The Prius Aqua has different Headrests!

I was just at Toyota's Mega Web Dealership in Odaiba, Japan yesterday, checking out the Prius Aqua and I noticed that it has different back seat headrests! They are flat and look much better than the US ones. Has anyone else seen/noticed this?

My question is, are they compatible? If so, I'm going to look into grabbing a couple while I'm over here in Japan. I'd much rather have those in the back, than the tall, view impeding, ones we have in the US.

 

Nice! Do they look like the ones formula posted? Those are similar to the ones I saw in the Aqua, only they were two toned (gray and black), to match the color of the seats, and the portion that hangs over the seat when pushed all the way down appears to be a bit longer and thinner. Still, they are the same concept as in the picture.

Daboy, I'd love to post the picture I took, but I'm using someone else's computer here in Japan and can't load the pic onto it to post.

I'll post it when I get back to the US in a couple weeks, but I'm hoping someone here might have some knowledge on the subject, so I can see if it's worth pursuing while I'm still here in Japan.

 

Yes, the ones in the third and fourth picture are the exact same ones I saw. I guess they are the same, they just looked thinner and longer from the angle I took the picture.

So are these available in the US and will they fit in the C?

If so, I'll wait until I get home to grab them (although I'm sure I could get the colors to match better, if I grabbed them here, since they already have them for the Aqua).

 

Nice pics by the way! I did a rather quick search and couldn't come up with anything useful. Nice job!!!

 

I'm hoping to get to a Japanese Toyota dealer today, to see if they are available.

I have two children who's heads just peek over the top of the seats, so I don't dare remove them. However, the Japanese style ones (or the non-US ones, as it appears) would be perfect for them.

The only reasons I can see why they are different is either it has to do with the size of the car and/or perhaps the likely hood that most adults, even with the option of pulling them up, would probably leave them down, which might prove to be a problem in a rear end　accident.

Still, there are numerous cars out on the road in the US that use smaller headrests, or ones that can be pulled up, so I really don't completely buy that argument. Plus, all Toyota would have to do, to be free of liability, is to explain in the owners manual that larger adults should always move the headrests up to an appropriate level. Add in pictures of what an appropriate level is and they have even less to worry about.

Justgreat; if the opportunity presents itself, I'll ask about the availability and price of the Mud Guards. Personally, this has never been something I've thought about when I buy a car.