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Front Seat Replacement

Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 8:18 pm
by 2tone Vibe
I'm thinking about replacing my front seats with a more comfortable seat for long trips (I drive a lot). I now have 19,000 miles on my '06 since I bought it last September.It wouldn't have to be a power seat - something with a manually-adusted lumbar would be just fine. Has anybody done this? I would imagine that something out of a Toyota might fit.I don't think I want to spring for Ricaros or anything. I'd rather spend that kind of money on performance modifications.

Re: Front Seat Replacement (2tone Vibe)

Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:17 pm
by joatmon
The only one I remember changing seats was kerrykerrykerry, put in a set of racing seats, but they don't look like what you are looking forhttp://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=26328http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=24227

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 4:54 am
by sagekai
My dad also has complained about problems with the seats in his salsa vibe and he was wondering if it would be possible to get a seat from a scion xA (which he says has really nice seats) and put it in the vibe... is this possible?

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 11:04 am
by Raivis
could someone find out if the seats from the celica might fit. i think they are really comfortable seats

Re: (Raivis)

Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 6:34 am
by 2tone Vibe
Corbeau has a seat with an inflatable lumbar. Uncovered base seat is $219.00. With the lumbar and leather, they will probably get up to 350 -400 each. I'm thinking about buying uncovered seats and getting them finished locally to match the car.Anyone want to buy my stock seats? The car is an '06 and the seats are really clean Alta (Black) leather. Make me an offer for the seats, anyone?

Re: (Raivis)

Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 9:34 am
by Tubaryan12
Quote, originally posted by Raivis »could someone find out if the seats from the celica might fit. i think they are really comfortable seats1986 Celica seats are the most comfortable seats I have ever had the pleasure of sitting on in a car.

Re: (Tubaryan12)

Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 10:31 am
by 2tone Vibe
Thanks, I might check them out before I take a plunge in uncharted consumer territory. I had heard that before and, being Toyota equipment, they might fit nicely.Nevertheless, my current, top o' the line factory seats would still be for sale if anyone wants leather seats. The funny thing is, I wanted cloth originally anyway, but I had to take delivery on an different package than what I wanted to get a manual transmission.

Re: (2tone Vibe)

Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 8:42 pm
by 2tone Vibe
I guess I'm taking my seats off the market (at least for now). I found an inflatable lumbar unit at an Aircraft supply house. $40 each. If they work, I'm going to have them sewn in to the existing seats.

Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 10:05 pm
by Sublimewind
I guess the seats in my Subaru really SUCK, cause i thought the Vibe seats were really comfortable.... hmmmm

Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 10:23 pm
by vibe-04
I've done some brief investigation and "possibly" the Toyota Camry (2005) seats might fit. I know the Echo (2000) seats have the same layout exactly but you we losing comfort not gaining I had a problem with leg room and solved it by extending the seats 4" back. Big difference.

Re: (vibe-04)

Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 3:38 am
by 2tone Vibe
I have been battling lower back problems for about the last 5 years and I find the seats to be comfortable in most ways, but they provide no lower back support unless the seat is outrageously reclined - and that is not comfortable at all for me.I put 19,000 miles on this car in its first 8 months and that aspect of it is just not working out. Adding some lower support should fix the problem.