Adjustable seat height?

[khadland Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close khadland]

The wife has a 98 GXL V6, which has been a great car except for when I have to drive it long distances. The seat is too high for me as when I look straight ahead I'm looking through the tint at the top of the windscreen which causes much neck fatigue as I drop my head to see! I can get the seat mounts modified to lower the seat a bit but then it will be too low for the wife. Is there any models that have an adjustable seat base? In the VX or Grande maybe?

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My 2001 VX Grande doesn't have height adjustment, I'm thinking you'll have to go for an after market seat or go to a wreckers and see what heigh adjustment Toyota seats they have. Failing that, a sunroof and a helmet?

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How tall are you?! I'm 6'2" and have a heap of room above my head.

My 96 Grande has a little bit of up and down movement, although off memory it just drops and raises the rear of the seat whilst the front stays in the same position

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change your windscreen for one that does not have the tint at the top. that's what i did as i suffered the same problem with looking through the tinted band.

if your car insurance has windscreen cover it's free and it could be time to do in anyway as your windscreen may be sand blasted or marked etc if it's never been done before.

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Khadland,

perhaps you could provide the detail in your profile of where you live so we can establish whether you are from overseas or not. Or is it a secret?

Regarding the seat height, being 6'4" tall it isn't the height of the seat base so much as the the back rest. They must design seats for Hobbits. My shoulders sit above the back rest which causes neck fatigue. I am seriously looking at aftermarket seats. Mind you my wife is just over 5' so there might be an issue with that

Being a GXL it has no lumbar support either. It does make long trips a little uncomfortable.

[khadland Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close khadland]

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Thanks for the info! Much appreciated.

How tall are you?! I'm 6'2" and have a heap of room above my head.

My 96 Grande has a little bit of up and down movement, although off memory it just drops and raises the rear of the seat whilst the front stays in the same position

I'm 6'6" but a lot of my height is in the body more than the legs, hence why I have a lot of trouble. Is that seat movement electric or manual?

change your windscreen for one that does not have the tint at the top. that's what i did as i suffered the same problem with looking through the tinted band.

if your car insurance has windscreen cover it's free and it could be time to do in anyway as your windscreen may be sand blasted or marked etc if it's never been done before.

I was thinking of this, although don't have windscreen cover so it will be out of pocket.

perhaps you could provide the detail in your profile of where you live so we can establish whether you are from overseas or not. Or is it a secret?

Being a GXL it has no lumbar support either. It does make long trips a little uncomfortable.

Sorry about the location, it appears you need to add it in two places in the profile.

I often reach in hope for the non existent lumbar support while driving.