Poll: Are you Satisfied with the Prius Seats ?

The seats in the V are nicer than the seats in the Prius. They feel more supportive and are more comfortable when driving long distances.


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The seats in the V are nicer than the seats in the Prius. They feel more supportive and are more comfortable when driving long distances.


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The upholstery shop is my next try. I bought two seats to go over the seats from an online company Back Designs Inc. Turns out my back doesn't want a hard seat with 1" foam in the correct curves either. Too rigid, can't relax. Also puts me too high. Head 2" from the ceiling. One thing they suggested is to put washers or a nut under the 2 rear bolts that attach the seat to the floor. This would adjust the angle of the seat pan. Looked on-line, besides needing to undo the battery and wait 1/2 hour, looks like it would be simple to do. Just two 14mm bolts. I figure just get some that are longer. Toyota won't do it, nor a shop that accommodates cars. It hasn't been crash tested with this modification. So if I did the nut thing and had an upholstery shop take out the lumbar which gets in the way of the butt when the seat is more level, I might be okay. Thoughts, anyone?(Yes, I know I sound crazy, but with just a flip of my Subaru base seat I could go from uncomfortable to perfect. Same with my son, actually. He probably put it the opposite way!)

 

You are on the right track ;-) Do whatever you can with the cushion to make it fit you.

Mike

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I think we're on to something. Just talked to an auto upholstery place. Said he just did a Prius 13 for a guy in lots of pain. Says the seat bottom is just way too cupped so your hips are lower than the knees. He said he can level that out and hasn't had someone come back needing more than that. $125. lol. The uncomfortable seats to go on top were more than that!

 

Raising the Prius seat rear is slightly problematic. The tunnel side of the seat is bolted vertically to the tunnel. You would need to extend the support itself and drill a new hole for the bolts to fit through.

 

I found them supportive for a what it is. This is still considered an "economy" car no? My BMW and Lexus are more supportive but not drastically. At the same time, price of the car is in a different league.

 

I never liked Toyota seats, preferring Hondas fro 20 years. But, test drove both Prius and Prius V; both with lumbar option, and found I could be comfortable with lumbar full tilt and seat up. In shopping further changed color choice. Driving home I reached down to move lumbar forward...only to find no switch. The salesman missed the level. I find the seat incredibly uncomfortable without the power lumbar. It's awful to love the car but hate the most important interface point in it. Working with Toyota to see what they'll do. Yeah, should have driven the car, but understood it was the same as previous models driven, only red. Oh, Entune is a weird sort of useless bit of tech.

 

Entune is 100% worthless as far as I am concerned. I have to use a audio cable to get audio from my Galaxy Note to play thru my audio system.

Mike

 

Maybe a good time to go with some fancy leather seat covers? I don't recall if you already have the Softex seats covers or not.

Mike

 

Plain and simple the seats are shit . they might be ok for an average motorist u pops down to the shopps and back // my car is used as a taxi which means I am sat in it 8 to 10 hours a day and trust me a bed of nails would be more comfortable . in 15 years of taxi driver they are the worst I had a proton that was more comfy then these horrid seats .. Toyota should take a look at Citroen the old xantia was the best seat I ever had a real comfy seat and never bucked or moved they are the nuts like being in your comfy chair at home .. put these seats in more leg room better suspension and de clutter the cabin its to cramped in there

 

If a person expects to sit in a parlor chair or lounge chair they obviously have bad posture, if one sit's properly with the back supported and the head resting on the headrest the seats are perfect, as they should be.
No slack for slouchers

 

I just drove 600 miles from FL to NC last week and had no issues whatsoever with the seats. And my back is toast from years of abuse.

It's amazing how many different opinions we have on one of the most important parts of the car. I'm only 5'8" and 150lbs. I wonder if height and weight are the main culprit here?

 

Maybe some greaser with BO sat in the Prius before that chick sat in it? The chick could have stunk and just happened to smell herself

Mike

Mobile on my SGH-i717

 

I am struggling with my seating in a brand new (3 day old) Prius. Since buying it, I have had horrible sciatica and left foot going numb. I've gotten multiple lumbar cushions, pillows, and other seating things but no success. I can't stand driving the car. I have a history of scoliosis and lumbar disc issues, but was fine until 3 days ago when I started driving this car. I tried to return it, but the dealer says "too bad, it's yours". I can trade it in or sell, but will lose thousands$$.

Then, today I noticed the steering wheel is not centered in front of the seat! It's to the left about an inch- and the seat is slightly crooked so if you sit back in it, your knees point to the outside corner of the car. No wonder I'm miserable. It's probably not noticeable to most people, I didn't notice the offset wheel or seat when I test drove.

I contacted a Recaro seat guy in Berkeley and maybe will spend a chunk of $$ to put in a Recaro- but with the steering wheel and seat tracks where they are, that could be a problem too.

 

Toyota seats have been horrible for decades , especially the bucket type. I guess Toyota does not put as much engineering into the seats as they do the rest of the car

 

If your seated posture is incorrect, well, the Toyota seats might not work, 1% territory

 

wait a second, is this cycledrum using an alias?

 

I've heard of Recaro seats being put into a Prius- anyone know about how those are? I'm a new Prius owner , seriously disappointed in the miserable driver's seat.