4Runner Seat Adapters

If you make another batch I will buy a set.

 

Ok I'm starting a list for the next batch. Remember this wont be until March or April at the earliest.

@BiNiaRiS
@chrslefty
@tacoma_ca
@2Runner
@SwampYota
@CS_AR

I'm not sure who got @Phessor set, so let me know if you don't want on this list.
I'll give you guys priority once I make more.

 

I got the Phessor set, but keep me on the list. For 20 bucks, I like to hoard custom parts like that in the event somebody wants a set 2 years from now. I never know how they can come in handy.

 

I may have to increase my prices once I start making these again. I'm in a different state and I got all the metal for free previously. It wouldn't go up by much, just an FYI.

 

Yes sir, their direct bolt in and not for sale.
A couple of things like that I’ve just stumbled upon on TW. I was actually looking at Cerullo seats. At $1000, I was hmgonna pull the trigger and a guy on here PM’d me. Like I said, I about tripped over the coffee table to go meet him which he lived 10 min from my house. Another guy was looking to swap his grey leather steering wheel (out of Limited) and wanted a plastic one.

 

The seats look identical. My buddy has a 3rd gen with the same seats. I wonder if one dismantled the frame from the seat would the bolts line up?

 

Go ahead and throw my name down too. I like my oem seats, but if I find a nice set of 4Runner seats in the junkyard I may do the swap.

 

It’s the feet parts that are different. Both outside ones are slightly off. The front one is 45 degrees when it should be 90, and the back one needs to be out further

 

I’m thinking the seats bolt into the base. I wonder has anyone tried taking the seat off the base and reinstalled onto their base?

 

Could you put me down for 4? Thanks, these are awesome

 

The limited option was factory. But leather never was. limited got you the fancy seats and leather wrapped steering wheel. Along with chrome. Stupid rare seats.
I’ve been hunting for 6 years!

 

I'd be down for a set.

 

Haaa, I was kidding as I am going to try and make these work.. but if I do come across a 4runner set in grey that looks better (maybe earlier moon mist?) I will keep you in mind pardner!

 

Thanks for the reply, I tried installing the seats today and got them all in except the right rear passenger side. Oddly mine is actually higher on the driver side left, and not sitting perfectly level.

The issue here I think is these are not bolt in parts, they are bend, hammer, then bolt in! I noticed the more I bent the front foot forward to get the mount closer to in place the lower the seat would go. Bent parts do not have exact tolerances needless to say!

As a note my passenger seat is sitting perfectly level so if I stuck a 1/4" under one foot I would indeed be uneven there as well. Note to any that line up for this mod, results may vary so do not consider this mod a bolt in affair! Not terribly difficult, but if you strive for perfection as I do you may find yourself not liking beating parts into submission to see them not sitting level. So I am not done, yet.. I am going to add my experience to this thread in hopes to give folks a better idea what to expect.

After quite a bit of fiddling around I found it best to start a bolt with the front inside foot, then line up the rear outside, with forceful persuasion to get the bolt threaded however - not set her down and bolt it in.

Driver inside bolted in, contour of foot as if it was made for it, the wind was whistling through my hair at this point!


Then pushing on the seat rail inward I was able to start the rear outside bolt. To my dismay I also found the frame cover was going to hit the seat belt cover if I scooted too far back with the seat back adjusted forward. The forums didnt mentioned this part.. but maybe an issue only for my regular cab base. I sat in it and it didnt impede my seating position so I decided to continue as I still felt lucky. Color comparison as well: 02 Tacoma "charcoal" vs 02 4runner "gray". GREAT job naming these colors here Mr Toyoda...


And here is the shot of the front foot where it stands prior to beating, bending, prying, grinding, or whatever you may do to get it where it needs to be. The bend in the part creates the height I mentioned earlier.


As I pried it forward (pry bar through the hole and pulling forward and upward little by little) the seat lowered close to proper height. Here it is resting closer to how I thought it should, before beating and bending in the tab with the mounting hole.


The hole came real close after pounding it with a dead blow hammer a bit. A dash of grinding the hole took care of the rest. Here was between pounding and grinding, didnt need to remove too much.


I stepped back to gander at the beautiful charcoal tan seat, and this is where I noticed it sat a tad higher on the driver side. I sat in it and to be honest I could not tell.. and my rear end said heck yes buddy as the bolsters tenderly caressed my torso, but I know it aint perfect in my mind! I am more centered behind the steering wheel too now, oddly for a seat that wasnt made for the truck vs stock! Here is my measuring technique, how the seat lined up to the cab trim.


Oddly the passenger front didnt seem as far off as the driver side.

Until I got to the rear!!


Sorry I did not take a pic, but the rear seat lined up perfectly level with the foot on the bare metal as seen above. So in my case, I dont think the 1/4" adapter are going to work as my seats are not going to sit level with an adapter under the mount. I was a second away from grabbing the drill and being done with it, but I always like to take a break right before I get hasty taking drills to vintage rare machines like this one!!

As a side note, I also had to drill holes in the side of the tranny tunnel since I had a stock full bench. Here is the upper hole I drilled, the lower hole is where the stock bench was sitting. The factory left a nice circle for me to point the drill at least. 1/2" bit worked perfect, but it was a cringeful moment none the less. Looking at those dimples also calling out for the center console.. if there are any left out there of course! I think TW is dwindling the supply and increasing the value on some of these parts for sure..


I am glad I put this together, seeing it all I realize a variation is I drilled those darn holes in the tunnel. If I grind the hole a bit higher this will allow me to raise the driver inside a tad more to get her level! You cant do this if you have a cage nut back there though, sorry extra/double cabs and 60/40 benches..

Thanks for listening TW and wish me luck on my path to improved ergonomics of the oem variety!!

 

LOL I dont blame you!!

Everything has a price though my friend.. $1000 and you can go buy your dream Cerullo seats!! BTW, Mastercraft are the juiciest off road suspension seats I ever sat in and Recaro Experts for the street are the aftermarket choices of my rear end.

jk, So happy for your find and thanks for sharing the story, thats the magic of the forum in action!!

 

I found someone selling Tacoma bucket seat tracks,

Is it possible to slide the oustide track from a Tacoma bucket and slide it onto the 4runner seat frame rail by chance?

 

When your ready to spend some serious coin and upgrade your seating experience I give you.
http://scheel-mann.com

Be prepared to catch your jaw at the price point.

 

Did some research. The Scheel Mann seats can bolt up to a seat mount from a company called Planted Technology. They only make the seat mount for 3rd gen 4Runners though. So you'd have to modify or run these adapters.

 

Nice. I wonder how well that fit. But I know that they make them for tall fat people. So they had my attention. Lol but there like 1,200 pluse a piece.

 

Thanks for posting all those pics with your experience!

It's interesting that the passenger rear did not line up as easily. It even looks like it's overhanging where your door sill plate goes? What does it look like with that back in?

When I put my seats in, I bolted the 2 front ones in, and the transmission tunnel first. That way I could see how far off the outside rear hole would be. It looks like your rails might be angled toward the center of the truck on the driver seat.

Also on my ext cab, I had that floor hole just like you near the transmission tunnel, since I had the 60/40 bench. My truck was already threaded in the transmission tunnel though.

EDIT: One thing to keep in mind when attempting to line up all of these holes is "tweaking" the seat rails. If you pull them apart at the rear or the front, then they won't slide easily. Obviously you can't do this too much because they are all steel, but it is still possible to get them slightly off. Also if you look at the rails you will see all of the slots in them. If the outside vs. inside are not lined up correctly, then the "locks" that keep the seat from sliding will not engage together. It's good to test this a bit before bolting everything down.