1. Welcome to Tundras.com!

    You are currently viewing as a guest! To get full-access, you need to register for a FREE account.

    As a registered member, you’ll be able to:
    • Participate in all Tundra discussion topics
    • Transfer over your build thread from a different forum to this one
    • Communicate privately with other Tundra owners from around the world
    • Post your own photos in our Members Gallery
    • Access all special features of the site

Front seat replacement

Discussion in '1st Gen Tundras (2000-2006)' started by ColumbiaGorge, Nov 30, 2018.

  1. Nov 30, 2018 at 4:56 AM
    #1
    ColumbiaGorge

    ColumbiaGorge [OP] New Member

    Joined:
    Nov 13, 2018
    Member:
    #21691
    Messages:
    120
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Joe
    Columbia Gorge
    Vehicle:
    24 Limited
    I have an 05 DC tan cloth interior. The bottom of the driver’s seat is worn, ripped, and sagging. Anyone know where to get a replacement besides a junkyard? Can I just replace the bottom piece?
    I also thought of taking this opportunity to replace both front seats with something nicer but I’d want as direct fitment as I can.
     
  2. Dec 11, 2018 at 1:50 PM
    #2
    mtntop

    mtntop New Member

    Joined:
    Jul 14, 2015
    Member:
    #1521
    Messages:
    363
    Gender:
    Male
    Colorado
    Vehicle:
    2004 4x4 Access Cab SR5
    have you considered an auto upholstery shop? In my experience they are usually less expensive then you might imagine.
     
    Trooper2 likes this.
  3. Dec 11, 2018 at 4:05 PM
    #3
    ColumbiaGorge

    ColumbiaGorge [OP] New Member

    Joined:
    Nov 13, 2018
    Member:
    #21691
    Messages:
    120
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Joe
    Columbia Gorge
    Vehicle:
    24 Limited
    I haven’t since I imagine the entire bottom of the seat would essentially need to be rebuilt. Is that something some shops do? I have 0 experience with upholstery shops
     
    AggiePhil likes this.
  4. Mar 5, 2019 at 9:16 PM
    #4
    ColumbiaGorge

    ColumbiaGorge [OP] New Member

    Joined:
    Nov 13, 2018
    Member:
    #21691
    Messages:
    120
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Joe
    Columbia Gorge
    Vehicle:
    24 Limited
    Update on this, I bought a seat from a junkyard in good shape for $120. However the seat is for a base model. It’ll fit, but I’d like to retain the tilt feature, rear pouch, and armrest which the new one doesn’t have. Going to give a shot at replacing just the bottom piece but it’s a lot more involved than I anticipated.
    I have the weight sensor which effects the airbag. The seat has been apparently sagging for years so airbag isn’t working for the drivers side and the light burnt out.
    On top of that I have no idea what I’m doing. Going to try and get some help from a friend of mine who was a Toyota tech. I will keep this update as I’m sure I’m not the only one.
    Worst case if I can’t swap over, I’ll put in the base model seat.
     
    Darkness likes this.
  5. Mar 5, 2019 at 10:41 PM
    #5
    empty_lord

    empty_lord They see me rollin'

    Joined:
    Feb 1, 2019
    Member:
    #25441
    Messages:
    10,024
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Dan
    Indiana, Chicagoland
    Vehicle:
    05 rollover special
    custom body work, Billies with taco ARB springs, Icon AAL, TRD FJ trail team wheels, 2019 Toyota 86 radio, Blacked out interior, Added factory power everything, heater mirrors, ETC
    the seat bottom should come out with a few hog rings and some stretched fabric. usually can get the cover and foam off as one.
     
  6. Mar 6, 2019 at 7:45 PM
    #6
    ColumbiaGorge

    ColumbiaGorge [OP] New Member

    Joined:
    Nov 13, 2018
    Member:
    #21691
    Messages:
    120
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Joe
    Columbia Gorge
    Vehicle:
    24 Limited
    I need the wire frame below it as well as it is bent.
     
