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schleppy · 11-21-2009, 08:40 AM

Any updates?

ozmdd · 11-21-2009, 01:27 PM

If there is still interest in this, I have a fabricator who built a custom bracket for me to use on my Sparco seat. I also added a little more tilt to raise the front leg bolsters and keep the butt down low.

If there are at least 5 committed buyers, I'll get a price and a design made in the next week using my oem seat. PM me or post it on this thread.

Bear in mind that this will be made from steel, so it will cost a bit to ship.

Sodium Duck · 11-21-2009, 02:09 PM

Do you have any kind of a ballpark estimate? --is this for driver only?

ozmdd · 11-21-2009, 03:54 PM

Probably start with the driver. Not sure if the passenger is simply a mirror-image, or different mounts. Definitely under $100, plus shipping.

Fabricator is Martin Brothers Bikes (www.martinbrosbikes.com) if anyone has questions about the design/weld quality.

Sodium Duck · 11-21-2009, 06:40 PM

Okay, so I just looked under the seat and checked out the mounts. How is this going to work? The bottom of the slider in the rear of the seat already sits flush with the floor -- or at least the two humps that rise out of the floor. This kind of seems impossible...

why? · 11-22-2009, 09:55 AM

I'd also love to get the seat position lower.

Eliminating the slider alltogether is the first step.

BassAssassin · 11-24-2009, 11:05 AM

I'd be in, even if it meant eliminating the slider mechanism. This high seating position drives me nuts.

schleppy · 11-24-2009, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BassAssassin

I'd be in, even if it meant eliminating the slider mechanism. This high seating position drives me nuts.

yep

Katie's Yaris! · 11-30-2009, 02:11 PM

I'm in, but still need to keep the slider. And a lower driver's seat and a raised passenger seat would look ghetto as hell so I think you should definitely do both driver and passenger seats.

schleppy · 11-30-2009, 09:09 PM

There is a local fab shop that may be taking a look at my Yaris soon to see if they could make a seat lowering bracket. I'll keep you all posted.

Dj_SloKid · 02-25-2010, 09:28 AM

am i too late for the group buy ?

Snyprwlf47 · 02-25-2010, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dj_SloKid

am i too late for the group buy ?

Maybe just a little^-^ It would be interesting if this had panned out nicely though.

11-21-2009, 02:09 PM	#39
Sodium Duck ╚══════════RN Drives: 2008 Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Western Mass. Posts: 999	Do you have any kind of a ballpark estimate? --is this for driver only? __________________ 42.88

11-21-2009, 06:40 PM	#41
Sodium Duck ╚══════════RN Drives: 2008 Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Western Mass. Posts: 999	Okay, so I just looked under the seat and checked out the mounts. How is this going to work? The bottom of the slider in the rear of the seat already sits flush with the floor -- or at least the two humps that rise out of the floor. This kind of seems impossible... __________________ 42.88

11-22-2009, 09:55 AM	#42
why? Only Happy When it Rains View User's Garage Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: harnett county NC Posts: 4,097	I'd also love to get the seat position lower. Eliminating the slider alltogether is the first step. __________________ Colin Chapman disciple

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11-21-2009, 08:40 AM	#37
schleppy I love momentum. View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Yaris LB, Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 587	Any updates?

11-21-2009, 01:27 PM	#38
ozmdd Reluctantly Crouched... Drives: 2008 Yaris HB M/T Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 867	If there is still interest in this, I have a fabricator who built a custom bracket for me to use on my Sparco seat. I also added a little more tilt to raise the front leg bolsters and keep the butt down low. If there are at least 5 committed buyers, I'll get a price and a design made in the next week using my oem seat. PM me or post it on this thread. Bear in mind that this will be made from steel, so it will cost a bit to ship.

11-21-2009, 03:54 PM	#40
ozmdd Reluctantly Crouched... Drives: 2008 Yaris HB M/T Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 867	Probably start with the driver. Not sure if the passenger is simply a mirror-image, or different mounts. Definitely under $100, plus shipping. Fabricator is Martin Brothers Bikes (www.martinbrosbikes.com) if anyone has questions about the design/weld quality.

11-24-2009, 11:05 AM	#43
BassAssassin Drives: 2008 Yaris Sedan 5MT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: MA Posts: 14	I'd be in, even if it meant eliminating the slider mechanism. This high seating position drives me nuts.

11-30-2009, 02:11 PM	#45
Katie's Yaris! Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan S Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: 513, Ohio Posts: 10	I'm in, but still need to keep the slider. And a lower driver's seat and a raised passenger seat would look ghetto as hell so I think you should definitely do both driver and passenger seats.

11-30-2009, 09:09 PM	#46
schleppy I love momentum. View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Yaris LB, Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 587	There is a local fab shop that may be taking a look at my Yaris soon to see if they could make a seat lowering bracket. I'll keep you all posted.

02-25-2010, 09:28 AM	#47
Dj_SloKid Drives: Yaris Sedan Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 41	am i too late for the group buy ?