Thanks for posting this mod, I followed suit and got my three turned into a 2. I had a local auto upholstery shop strip the seat for me, then I cut out the middle seat and welded it back together. It went surprisingly well - I opted to weld it back together in the van with the two bases clicked in to avoid any issues with alignment. Dropped it back at the upholstery shop and they modified the foam and fabric as needed. Looks great and frees up so much room!