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Seat upgrade ideas for a first gen

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by 2004TacomaSR5, May 2, 2015.

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  1. Aug 20, 2021 at 8:00 AM
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    Madjik_Man

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    Who did the installation? Does Recaro have specific dealers/installers?

    I'm so jelly of your seat set up. lol

    edit: we literally posted at the same time....
     
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  2. Aug 20, 2021 at 8:02 AM
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    Perfect! Thanks very much. Were you happy with the work?
     
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  3. Aug 20, 2021 at 8:03 AM
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    Madjik_Man

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    Using the store finder on Recaro's website, apparently the closest dealer to me is 800 miles away. FML
     
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  4. Aug 20, 2021 at 8:12 AM
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    Incredibly pleased. The seats are amazing and the installation very clean. As for service, I'm from Raleigh, so they set up an inexpensive car rental for me and even dropped me off there and picked me up so I didn't have to spend all day at the shop. I took a customer in Charlotte out to lunch that day. I highly recommend them.
     
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  5. Aug 31, 2021 at 7:17 AM
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  6. Sep 18, 2021 at 11:16 AM
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    But you only need two :p
     
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  7. Oct 2, 2021 at 8:21 AM
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    Hi all,

    I do about 2-8 hr drives weekly in my 2001 Tacoma for work and rough 2hrs daily. I'm constantly 4x4'ing for hours for my job or sitting in the cab waiting a lot and I have terrible on upper back pain from previous bad decisions. I've been looking at the Recaro Expert M for a long time for extra support and I'm at a point where I can pull the trigger... But I have an issue.

    I'm 6'2.5" and weigh 195-210 lbs roughly 21-22" shoulder to shoulder... does anyone have an experience being near this size with these seats? It would be a bummer to order some and realize they don't fit my size.

    I'm planning on contacting the manufacturer as well.


    Thanks
     
    czotie, Oct 2, 2021
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  8. Feb 4, 2022 at 10:35 PM
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    Flofit is my choice
     
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  9. Aug 27, 2022 at 5:45 AM
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    Totally off topic, where did you find your black carpet and black steering wheel wrap? I'm beginning the process of acquiring everything to turn my whole interior black
     
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  10. Aug 27, 2022 at 6:22 AM
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    Look at funrunner..... they have interchangeable parts...
     
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  11. Aug 27, 2022 at 8:28 PM
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    I found a set of 2004 Celica seats at the junkyard, and used Corbeau brackets to install them.

    I have a single cab 2004 PreRunner.

    $150.

    tacoma_celica_seats_install.jpg
     
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  12. Aug 28, 2022 at 7:05 AM
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    it’s incredible you found a pair.

    nicely done.
     
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  13. May 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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    Picked up this pair of 2009 Lexus IS-250 seats on marketplace for $200. They have seat heater and blower functions but I only isolated power to the seat motors for now. The base is definitely thicker than stock seats so I’m sitting higher up, but I’m 5’ 9” and still have about 5” above my head to the ceiling of the cab.

    I chopped off the legs off the lexus seats with an angle grinder and bolted on the legs from my stock seats (I don’t have a welding machine).

    2009-lexus-is-250-seat-swap-v0-fzqtix78qque1.jpg
     
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    No pre runner trim, no mud flaps,no step ups,I do have the Deck plate though. Kings @ 0 and 5100's in rear. stock leafs. Total chaos UCA.
    Bad ass im much over due for it.
     
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  15. May 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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    2015 BMW 435i sport seats.
    $300
    IMG_6118.jpg
     
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    Man those look good!!
     
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  17. May 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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    They’re very comfortable. I’m still working out how to get all the electronics to work.
     
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    Those BMW seats really do look great! How different was the mount to the floor?
     
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  19. May 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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    Fairly different. I cut the mounts off the sto
    Seats and welded a 1” wife piece is steel to bridge the gap in pacing difference.

    However, I’ve found them to be slightly too tall so I’m going to cut them off and mount them as low as I can.
     
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  20. May 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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    Installed Corbeau seat brackets and Corbeau Moab seats replacing the original bench seat. Really like these seats, took a couple thousand miles for the seats to break in, very nice now.

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