  7. Mar 6, 2019 at 8:09 PM
    #7
    empty_lord

    empty_lord They see me rollin'

    Joined:
    Feb 1, 2019
    Member:
    #25441
    Messages:
    10,024
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Dan
    Indiana, Chicagoland
    Vehicle:
    05 rollover special
    custom body work, Billies with taco ARB springs, Icon AAL, TRD FJ trail team wheels, 2019 Toyota 86 radio, Blacked out interior, Added factory power everything, heater mirrors, ETC
    Oh. That’s a whole seat frame then. I don’t believe you can use the motors or anything on a standard frame
     
  8. Mar 6, 2019 at 8:43 PM
    #8
    ColumbiaGorge

    ColumbiaGorge [OP] New Member

    Joined:
    Nov 13, 2018
    Member:
    #21691
    Messages:
    120
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Joe
    Columbia Gorge
    Vehicle:
    24 Limited
    It doesn’t have any motors or anything, just the sensor for the seat belt and weight sensor. My seat’s tilt feature (I’m sure that’s not the right word for it) is just a manual lever to move the subframe (also not the right word) up and down.
    My weight sensor is already not working on my old seat since it’s been sagging for so many years. I’m looking at it now and have no clue how to pull it apart without the springs on the seats shooting off.
     
  9. Mar 6, 2019 at 8:44 PM
    #9
    empty_lord

    empty_lord They see me rollin'

    Joined:
    Feb 1, 2019
    Member:
    #25441
    Messages:
    10,024
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Dan
    Indiana, Chicagoland
    Vehicle:
    05 rollover special
    custom body work, Billies with taco ARB springs, Icon AAL, TRD FJ trail team wheels, 2019 Toyota 86 radio, Blacked out interior, Added factory power everything, heater mirrors, ETC
    Hmm I haven’t had these seats apart but some of the Toyota’s you can get the seat sensors off by laying it on its side. I believe there’s 2 nuts holding it on.
     
  10. Mar 12, 2019 at 7:21 PM
    #10
    DanBye

    DanBye New Member

    Joined:
    Jan 8, 2019
    Member:
    #24154
    Messages:
    4
    First Name:
    Dan
    Vehicle:
    2000 SR5 Access Cab
    Hey OP,

    I just replaced my buckets with a bench! I'll sell em to ya cheap. They have the tilt/lumbar adjustment and armrest. PM me
     
  11. Apr 4, 2019 at 5:07 AM
    #11
    kjlonghill

    kjlonghill New Member

    Joined:
    Apr 3, 2019
    Member:
    #28571
    Messages:
    11
    Gender:
    Female
    Hey, DanBye-- how hard was it? I want to do the opposite, plus the center console-- was the airbag sensor a pain?
     
  12. Apr 9, 2019 at 12:01 PM
    #12
    DanBye

    DanBye New Member

    Joined:
    Jan 8, 2019
    Member:
    #24154
    Messages:
    4
    First Name:
    Dan
    Vehicle:
    2000 SR5 Access Cab
    Not bad at all, just 12mm bolts all around. Airbag sensor was a simple plug.
     
  13. Apr 9, 2019 at 4:41 PM
    #13
    kjlonghill

    kjlonghill New Member

    Joined:
    Apr 3, 2019
    Member:
    #28571
    Messages:
    11
    Gender:
    Female
    Thanks, DanBye-- I've learned now from doing it that although the bolts line up, the sensors are totally different between different years. I ended up putting it all back so I could get it inspected (just purchased the 06). Now I'm looking for a set of 06 buckets and console. I'm selling my 2000 since I've got the newer model. 2006 has 3 sensors (separate wires in the harness) and the 2000 has just the one so a much simpler system. Live and learn, I guess.
     
