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Old 11-26-2010, 09:33 PM   #1
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RABBIT SEAT IN YARIS!!!!

my back couldnt take it anymore so I went on a search to find a seat that would fit in the yars and I found one. I swapped a seat out of a rabbit the bolt holes almost line up I had to drill the rabbit seat holes out one size and the seat bolted in perfectly. the yaris seat hurt my back because its so hard and has no lumbar support and I'm pretty short so the lack of height adjustment made it hard for me to reach the pedals. the rabbit seat has power recline and really nice side bolsters and lumbar adjustment. If anyone is interested in this I can take pictures and give directions. I couldnt believe how much a nicer seat makes the car feel.
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Old 11-27-2010, 09:40 AM   #2
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Old 11-27-2010, 12:40 PM   #3
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Old 11-27-2010, 12:45 PM   #4
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sorry my car is dirty i'm halfway through installing rear speakers and I'm trying to find some cheap dynamat
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Old 12-04-2010, 12:31 AM   #5
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sorry my car is dirty i'm halfway through installing rear speakers and I'm trying to find some cheap dynamat
I use Edead I put it all over in small amounts when I pulled my interior to install speakers and amp. its a $1 a sq foot and elemental designs service has always been good.

http://www.edesignaudio.com/product_...products_id=51

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Old 11-27-2010, 12:48 PM   #6
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nice! what year range will work from a golf/rabbit?
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Old 11-27-2010, 01:01 PM   #7
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any 06 and up rabbit gti or jetta, not sure about passats though those seats are even nicer. I tried to find some plaid gti seats but they wernt cheap, I got the rabbit seat for $65 its so nice to sit a little lower in the car makes it feel alot more sporty.
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Old 11-27-2010, 01:20 PM   #8
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would beetle seats work too?
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Old 11-27-2010, 01:23 PM   #9
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no they have a weird center style mounted seat track.
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Old 11-27-2010, 02:31 PM   #10
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What about the seat belt warning wiring? Does that hook right into the yaris' wiring harness??
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Old 11-27-2010, 02:56 PM   #11
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the rabbit seat has power recline
This feature works?
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Old 11-27-2010, 03:20 PM   #12
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yes power recline works, that was easy to wire up. The seat belt wiring is both 2 wire so I assume you can wire them up to the seat belt buckle on the rabbit seat but for now I plugged the old yaris buckle into the car and used my dogs seat belt buckle so it wouldnt trip the belt warning chime. I also used new grade 8.8 17mm bolts with washers to hold the seat in.
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Old 11-27-2010, 03:21 PM   #13
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I want to tackle the passenger seat next weekend but I'm not so sure about the airbag sensor in the seat I might just swap it over from the yaris seat it is just a simple weight that turns the airbag on.
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Old 11-27-2010, 10:10 PM   #14
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I want to tackle the passenger seat next weekend but I'm not so sure about the airbag sensor in the seat I might just swap it over from the yaris seat it is just a simple weight that turns the airbag on.
The Yaris seats use four sensors on the passenger seat for occupancy detection. The sensors are load cells that connect the upper part of the seat to the lower frame, thus allowing them to weigh the upper seat as well as whatever is on it. If you can transfer the load cells over, you will need to have someone with a Toyota TechStream Tool recalibrate the system for the difference in upper seat weight (unless the VW seats are close to the same weight).
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Old 11-28-2010, 01:24 PM   #15
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Great work following this thread closely!
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Old 11-27-2010, 03:48 PM   #16
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cool project. post up pics when you move that sensor over.
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Old 11-29-2010, 07:04 PM   #17
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Great upgrade! Does the lower seating position affect leg room? Can you hook up the airbags in theses seats?
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Old 11-29-2010, 07:58 PM   #18
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Nice seat, I hate the goofy blue dots in my car.....
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