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joepersad · #1 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 10:26 PM

Hello everyone, got my new Limited leather seats today and they look great. I got them form a company in CA. I am a little aprehensive about putting them in however. I am scared of the airbags deploying, Any advice?? disconnect Battery first??
I have my entire seat set for sale Gray leather - (buckets and rear seats too), (500 clams not a bad deal for perfect shape 08 complete crewmax seat set) my truck is an XSP wich is a decked up SR5. my set is perfect, I just wanted heat and passenger side power. let me know about the safe way to install these please
Thanks!

bulldog11267mad · #2 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 10:37 PM

air bags shouldn't go off. but if you are worried about it disconnect the battery and wait 10 min then start removing the seats.

07DCwhiteSR5 · #3 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 10:38 PM

just disconnect the battery a little while in advance...no issue at all. just unplug and plug in. ur not going to cause them to deploy unless u shorted out the circuit or triggered the sensor...think of the normal day to day driving etc that doesnt trigger it...no big deal.

congrats and that is a great find!!! my Sr5 seats have port installed leather but i would still like to have a power pass seat and heaters...but then again i live in texas so the heaters arent necessary and the passenger has no need to move the seat forward or back...they just sit there so.....but sounds like u had a need and desire and were able to do it for a fraction of what it would cost elsewhere.

joepersad · #4 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 11:00 PM

I actually got really lucky and paid 500 for the set that came out of a truck with low miles. I have no need to keep the old set and I wont even be swapping the backs out(they look just like mine - condition wise). I guess I was spoiled with my 01 sierra SLT that had auto headlights and both seats were full power. I just could not bring myself to spend what they wanted(48-52K) for a limited and i really like the XSP package but to me there are some very basic things toyota shorted us on. I am in temperate Alabama but get around quite a bit plus my wife freezes below 80*
Thanks for the info on the air bags, It would suck to install the seats and then blow them up.
Joe

07DCwhiteSR5 · #5 (**permalink**) 11-04-2009, 12:19 AM

the auto headlights or lack there of, do bug me. i mean, a cavalier came with auto headlights....so i just leave mine in the on position and let them be on in the daytime and they turn off a min or whatever after i park anyway so its no big deal to me.

compare the leather....the leather on the port installed (what is on Sr5's) is a little thicker and than the limited but i guess it doesnt really matter since its the back u arent swapping out...the back seat is vinyl anyway....

joepersad · #6 (**permalink**) 11-04-2009, 10:40 AM

Vinyl!! da--it, when you pay for "leather" you expect to get skin