivan territory. Or one of those pimped out express vans or transit van.

 

[CMoore711]

Congratulations @Mbuondelmonte. Kids are fun, they take a lot of work, they get the most sleep in the house, at moments they frustrate you beyond what you thought was frustrating, they'll be the most expensive things you ever "own", but they're a lot of fun.

How old are your two kids now and what type of car seats will they be in once the 3 newborns arrive?

We currently have 3 kids; 5, 7, & 8. They're all pretty close in age where all of them are each in some sort of car seat all at once, some of them take a lot of space. My '15 Yukon XL Denali has captain chairs in the 2nd row and it works well for the 3rd kid to just walk through to the back and get in his own seat.

However; I'm currently in a '21 Yukon XL SLT rental vehicle and the 2nd row is a bench. My 7 year old son rides in the 3rd row and he is in a convertible car seat still. For him it is easier for me to leave the 3rd row split folded, the area for his seat is up obviously and the other half folded. It's easier for him if I open the tailgate and he crawls in through the back that way than to crawl over the 2nd row bench. Thats with (2) car seats in the 2nd row; A booster and a convertible car seat, nothing in the middle.

This seating arrangement will be tough with the (3) newborns. It'll be a challenge.

 

[BlaineBug]

 

[JRscott3]

My wife and I are expecting triplets in the next couple of weeks and we're going from 2-5 kids. I am looking to swap my 2nd row bucket seats for a bench. I have a 2018 Yukon XL. The seats are black, electronic fold, and heated. Hoping to find the comparable bench version. Thanks!

MBuonDelmonte - I have a heated, auto-fold second row bench in my 2018 Yukon XL. I’d be interested in a swap. I sent you a direct chat, so feel free to respond.

 

[Mbuondelmonte]

Congratulations @Mbuondelmonte. Kids are fun, they take a lot of work, they get the most sleep in the house, at moments they frustrate you beyond what you thought was frustrating, they'll be the most expensive things you ever "own", but they're a lot of fun.

How old are your two kids now and what type of car seats will they be in once the 3 newborns arrive?

We currently have 3 kids; 5, 7, & 8. They're all pretty close in age where all of them are each in some sort of car seat all at once, some of them take a lot of space. My '15 Yukon XL Denali has captain chairs in the 2nd row and it works well for the 3rd kid to just walk through to the back and get in his own seat.

However; I'm currently in a '21 Yukon XL SLT rental vehicle and the 2nd row is a bench. My 7 year old son rides in the 3rd row and he is in a convertible car seat still. For him it is easier for me to leave the 3rd row split folded, the area for his seat is up obviously and the other half folded. It's easier for him if I open the tailgate and he crawls in through the back that way than to crawl over the 2nd row bench. Thats with (2) car seats in the 2nd row; A booster and a convertible car seat, nothing in the middle.

This seating arrangement will be tough with the (3) newborns. It'll be a challenge.

Thanks....My two other kids are 4.5 and 2.5. The older one can buckle himself but the younger one can't and probably won't be able to for a while. My concern with keeping the bucket seats is that i'd at minimum have to put one of the triplets in the backseat and it is not easy for us to access the backseat through the middle. So I am hoping with the 60/40 bench it will be easier to access backseat for triplet infant car seats.

 

[Mbuondelmonte]

Wow congrats. That would make my head spin.

But I have questions now. Assuming you put 3 car seats across the bench, or even the click in bases. How will your older kids get to the back row? You won’t be able to fold that bench at all.

It pains me to say this, but this might be minivan territory. Or one of those pimped out express vans or transit van.

My plan was to put 3 car seats in the back and and 2 in the middle row to leave the 40 side of the bench accessible to roll up and access the back

 

[jrf0195]

I had no idea this was actually possible. Glad I joined the forum!

I have 2014 Tahoe LS Texas all-start (not sure which of those two) edition I'd love to put captains seat in place of my bench for. It's the dark gray color. If there's any interest PM me.

 

[Tahoe14]

Welcome to the forum but you will need to post in the 2014 section.

 

[jrf0195]

Welcome to the forum but you will need to post in the 2014 section.

 

[Peepany]

How difficult is it to make the switch from bench to Captain’s Chairs? Do you have to drill new holes?

 

[ivin74]

My wife and I are expecting triplets in the next couple of weeks and we're going from 2-5 kids. I am looking to swap my 2nd row bucket seats for a bench. I have a 2018 Yukon XL. The seats are black, electronic fold, and heated. Hoping to find the comparable bench version. Thanks!

Why don't you install a Silverado jump seat in between the captain seats? It looks very sharp. Post 15 shows the final product

Would like to add jump seat to 2nd row captains chairs

I would like to add a center jump seat to 2nd row captains chairs in a 2015 Denali XL. Anybody try this? Are there any aftermarket options available? Anyone try fitting a front row consol/jump seat in the 2nd row? Thanks for any thoughts... Eric

www.tahoeyukonforum.com

 

[BlaineBug]

How difficult is it to make the switch from bench to Captain’s Chairs? Do you have to drill new holes?

From the looks of it, you just unbolt the brackets and bolt in the new brackets which the seats are already affixed to. That centerpiece of carpeting also comes out easily as well as it is not connected to the front nor rear carpet.

 

[nicholasortega90]

My wife and I are expecting triplets in the next couple of weeks and we're going from 2-5 kids. I am looking to swap my 2nd row bucket seats for a bench. I have a 2018 Yukon XL. The seats are black, electronic fold, and heated. Hoping to find the comparable bench version. Thanks!

Hi I have a 2016 suburban with a power fold/ heated bench. Where are you located?

 

[BlaineBug]

Hi I have a 2016 suburban with a power fold/ heated bench. Where are you located?

Just an FYI but I do not believe your seat stitching pattern will be correct, and your second row seats will no longer match the first row.

 

[nicholasortega90]

Just an FYI but I do not believe your seat stitching pattern will be correct, and your second row seats will no longer match the first row.

Thanks for the heads up. The Denali seats have different stitching patterns, but the SLT package should have the same stitching pattern as the LT unless the seats are perforated.

 

[BlaineBug]

Thanks for the heads up. The Denali seats have different stitching patterns, but the SLT package should have the same stitching pattern as the LT unless the seats are perforated.

I can't confirm that. I thought they were different.

 

[BlaineBug]

Hi I have a 2016 suburban with a power fold/ heated bench. Where are you located?

IF you are correct and your 2016 Suburban's second row bench seat is the same leather pattern as a 2019 Yukon SLT with black leather, I am located in Northwest Indiana and would love to trade, I'll do the labor too in my driveway.

 

[nicholasortega90]

IF you are correct and your 2016 Suburban's second row bench seat is the same leather pattern as a 2019 Yukon SLT with black leather, I am located in Northwest Indiana and would love to trade, I'll do the labor too in my driveway.

I need to trade with someone that has a suburban or Yukon xl because the brackets are different for the Tahoe/ short Yukon.

 

[BlaineBug]

I need to trade with someone that has a suburban or Yukon xl because the brackets are different for the Tahoe/ short Yukon.

Ah yes, that is true!