Has anyone tried fitting TL-S front seats in a base TL? What/how much does it involve? Those offer more support don't they?

I just thought about this idea after I got done with a 6-hour driving trip and I noticed that my back is kinda sore even with the lumber adjustment.

 

I don't see why they wouldn't just bolt right in.

 

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+1.

 

I think someone once said that the air bag connections isn't a direct fit but I don't know details. Would be nice to see someone do it.

 

I think the Type-S seats are more firm than the base seats. A little uncomfortable for me IMO.

 

Rather than taking the entire seat off the track, I was wondering if it's just a matter of simply swapping the seat pad and the leather cover.

 

I think that would be harder to do than replace the whole thing

 

+1

seats are only held on by a few bolts and disconnect some harnesses.

 

I complete the front seat swap, only problem you are going to run into is the airbag module under the passenger side seat. I tried to plug the old one in, but I got a airbag light. I havent order the module for under the seat as yet. Hope that helps.

 

^how much did you pay for type-s seats?

 

you tried to plug the old module but it didn't work? Does that mean that the type -s one is needed for this? And driver's side worked fine without it, just plug and play?

 

if your back is sore, you might have your seat set improperly!

 

+1....I drive about 25K+ miles/year and these seats are not that comfortable. I drove my friends G35 this past weekend and just sitting in his seats made the pain in my back go away. I've played with the lumbar plenty of times on my long road trips and it doesn't help.

 

I guess if you can find a used pair of front Type S seats, it would be the best way, assuming the airbag module question gets answered.

But if you were to buy the new parts from the dealer, it would be much cheaper to replace just the seat pads and the leather cover, if that's possible.

 

I sourced it from car-part I paid $500

I did the swap last year and just never got around to ordering the module for the passenger side seat. I remember the module being missing under the seat so I tried to replace the box from my older seats and it didn't work. I don't remember to much from the driver side, when I get time I will check out again. I believe the driver side was plug and play, but the passenger side is where you run into problems.

 

would a 2008 Type S seats fit a 2005 base model? i want the seats because i noticed they have better holsters then the base model. sorry to bring up an old thread...

 

The question was pretty much answered in this thread already wasn't it?

 

I would swap them out if they had holsters.

 

the word he is looking for is bolster.

also; he did not read the thread as the answer is in the thread.
noobs are gonna noob

 

lil12002.....read the thread my friend

 

I like the side bolsters on the on the base seats, I do feel pretty planted in the seat. I'd prefer a nice holster though, the center console is kinda slow to draw from.

 

Best thing about the seat holster is you can draw without being seen from outside the car. Great for those all too common car-jacking attempts.

 

sit on a pillow that would help

 

LOL my mom does that. Cause shes short tho

 

 

Bump. Just swapped some Type S seats into my base but the heated seats function no longer works! Anyone else have problems with this? I'll re-try again in the morning but not all the connections are the same. The base has an extra connector I believe.

 

What was the reason you decided to change seats ?

 

If you're asking me, a couple reasons..

1. The Type S seats have thicker bolsters, gives you more of the bucket seat feel. I drive my car hard and today on the highway, going fast in the twisties I especially noticed the improvement in the seats they kept me in my seat firmly. Whereas with my base seats I'd be moving out of my seat left and right even with the seatbelt on. I'm a fairly slim dude.

2. I like the 2-tone ebony / silver type S seats, makes the TL look like a racekor.

 

Cool pictures ? How much did the seats cost you ? Did you change both ?

 

I changed both front and rear. I'll get some pics up tomorrow after I mess around with these things to get the heated seats working.

Check local scrapyards that are parting out a salvaged Type S. In my area there are a few Type S being parted out you can get the full seats for about $400-500.

 

Makes me wish I was in Canada. I need a 2 tone silver bottom seat cover for the drivers side. Mine is torn and the dealer wants $1200 to fix.

 

Much harder to find salvaged TLs in Canada, since there are less of them. Not to mention people jump on them really quickly when they are getting parted out.

 

Alright so I re-checked all my connections.. still no luck. The passenger's seat all the connections are in. On the driver's side, the Type S seat has an extra grey connector that is not there from the floor harness in my base.

Here's a pic of the unused connector (the grey one beside the yellow one):




Could that possibly be the connection for the heated seats? Although my passenger's side heated seat also does not work which is pretty confusing.

If someone has a wiring diagram for the seats it would be much appreciated. Winter's almost here and I don't want to freeze my butt off.

 

Can someone post a pic of a Type S Seat and a Base Seat so I can see the difference ?

 

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?p=14631985

 

Bump. No one had any problems with the heated seats after swapping Type S into their base?

My fuses are good. I'd like to hope that the seats I bought don't have bad heating elements on BOTH seats. That would suck.

 

I have owned an '04 TL and now an '08 Type-S. I haven't owned the '04 in a few years but I do not believe you will find the Type-S seats any more comfortable. It is easy to dial in too much or too little lumbar support...especially combined with the wrong seat back angle.

 

i've sat in both base tl and type s seats...honestly they feel about the same to me lol