100 series lumber support
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cobber
Has anyone ever changed the driver’s
seat in a 100 series landcruiser without a lumber support eg 2004 model, to a driver’s
seat with an electric lumber support eg 2005 model on and is there a big deal with the electrical wiring to get it working?
I have an air bag in the
seat at present but it has sprung a leak.
Reply By: mac3 - Friday, Jan 05, 2018 at 15:45
Friday, Jan 05, 2018 at 15:45
cobber I owned a 1999 100 series GXL which I loved everything about except for the
seat. Now I have a 2004 100 series Sahara with electric adjustments, my perfect vehicle except for the
seat. Don't waste your money with a conversion. I use a lumbAr cushion I bought from a chiropractic supply
shop. And no I don't normally have back problems. For work I drive a 2016 Kia Rio which I find more comfortable. I have toyed with the idea of getting an ARB everything
seat but they are about $2k.
cheers
David
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Reply By: RMD - Saturday, Jan 06, 2018 at 17:14
Saturday, Jan 06, 2018 at 17:14
Cobber
If you want a reatively cheap fix to the problem you can do this.
Have a large heavier quality plastic bag which can be gathered at the top and sealed fairly quickly.
Use some expanding spray foam as in expanding gap type stuff, used in fridge repair of insulation. Selleys product.
Spray foam into lower end of bag and quickly seal it.
Place bag on
seat behind where you require the support.
Sit against it where you are comfortable as in driving.
Foam will set to be a support for your shape, excess will ooze out the sides into the unused volume of the bag.
Trim off excess bag and set foam.
Best to have a plastic cover over all when doing so. That stuff doesn't come off.
After removal of excess foam you will have a profile of your rear, and if that shape/profile is cut from
seat foam (Slightly thicker will ensure the lumbar support too) and placed under the
seat cover in that position, it will support where the Yota
seat didn't.
Much cheaper than $2K.
Long range tank makers use a foam and plastic bags to expand into the various gaps of vehicles and then trim to obtain design of tank shapes. Then recreated in steel.
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Follow Up By: cobber - Saturday, Jan 06, 2018 at 18:16
Saturday, Jan 06, 2018 at 18:16
I was more thinking of getting a good second hand
seat from a wreckers yard. and want to know if anyone has changed their
seat in their 100 series Landcruiser.
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