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14 messages, Last post on Nov 29, 2009 at 6:56 PM
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Hello again Bellhead. Just wondering how you made out on the seats in the LS460. I just turned 76 (ugh) and I wanted a comfortable luxury car. Well, the LS really had all the bells and whistles I was looking for. BUT the seats remained a problem. I searched stores everywhere. And then it came to me. I rummaged through a bunch of junk I had been keeping for years. Found a kind of an odd shaped cushion. a bit thicker at the bottom, but not much.Then it sort of just fit the LS seat. I think the most important thing is all of the seat cushions you find out there are made for bucket seats. Anyway, I went out and bought a cushion with a black cover. I needed the cover to put on my old piece of junk cushion. Finally got it all together and put it in the car. Eureka! I found it. I am 6'4" and I now have more room for my legs. They dont touch the instrument panel at all. What I am tryinmg to say here is dont give up. Search around, try out all of the 16 different settings they have in the seats and I am sure you will eventually find good satisfaction. My best to you!  rpac
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Replying to: bellhead (Aug 02, 2009 8:10 am) |
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I too have issues with the LS seats. I'm wondering if the seats in the sport model would be better. They claim to have a special sport seat. Wonder if I can find one to try?
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Replying to: jtt1 (Oct 25, 2009 5:15 pm) Best of luck to you and I will keep you advised if I hear anything new. Rpac 
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Replying to: bellhead (Aug 29, 2009 7:13 pm) I have fiddled with them for 2 years to no avail! In fact, I suffer back aches if I drive longer than one hour, and I am now sick and tired of it. I am seriously considering selling the car and cutting my loss. Or does anybody know if there are after market seats I can buy to replace the drivers seat? BTW, I have a 2007 LS460.
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Replying to: muleri (Nov 04, 2009 8:36 pm) Lexus has a problem, we all know that. I just bought an 09 LS460. If I put a wallet in my back pocket it leaves a deep crumpled wrinkled indentation in the seat. I complained and they sublet the car to a leather guy that seemed to be real good and understood the problem. So I let him do it. He took the whole seat out and reupholstered everything, tightening it up and you would be surprised at the amount of excess leather he cut out. Anyway, couple days later same problem started to appear only not so bad. Seat felt tighter and better on long drives. BUT I am not satisfied. I hinted at a whole new, brand new complete seat. I was told it costs Lexus $6,000, and they had already done if for four customers and it turned out well for only one of the four customers. I told the Service Director I don’t care if it costs $60,000, when I pay 70 – 80M for a car I could care less what the seat costs. If I want a good seat I would have bought the Kia. So I am now waiting to see what happens. If I don’t get satisfaction I have a lawyer friend that will help me with arbitration until the matter is fixed. I feel very sorry for you, but don’t get rid of the car. It is a good car, it just needs some common sense applied to it. And by the way if you hear of any after market seats let me know. Thanks and good luck, And let me hear from you! Rpac 
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Replying to: rpac (Nov 04, 2009 11:49 pm) Thanks for the reply. I will complain loudly to my lexus dealer to see what they can do for me before I attempt to get rid of the car....but at this point, the health of my back is at risk from the shockingly bad (for a $70k car) drivers seat. Muleri
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Replying to: muleri (Nov 05, 2009 11:54 pm) I forgot to mention to you that since 1985 I have 3 bulging disks and one herniated disk in my back. My surgeon tells me that he will not operate because the damage is too extensive. (Had a skiing accident). On top of that I came down with an acute attack of Rheumatoid Arthritis in 2001. So you better believe I raised you know what re the seat in my car. Go for it! I’m 76 – 6’4” 225# and I don’t get around like I used to so I had to raise a certain amount of trouble to get what I wanted. I do use a small cushion at the small of my back which helps me tremendously. I personally wish you the very best of luck! Rpac
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Replying to: rpac (Nov 06, 2009 11:49 am)
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Replying to: garyh1 (Nov 28, 2009 5:15 pm) I had to adjust my entry completely so that I sit first with both feet still outside of the car. Then I bend my head forward (rather than sideways) while lifting my right and then left legs into the cabin. Voila, no more neck pain! Other than feeling like a woman entering my car, this is the only way I can get in. I'm 6'2" but, again, that was never a problem with my older LS400 or any other car I have driven. Biggest adjustment I have made to a car, instead of having the car adjust to me! |
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