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Old 12-23-2011, 09:09 PM   #1
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Is it just me with these seats?

With my daily commute to work I spend an average of 2.5 hours a day in my car. I've had my new 2007 Yaris sedan for a week now and I am having the hardest time getting comfortable in the driver seat! My back is sore when I get to work and my back is sore when I get home. I have spent a lot of time during my commute moving the seat up, down, back, forward, every which way trying to get the right spot and its just not happening. I don't know if its just because I'm not used to it yet? But it feels like the lower back support is pushing way out beyond where its supposed to be and there is no adjustment for it. I have been driving for almost 15 years now and I even went on YouTube to watch videos of how to adjust your seat properly.

What I want to know is if I am nuts or if anyone else has this problem? My wife took it to work one day on a much smaller commute and she said near the end she could start to feel it digging in her back.

So far I love the car, my last car was a 2002 Hyundai Accent and driving the Yaris is a real treat, but I had no seat problems in the accent.

Any suggestions?????
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Old 12-23-2011, 10:51 PM   #2
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What's your height? I'm over 6 foot and in the 07 Yaris Sedan I just moved the seat back as far it goes and recline the seat a little bit back. I felt really comfortable. Now only if the Yaris had heated seats like the Corolla, your back could get some heat to take away the soreness.
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Old 12-23-2011, 11:27 PM   #3
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I ended up getting a lumbar back support thingy to help with my lower back pain issues. I've also found that wearing a knit cap causes my head to hit the headrest in an awkward way. Other than that, I've gotten very used to it. Getting a short-throw shifter also helped with the distance I have to reach to comfortably get into 5th gear.
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Old 12-24-2011, 12:54 AM   #4
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I find my HB seats very comfortable... even on long trips.
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Old 12-24-2011, 01:27 AM   #5
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I find my HB seats very comfortable... even on long trips.
Me too, I like the lower back support. My other vehicle is a 2010 Jeep Rubicon, now those seats are uncomfortable.
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Old 12-24-2011, 05:39 AM   #6
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There ok. After all this is a economy car.
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Old 12-24-2011, 08:00 AM   #7
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What's your height? I'm over 6 foot and in the 07 Yaris Sedan I just moved the seat back as far it goes and recline the seat a little bit back. I felt really comfortable. Now only if the Yaris had heated seats like the Corolla, your back could get some heat to take away the soreness.

I never found them uncomfortable, but I installed Clazzio seat covers, which add some padding and also seat heaters. The seat heaters really make a huge difference when driving long distances in the cold weather.
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Old 12-24-2011, 11:05 AM   #8
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well first of all you've had it for only a week
secondly its used and its had the seat contoured to the previous owner for like ......3+ years....give or take
so of course if you aint shaped like the old owner it will not be comfortable intill you "remold" the seat to yourself
i myself like my "S" model seat more than my base model it has a more racey contour compared to the base flat feel
fyi both were bought band new
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Old 12-24-2011, 01:11 PM   #9
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I hope your right and I am just anxious. I am only 5'7" so I don't know if that matters. Maybe I will look into some seat covers or something like that!
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Old 12-25-2011, 01:02 AM   #10
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I'm 6'.1" with a 34" inseam, and my 2dr rs seats are quite comfortable. I lean the seat back a little more for a little extra more arm room.

Maybe search CL or a wrecker for a set of rs style seats. Or better yet check out a dealer with a used rs model, and take it for a test ride to see if there is a difference.
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Old 12-27-2011, 10:50 AM   #11
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My back doesn't bother me in the Yaris, it's my rear end. I can't go more than 100 miles, these seats are killers.
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Old 12-27-2011, 11:30 AM   #12
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Perhaps the seat is dammaged somehow. You might go to a junkyard and get another drivers seat out of a late model wreck.

Sit in it first and compare it to yours.

Good Luck!

(Perrsonally I think I nailed this one folks)
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Old 12-27-2011, 07:37 PM   #13
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@ DebbyM46227 My 2007 sedan seats are killer also. I've owned this car since new and in the past year the driver seat has become a source of pain. Feels like the foam is giving out in the lower back and seat. Guess so after 147k miles.
Oh yea, check those junkyard seats for glass and bodily fluids before you sit in them. Thats what is usually left behind after a wreck.
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Old 12-27-2011, 08:03 PM   #14
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my HB seats suck too. it gives me back and leg pain over long trips. Clazzios fixed that right up!
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Old 06-03-2017, 02:24 PM   #15
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Drove to South Florida.. about 1000 miles each way. This made it bearable.
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Old 06-03-2017, 04:50 PM   #16
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well this thread has been dead for almost 6 year, but i appreciate that you posted, because i suffer from back pain too, when driving a lot with the Yaris. These seats definitely don't have enough lumbar support.
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Old 06-03-2017, 05:01 PM   #17
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...thought it would be better to resurrect than start a new thread..
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Old 06-04-2017, 08:34 AM   #18
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It's only after changing the driver seat in my 2007 2dr HB that I noticed the stock seat used to give me back problem, I thought it was related to my work, but in less than a few hours in the new seat (2007 VW Rabbit), my lower back doesn't pull anymore when I stretch. The main reason I changed was to gain height adjustment and get rid of my bottom feeling flat when spending more than 4 hours straight in the car.

I'm about to leave for a 600 miles trip, straight 11 hours of driving, and look forward being all comfy in my car with the subwoofer pushing good vibes trough my seat
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