2005 Camry SE seat height

Hello,

We bought our 2005 Camry SE last September, and I basically love
*everything* about the car, with two exceptions.

1. The windshield wiper controls are BACKWARDS. (Up for a single wipe,
down and down for faster and faster intermittent and continuous wipe?
Gimme a break! This only makes sense if the control were on the LEFT
side!!)

OK, I'm prettymuch adjusted to that. No big deal.


2. My head rubs against the headliner unless I slouch.

This one still bugs me. We got the car for long trips where comfort is
the prime concern. I know it's because of the sun/moon roof, which I
like OK, but could do without. That's largely irrelevant, though,
because we couldn't get one without.

So, is there any way to LOWER the driver's seat?

I'm pretty handy with tools, so digging into the seat moorings
wouldn't bother me, but I'd like to know if anyone else has had this
problem and how to go about doing it . . . .


(I'll probably get used to that too, but it's still irksome. Happily I
will NOT have that problem in the 2006 Scion xB commuter that's on
order!)

-Don
--
"Ladies and gentlemen take my advice.
Pull down your pants and slide on the ice."

-- Sidney Freedman

"Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
news:q82ki1dj5j09f24qbf9qhhposupud9eok0@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Hello,
>
> We bought our 2005 Camry SE last September, and I basically love
> *everything* about the car, with two exceptions.
>
> 1. The windshield wiper controls are BACKWARDS. (Up for a single wipe,
> down and down for faster and faster intermittent and continuous wipe?
> Gimme a break! This only makes sense if the control were on the LEFT
> side!!)
>
> OK, I'm prettymuch adjusted to that. No big deal.[/color]

Toyotas have had this setup for 30 years.
[color=blue]
>
>
> 2. My head rubs against the headliner unless I slouch.
>
> This one still bugs me. We got the car for long trips where comfort is
> the prime concern. I know it's because of the sun/moon roof, which I
> like OK, but could do without. That's largely irrelevant, though,
> because we couldn't get one without.
>
> So, is there any way to LOWER the driver's seat?
>
> I'm pretty handy with tools, so digging into the seat moorings
> wouldn't bother me, but I'd like to know if anyone else has had this
> problem and how to go about doing it . . . .
>[/color]

If you have power seats, they do adjust for height. I believe that manual
seats also adjust for height with twist knobs.

Other than that, there is no easy way to lower the driver's seat.[color=blue]
>
> (I'll probably get used to that too, but it's still irksome. Happily I
> will NOT have that problem in the 2006 Scion xB commuter that's on
> order!)
>
> -Don
> --
> "Ladies and gentlemen take my advice.
> Pull down your pants and slide on the ice."
>
> -- Sidney Freedman[/color]


--
Ray O
correct the return address punctuation to reply

Ray O wrote:[color=blue]
> "Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
> news:q82ki1dj5j09f24qbf9qhhposupud9eok0@4ax.com...
>[color=green]
>>Hello,
>>
>>We bought our 2005 Camry SE last September, and I basically love
>>*everything* about the car, with two exceptions.
>>
>>1. The windshield wiper controls are BACKWARDS. (Up for a single wipe,
>>down and down for faster and faster intermittent and continuous wipe?
>>Gimme a break! This only makes sense if the control were on the LEFT
>>side!!)
>>
>>OK, I'm prettymuch adjusted to that. No big deal.[/color]
>
>
> Toyotas have had this setup for 30 years.
>
>[color=green]
>>
>>2. My head rubs against the headliner unless I slouch.
>>
>>This one still bugs me. We got the car for long trips where comfort is
>>the prime concern. I know it's because of the sun/moon roof, which I
>>like OK, but could do without. That's largely irrelevant, though,
>>because we couldn't get one without.
>>
>>So, is there any way to LOWER the driver's seat?
>>
>>I'm pretty handy with tools, so digging into the seat moorings
>>wouldn't bother me, but I'd like to know if anyone else has had this
>>problem and how to go about doing it . . . .
>>[/color]
>
>
> If you have power seats, they do adjust for height. I believe that manual
> seats also adjust for height with twist knobs.
>
> Other than that, there is no easy way to lower the driver's seat.
>[color=green]
>>(I'll probably get used to that too, but it's still irksome. Happily I
>>will NOT have that problem in the 2006 Scion xB commuter that's on
>>order!)
>>
>>-Don
>>--
>>"Ladies and gentlemen take my advice.
>>Pull down your pants and slide on the ice."
>>
>>-- Sidney Freedman[/color]
>
>
>[/color]
I have a 2004 Camry, and, like you, love it except for the seats...
After about 30 minutes it feels like there's a basketball just behind
your knees on your upper legs. There's no way to lower the front of the
seats enough to make this go away (and I DO have electric seats). I also
have a 2002 Avalon and THOSE seats are nice and comfy... and ALMOST the
same size... that's what makes it so annoying.

Steve Henderson

Didn't you sit in the vehicle before you bought it ?


"Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
news:q82ki1dj5j09f24qbf9qhhposupud9eok0@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Hello,
>
> We bought our 2005 Camry SE last September, and I basically love
> *everything* about the car, with two exceptions.
>
> 1. The windshield wiper controls are BACKWARDS. (Up for a single wipe,
> down and down for faster and faster intermittent and continuous wipe?
> Gimme a break! This only makes sense if the control were on the LEFT
> side!!)
>
> OK, I'm prettymuch adjusted to that. No big deal.
>
>
> 2. My head rubs against the headliner unless I slouch.
>
> This one still bugs me. We got the car for long trips where comfort is
> the prime concern. I know it's because of the sun/moon roof, which I
> like OK, but could do without. That's largely irrelevant, though,
> because we couldn't get one without.
>
> So, is there any way to LOWER the driver's seat?
>
> I'm pretty handy with tools, so digging into the seat moorings
> wouldn't bother me, but I'd like to know if anyone else has had this
> problem and how to go about doing it . . . .
>
>
> (I'll probably get used to that too, but it's still irksome. Happily I
> will NOT have that problem in the 2006 Scion xB commuter that's on
> order!)
>
> -Don
> --
> "Ladies and gentlemen take my advice.
> Pull down your pants and slide on the ice."
>
> -- Sidney Freedman[/color]

In article <q82ki1dj5j09f24qbf9qhhposupud9eok0@4ax.com>, Don Fearn
<pooder@charter.net> wrote:[color=blue]
> We bought our 2005 Camry SE last September, and I basically love
> *everything* about the car, with two exceptions.[/color]
....[color=blue]
> 2. My head rubs against the headliner unless I slouch.[/color]
....[color=blue]
> So, is there any way to LOWER the driver's seat?
> I'm pretty handy with tools, so digging into the seat moorings
> wouldn't bother me, but I'd like to know if anyone else has had this
> problem and how to go about doing it . . . .[/color]

The seat anchors are designed and built to some pretty stiff standards
to prevent the seats' tearing loose in a collision. Tampering with them
might buy you a very costly inch.

Brent

I coulda sworn "Dana" <dlkramer@mindspring.com> typ'd:
[color=blue]
>Didn't you sit in the vehicle before you bought it ?[/color]

Well, duh.

It was the BEST of the cars we test drove, and NONE of them had
sufficient head room, basically because they all had sunroofs.

I thought maybe someone knew if it was possible to lower the seat and
I found out the answer is no.

But thanks for playing . . . .

-Don
--
"Ladies and gentlemen take my advice.
Pull down your pants and slide on the ice."

-- Sidney Freedman

Best you can do is adjust the seat back angle so you aren't so upright.

"Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
news:q82ki1dj5j09f24qbf9qhhposupud9eok0@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Hello,
>
> We bought our 2005 Camry SE last September, and I basically love
> *everything* about the car, with two exceptions.
>
> 1. The windshield wiper controls are BACKWARDS. (Up for a single wipe,
> down and down for faster and faster intermittent and continuous wipe?
> Gimme a break! This only makes sense if the control were on the LEFT
> side!!)
>
> OK, I'm prettymuch adjusted to that. No big deal.
>
>
> 2. My head rubs against the headliner unless I slouch.
>
> This one still bugs me. We got the car for long trips where comfort is
> the prime concern. I know it's because of the sun/moon roof, which I
> like OK, but could do without. That's largely irrelevant, though,
> because we couldn't get one without.
>
> So, is there any way to LOWER the driver's seat?
>
> I'm pretty handy with tools, so digging into the seat moorings
> wouldn't bother me, but I'd like to know if anyone else has had this
> problem and how to go about doing it . . . .
>
>
> (I'll probably get used to that too, but it's still irksome. Happily I
> will NOT have that problem in the 2006 Scion xB commuter that's on
> order!)
>
> -Don
> --
> "Ladies and gentlemen take my advice.
> Pull down your pants and slide on the ice."
>
> -- Sidney Freedman[/color]

I coulda sworn "Wolfgang" <NOwolfgangdieterSPAM@cox.net> typ'd:
[color=blue]
>Best you can do is adjust the seat back angle so you aren't so upright.[/color]

Apparently so.

If that's the worst problem I have with this car, I'm a happy camper!

-Don
--
"Ladies and gentlemen take my advice.
Pull down your pants and slide on the ice."

-- Sidney Freedman

"Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
news:ge1oi11jf6c00ja3v82avpqaelaq1hpsmb@4ax.com...[color=blue]
>I coulda sworn "Dana" <dlkramer@mindspring.com> typ'd:
>[color=green]
>>Didn't you sit in the vehicle before you bought it ?[/color]
>
> Well, duh.
>
> It was the BEST of the cars we test drove, and NONE of them had
> sufficient head room, basically because they all had sunroofs.
>
> I thought maybe someone knew if it was possible to lower the seat and
> I found out the answer is no.
>
> But thanks for playing . . . .
>
> -Don
> -- I wasn't trying to be a smartass , I'm 6'3 and EVERY Toyota I've sat
> in that had a sunroof didn't have enough headroom . I have no problem in
> my 05 Camry LE . But , I wouldn't buy one with a sunroof because of the
> headroom issue .[/color]

-Dana

[color=blue]
> "Ladies and gentlemen take my advice.
> Pull down your pants and slide on the ice."
>
> -- Sidney Freedman[/color]