  14. Apr 9, 2019 at 4:45 PM
    #14
    kjlonghill

    kjlonghill New Member

    Joined:
    Apr 3, 2019
    Member:
    #28571
    Messages:
    11
    Gender:
    Female
    ColumbiaGorge-- I know what you mean about the better seats-- that's what I have in my 2000. I want the same features for my 2006. I'm also looking for a seat of grey cloth seats (bucket) in decent condition (I believe 2005-2006 have the same airbag harnesses and sensors but would appreciate if someone knows that for sure). Thanks
     
  15. Apr 11, 2019 at 9:54 PM
    #15
    ColumbiaGorge

    ColumbiaGorge [OP] New Member

    Joined:
    Nov 13, 2018
    Member:
    #21691
    Messages:
    120
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Joe
    Columbia Gorge
    Vehicle:
    24 Limited
    Turns out the frame farthest to the drivers side is a different size on the 06 vs 05. It’s a few inches shorter. Other side it the same though. I learned this after halfway taking the “new” seat apart. I ended up fixing my old seat by re-adjusting the padding and stuff below. Now I have a $100 seat sitting in my carport I wasted money on. Live and learn I guess.
     
    bmf4069 likes this.
  16. Apr 12, 2019 at 4:56 AM
    #16
    kjlonghill

    kjlonghill New Member

    Joined:
    Apr 3, 2019
    Member:
    #28571
    Messages:
    11
    Gender:
    Female
    ColumbiaGorge-- I thought that was the case when I put in my 2000 seat, but once I slid the seat forward, the bolt holes lined up. Happened in both vehicles (I swapped them from a 2000 to a 2006 but then put them back because of the airbag sensors).
     
  17. Apr 12, 2019 at 5:05 AM
    #17
    kjlonghill

    kjlonghill New Member

    Joined:
    Apr 3, 2019
    Member:
    #28571
    Messages:
    11
    Gender:
    Female
    As far as the airbag sensor quandary, I learned a lot this week. Since the harnesses between the 2000 and 2006 didn't match, and it was clear that the 2006 had more sensors and wires (a weight sensor, track sensor, in addition to the seat belt sensor), I figured I had to delve a little deeper. Massachusetts has very strict inspection rules, and I want to be able to sell my 2000 and feel okay about it, and also don't want someone to die in my 2006 because I screwed up. I called my local Toyota parts guy, and asked if the sensors in the dash were the same for the different years, and also since I wanted to swap out bench for bucket, different seats. He said only way to tell would be to have the vin numbers of the different vehicles to compare parts numbers. I got a junkyard to give me the vin of a 2006 with bucket seats, and I gave the parts guy the vin of my 2006 with bench seats. Both modules in the dash (grill sensor and clockspring, I think they're called) were different even though the one in the bench seat itself was the same as the one in the passenger bucket seat. It makes sense, considering 2 people can ride in the bench, and it's based on weight. So I've given up putting buckets in my 2006 and will live with the bench seats. Unless a get a great deal on replacing the sensors in the dash!
     
  18. Apr 12, 2019 at 7:13 AM
    #18
    ColumbiaGorge

    ColumbiaGorge [OP] New Member

    Joined:
    Nov 13, 2018
    Member:
    #21691
    Messages:
    120
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Joe
    Columbia Gorge
    Vehicle:
    24 Limited
    I was hoping that was that case but I measured them to compare and it is a few inches smaller. Stupid minimal changes!
     
  19. Feb 12, 2020 at 5:01 PM
    #19
    Montanyuh_man

    Montanyuh_man New Member

    Joined:
    Feb 12, 2020
    Member:
    #42535
    Messages:
    2
    kjlonghill, could you take a picture of the connectors on the bottom of those power leather seats from the 2000? I've been trying to figure out if i can swap my manual seats for power ones, but i can't seem to find what the connector on the power ones looks like anywhere. My seat only has a 4 pin plug.
     

Products Discussed in

To Top