Too low passenger seat - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ArtS · 12-02-2015, 04:13 PM

Has anybody come up with a good solution to the very low passenger seat in the FR-S? My wife is about 5' tall and finds the seat too low for comfort. We use seat pads for now but I would like a better solution. The ideal answer would be if the driver's side seat mechanism for raising and lowering could be adapted to the passenger side seat. Maybe parts from a UK right hand drive car would keep the lever on the correct side. I could try to remove the seat base (I found it very hard to do) and add washers or spacers but then the seat would be fixed in the upper position all the time. Any ideas would be appreciated. Otherwise, I love the car.

swarb · 12-02-2015, 04:25 PM

Not much for an adjustable option except a right hand drive driver seat.

fumanchu1 · 12-02-2015, 05:28 PM

A lot of people carry pillows and things of that nature for that exact reason.

Some aftermarket seat cover with a thick cushion might also do the trick.

Hell one person is running a phonebook under a pillow although not sure how safe that would be

Leonardo · 12-02-2015, 05:44 PM

Yes, I have two black matching pillows that live in the back seat. They work for leveling the back seat for groceries, gently holding gear, insulating a six pack from the sun in the back seat, and as a pillow.

go_a_way1 · 12-02-2015, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtS

Has anybody come up with a good solution to the very low passenger seat in the FR-S? My wife is about 5' tall and finds the seat too low for comfort. We use seat pads for now but I would like a better solution. The ideal answer would be if the driver's side seat mechanism for raising and lowering could be adapted to the passenger side seat. Maybe parts from a UK right hand drive car would keep the lever on the correct side. I could try to remove the seat base (I found it very hard to do) and add washers or spacers but then the seat would be fixed in the upper position all the time. Any ideas would be appreciated. Otherwise, I love the car.

Install a drivers seat on that side

good to go!

mike_ekim1024 · 12-03-2015, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by go_a_way1

Install a drivers seat on that side

good to go!

If that's a serious option, It would be perfect. I wonder if the rails the same or if it would need modification.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-SCION-F...BS4CfF&vxp=mtr

Who8myrice · 12-03-2015, 04:29 AM

My wife is also 5foot tall, she hates my car and said we will never ride together on frs.
So I gutted rear interior.
Win win for both of us

Northwest86 · 12-03-2015, 05:20 AM

I'd imagine a RHD market driver seat will work. Every other bolt on the car is in the exact same spot. I just wish the seat was about another 2-3" lower.

chaoskaze · 12-03-2015, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Who8myrice

My wife is also 5foot tall, she hates my car and said we will never ride together on frs.
So I gutted rear interior.
Win win for both of us

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go_a_way1 · 12-03-2015, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by mike_ekim1024

If that's a serious option, It would be perfect. I wonder if the rails the same or if it would need modification.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-SCION-F...BS4CfF&vxp=mtr

Honestly I have no idea? I would like to know if it would work myself. Try finding somone or a raceshop that took out the passenger seat and ask them to compare the bolt patterns cuz if they are the same you just need rails and a seat then your good to go.

Northwest86 · 12-03-2015, 08:23 AM

If you can measure the bolt centres and a measurement off of a reference point in the car then we can compare. (part of the door or something) I'll measure my car tomorrow. Shipping a seat to the US would be the limiting factor in terms of cost. I know seats are about $300 here usually. (AU so maybe $180-200 US).

murdoc · 12-03-2015, 09:19 AM

Don't forget you'll have to disable the seat sensor for the airbags.

My girlfriend gets panic attacks in parking garages because she can't tell how far away the front of the car is from objects, haha.

wparsons · 12-03-2015, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by go_a_way1

Install a drivers seat on that side

good to go!

Except the lever for height and angle would be jammed up against the center console, and the airbag is now on the wrong side of the seat.

IMO, unless you're getting a RHD drivers seat it's not a safe option, even if it does bolt in.

go_a_way1 · 12-03-2015, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by wparsons

Except the lever for height and angle would be jammed up against the center console, and the airbag is now on the wrong side of the seat.

IMO, unless you're getting a RHD drivers seat it's not a safe option, even if it does bolt in.

LOL

Good point! I didn't think it through hahaha!!

12-02-2015, 04:13 PM	#1
ArtS Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Drives: 2015 Scion FR-S Location: Bluffton SC+++ Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Too low passenger seat Has anybody come up with a good solution to the very low passenger seat in the FR-S? My wife is about 5' tall and finds the seat too low for comfort. We use seat pads for now but I would like a better solution. The ideal answer would be if the driver's side seat mechanism for raising and lowering could be adapted to the passenger side seat. Maybe parts from a UK right hand drive car would keep the lever on the correct side. I could try to remove the seat base (I found it very hard to do) and add washers or spacers but then the seat would be fixed in the upper position all the time. Any ideas would be appreciated. Otherwise, I love the car.

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swarb Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: BRZ Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,053 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,451 Times in 1,271 Posts Mentioned: 79 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Not much for an adjustable option except a right hand drive driver seat.

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fumanchu1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Drives: 2013 Brz C38 (bought not built :P) Location: Gatineau, Qc, Canada Posts: 1,914 Thanks: 422 Thanked 1,249 Times in 802 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 6 Thread(s)	A lot of people carry pillows and things of that nature for that exact reason. Some aftermarket seat cover with a thick cushion might also do the trick. Hell one person is running a phonebook under a pillow although not sure how safe that would be

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Who8myrice Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: Ap2 Location: Inland empire Posts: 196 Thanks: 34 Thanked 87 Times in 56 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My wife is also 5foot tall, she hates my car and said we will never ride together on frs. So I gutted rear interior. Win win for both of us

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Northwest86 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Drives: Velocity Orange 86 GT Location: Australia Posts: 196 Thanks: 0 Thanked 71 Times in 55 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'd imagine a RHD market driver seat will work. Every other bolt on the car is in the exact same spot. I just wish the seat was about another 2-3" lower.

12-03-2015, 08:23 AM	#11
Northwest86 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Drives: Velocity Orange 86 GT Location: Australia Posts: 196 Thanks: 0 Thanked 71 Times in 55 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If you can measure the bolt centres and a measurement off of a reference point in the car then we can compare. (part of the door or something) I'll measure my car tomorrow. Shipping a seat to the US would be the limiting factor in terms of cost. I know seats are about $300 here usually. (AU so maybe $180-200 US).

12-03-2015, 09:19 AM	#12
murdoc Sometimes I'm wrong. Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: '13 FR-S/'96 240SX Location: Frederick, MD Posts: 366 Thanks: 91 Thanked 316 Times in 152 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Don't forget you'll have to disable the seat sensor for the airbags. My girlfriend gets panic attacks in parking garages because she can't tell how far away the front of the car is from objects, haha.

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