Tan leather Seats common? Power/heated options? Options

[mnwolftrack]

Hello,

newbie Celica owner here.... (but long time Toyota owner)

We just got a '95 ST liftback with the black/gray cloth interior and seats. I just bought black leather seats (complete and nice shape) locally, but I am now thinking that there was also a tan leather option. Was there? And, was there such thing as power seats and heated seats in the 6G?

My '95 came with a '94 owners manual (someone crossed out the '94 and wrote '95 in black marker, like it helped or something). The '94 manual doesn't make any reference to different seat controls/options for different styles of seats, so I'm kinda thinking there's either cloth or leather and that's it.

I put a "wanted" ad in the classifieds, but I'm not real sure what my chances are for finding tan leather.

[azian_advanced]

yes, there is a tan leather package available on some celicas. there are no power seats in any 6th gen. also according to my EPC some european celicas have the heated seat option. but i think that's wrong.

there are different cloth types and two leather types (black and tan).
the european cars have a different leather pattern on their seats than the north american/japanese ones.

imo, i prefer the black leather package over the tan package.

This post has been edited by azian_advanced: May 26, 2007 - 12:36 AM

[lubu]

for the 6gc i dont think there is a tan leather seats (unless its a cover)...i could be wrong but i've never seen one..

you can get lexus seats which is tan leather and has power seats, heated and also side airbags. You will need to do some customised rails for them though coz they dont fit on our 6gc.


This post has been edited by lubu: May 27, 2007 - 1:36 PM

[BloodyStupidDave...]

Also according to my EPC some european celicas have the heated seat option. but i think that's wrong.

No, that's correct. Many Japanese Celicas have heated seat bases, switched on at the same time as the rear defogger. In the UK, the same circuit was used to defog the door mirrors instead. The UK Celicas had an option for heated seats (again just the bases AFAIK) but was instead switched via rocker switches just above the short shifter. I've only seen one UK Celica with this option fitted, and it was a Cabriolet (convertible).

Edit: Okay, you already know this - it was your thread:
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...l=heated++seats



Page 28 of Owners manual part number 01999-20696, publication number OM20696E, printed in 1997. I assume this is the European edition manual.



This post has been edited by BloodyStupidDavey: May 26, 2007 - 11:51 AM

[mnwolftrack]

I think I saw a 6g on ebay with tan leather a while back when I was humming and hah-ing. Only the carpet and seats were tan.

That's too bad about the lack of power and heat options. I guess I got too used to our camry and land cruiser (both had power but no heat). I've also seen heated seat kits on Ebay that guys on a land cruiser forum have installed and liked. They have 3 heat settings instead of just one or two. They can be installed in any car and are trimmed to fit. The worst part is pulling the covers off the seats and putting them back on. I may have to do that. Leather is just too cold up here in the winter (it gets to -40F here).

If any body has tan leather seats (in good condition) and wants to trade, I'd be up for it.

This post has been edited by mnwolftrack: May 26, 2007 - 8:05 PM

[azian_advanced]

regarding the heated seat option, check out the link posted by BloodyStupidDavey. i installed the head seat kit in mine and it works great so far! i'd rather have it than have heater in my car lol.. anyway, it's not necessary to remove the seat covers, just slide them in.
the back support is a cinch, but the bottom seat will take a while.

[mnwolftrack]

regarding the heated seat option, check out the link posted by BloodyStupidDavey. i installed the head seat kit in mine and it works great so far! i'd rather have it than have heater in my car lol.. anyway, it's not necessary to remove the seat covers, just slide them in.
the back support is a cinch, but the bottom seat will take a while.

Thanks--I did. I think that's the same kit I referred to seeing on Ebay with the 3 levels of heating. I haven't taken a close look at the new black leather seats I just picked up (and haven't installed yet), but it would be nice if I don't have to worry about pulling hog rings apart to get the seat covers off. I've done it before and it is a bit of a pain.

I think my plan right now is to see if anyone wants to trade for tan leather before I install these black leather seats, then put the heating elements in whichever seats I end up keeping. The black leather is certainly nice, but I am an odd ball and for some reason like the tan better. Long term I'd probably replace the black carpet with tan, or get tan floor mats, and get tan seats and install the heating elements off Ebay. I'm surpised there's no lumbar or kidney wing adjustment in the celicas, and not even a tilting headrest!

[BloodyStupidDave...]

I'm surpised there's no lumbar or kidney wing adjustment in the celicas, and not even a tilting headrest!

I thought all Celicas had tilting headrests. Certainly all the UK and JDM ones I've ever tried to tilt did. It is quite stiff though, so perhaps you are being too gentle?

As for lumbar, the UK models have have a second wheel on the drivers' seat to adjust the rake of the seat base. Few non-luxuary cars had proper lumbar support in 1994.

I have been wondering whether the designers allowed for the possibility of motorizing the seat adjustments on the Celica given that the Supra and 5th Gen had options for motorized seats. I did toy with the idea of getting a supra seat and attempting to barstardize the mechanics into the Celica seat but never executed the plan.

Without wanting to steal the thread, has anyone replaced their seats and actually ended up with a seat that sits lower than the stock? Every story I've read, the result was a higher ride height including with the Toyota option Ricardo seats.

[mnwolftrack]

I thought all Celicas had tilting headrests. Certainly all the UK and JDM ones I've ever tried to tilt did. It is quite stiff though, so perhaps you are being too gentle?

I don't think either the original cloth seats or the new leather seats have tilting head rests. I'm very used to having this option in all my Toyotas and was surprised when the celica headrests didn't tilt. I'll try again just to make sure. Maybe I just got a very stripped down ST. Either way, it will soon have leather, and heated seats. I may even put a sunroof in if I feel daring enough. It's been a while since I've installed a sunroof though....

[azian_advanced]

just fyi, i've got the tilting headrest in leather..

[mnwolftrack]

just fyi, i've got the tilting headrest in leather..

I just double checked everything. None of my headrests are tilting. The owners manual (1994) says the tilt is optional. The car is a 1995 along with it's cloth seats, and the new leather seats are from a 1997.

[pittfirefighter]

i have a 95 GT fully loaded US style hatchback, tan leather seats.. tilting tan leather headrest, tan leather inserts on doors, tan carpeting, 3 speaker doors, sunroof

This post has been edited by pittfirefighter: Jun 1, 2007 - 2:44 PM