Bench to Bucket seat swap

Here’s a swap I did on my 2001 2.7l MT Tacoma. Pretty easy all in all, but I hope this helps anyone looking to do a similar swap.

https://youtu.be/LGba84U-Jm8

 

Welcome to TW!!

 

Thanks! Long time listener, first time caller. Haha

 

Good job

 

Thanks! It was a fun mod! I couldn’t find any complete videos showing the same mod without hacking and welding new foot brackets so I made this one.

 

Nice! I still have the bench in my truck and have long thought about swapping for buckets. Thanks for re-igniting the fire!

 

It’s a great upgrade. Honestly though, the 4Runner seat does sit higher than the bench or the passenger Tacoma bucket, so if you're looking for vertical leg room, I’d go with Tacoma seats. But…if you can weld, just grab the the rails or just the feet from a Tacoma seat and you can mod any other seat in!

I just swapped in a Lexus RX300 steering wheel which has a smaller diameter so that gives me more knee room. And the black leather wheel isn’t a bad upgrade too.

Good luck!

 

10/10 recommend buckets over benches.

 

I have 3rd gen 4-runner seats in mine. Took me a bit to get used to the higher seating. I also bought a threaded shift lever extender. 6" addition to bring my shift knob up as well. It felt like I was reaching down to get to it. Great video! Would of helped me as I struggled through my install a while back.

 

Has anyone tried putting seats from a Sienna minivan (2000 - 2004) in a Gen 1 Tacoma? Thought I’d ask before I pickup a set on the cheap. Thx!

 

A lot of different seats have been done. I would measure the space you have first. Depending on which gen Sienna those are some large seats. Might not fit. Also plan on some fabrication of all the seat rails.

 

Nice work for $65! I have been looking at some Corbeau Trailcats for my 98 extracab for years now and haven't pulled the trigger. They are slightly more expensive than your pick and pull seats at around $1200 lol with the bolt in brackets that they sell as well.

 

Hey man, to each their own! If you like the Corbeau seats then get after it! Your lower half will thank you no matter what you swap in. That bench seat is a medieval torture device as far as I’m concerned. Haha