Scheel-man into your Tacoma, new member intro

I just love amount of trash talk in this thread, always fun to read

 

Are you referring to when we first poked our head out last year?

 

Such sick seats! Someday

 

I got about 12-13 hours in seat before I out , i’m sure these would be better

 

OK so not really a Tacoma thing but...

Attention all 100 Series Land Cruiser or LX470 owners, if you are considering scheel-mann seats we've got you covered. We have the SRS airbag light covered and we now have a plug-in harness to keep your OEM seat heater switches working as you'd hope.

Read more about it here:
https://www.tolerance-stack.com/post/tolerance-stack-solves-the-final-piece-of-the-100-series-seat-upgrade-puzzle

 

very nice solution!!!

 

Is there a possibility of insurance telling you to go pound sand if airbag stock seats were replaced with non airbag ones?

 

The reality is that same insurance company can say the same about wheel spacers, bumpers, lifts, etc. Now there is a very gray area of using the NHTSA's own medical exemption regulations in order to "turn off the airbag". Its an exemption written before side airbags and thus not prohibited from the exemption. Therefore you could use their exemption to "turn off" the side airbag and by removing the airbag and seat you are effectively doing just that. We are testing it now with a couple in their 70s. Cannot go into any detail about their specific issue but once the NHTSA gives them the green light we will report back.

Here is the form: https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/airbagswitchrequestform_03012017_v3.pdf

 

Repair bills aren’t a big deal. Medical bills on the other hand…I don’t think anyone wants to hear “if you didn’t take out the airbags, your spine wouldn’t sustain such injury”. Keep us posted.

 

The reality is there are exemptions and we are dealing with one now.

 

scheel-mann Seat Installation in a 100 Series Toyota Land Cruiser/LX470
We don't always get feedback on installs so its great when we get pics and some background into. In fact on this install we were able to improve our harness design but that a different post. For now:
https://www.tolerance-stack.com/post/scheel-mann-in-a-100-series

 

Navigating the Toyota Tacoma Fold-Flat Passenger Seat Anomaly: A Guide for scheel-mann Seat Upgrades

The Unexpected Challenge: A Real-World Installation Puzzle

The phone rang late in the day. It was the installation shop, RPM Garage in Monrovia, but this time with a unique puzzle: a Toyota Tacoma Access Cab, a scheel-mann seat upgrade, and an unexpected snag. Our customer's truck, a 2009 model Tacoma, featured an uncommon "fold-flat" passenger seat, and its integrated mechanism was directly interfering with the mounting of the scheel-mann seat. It was an all-hands-on-deck moment for us at Tolerance Stack. We immediately began researching, diving into forums, scouring Toyota parts diagrams, and analyzing every image, including those sent from the shop...

Read more about it here: https://www.tolerance-stack.com/post/navigating-the-toyota-tacoma-fold-flat-passenger-seat

 

Yeah yeah its not Tacoma specifically but it might be helpful for some that have a 100 Series Land Cruiser...

Thanks to the input from our very first 100 Series Land Cruiser installation, we were able to remedy the last piece of the seat heater puzzle. On all 100 Series and LX470s they came stock in the US with seat heaters. We were able to track down all of the connectors from Japan to build up the harnesses to KEEP your seat heater switches working, KEEP your seat belt warning, and KEEP your airbag light OFF when you upgrade to scheel-mann Vario seats.

Read all about what goes into it:
https://www.tolerance-stack.com/post/solving-the-seat-heater-puzzle-for-100-lx470-owners

 

Another successful install from a customer down South. This time we got the word that install was a cake walk and he's stoked on the results...but of course had some suggestions to make our installation instructions even more perfect.

Read more about his scheel-mann Vario install into his 2nd Gen Tacoma: https://www.tolerance-stack.com/post/customer-spotlight-seamless-scheel-mann-seat-installation-in-2nd-gen-tacoma

 

As we start delving into new territory for product development we have to swing back around to the airbag and its eventual removal. Its the number one roadblock for folks when thinking of a seat upgrade or maybe switching out their steering wheel
Read more about it here with our newest article:
https://www.tolerance-stack.com/pos...the-practical-guide-for-the-aftermarket-world

 

For everyone out in the PNW with a Toyota and you feel like driving out to Tacoma, WA, Tolerance Stack is at the annual PSTOF car show (Puget Sound Toyota Owners. Come and get some seat time!
https://tickets.thefoat.com/PSTOC/event-246774/clear_cart-1

 

We got our first award!!!!

OK ok ok its because we evidently had nothing else better to do and we were within 500 miles of the area so why not drive up and show our wares

 

It always feels so good when the work we put into developing a solid solution is appreciated. Thank you Kevin.

For reference its on a 2014 Tacoma scheel-mann Vario F Plaid Gray seats using our mounting solutions.

https://www.tolerance-stack.com/product-page/tacoma-2nd-3rd-gen-driver-package

https://www.tolerance-stack.com/product-page/tacoma-2nd-3rd-gen-passenger-package