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Old 04-30-2009, 06:44 PM   #1
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god damn seats! I hate them, so uncomfortable
A local upholsterer dramatically improved my seat's support for $125.
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Old 04-30-2009, 06:49 PM   #2
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A local upholsterer dramatically improved my seat's support for $125.
What did he do?
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Old 04-30-2009, 06:50 PM   #3
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What did he do?
Read my signature...

I rented a car from Enterprise for the day while he did the mods. He had to remove the seat from the car.

The "secret" to this is finding a GOOD upholsterer who specializes in restoration work while being unafraid of working on a seat that has integrated side airbags (like mine does).

The difference in the lower cushion in particular is AMAZING. It is much firmer and supportive; my butt no longer "sags" into the seat.

People who don't have seats with side airbags should find a Sparco seat that fits and order one (or two).

I don't think the stock seats are THAT bad, relative to the price of the car. I bought an '09 'Vette the same month I bought the Yaris; those seats were so bad that I sold the car (in addition to other quality related issues).
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Old 05-04-2009, 02:31 AM   #4
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Read my signature...
Ooops, didn't read it actually. Thanks.
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