Custom extended seat rails group order

[problemchild]

I have a friend who is very talented and will make extension rails for my 08. If you need rails please say so here. He is going to make a batch of rails at one time.

Im not sure if the 08 has the same mounts as the other years does anyone know?

Im driving my car to Flagstaff so he can measure it precisely. They will be heavy duty rails that your rails bolt too. Not flimsy extensions.

They will be radius edges and painted black or gray. He will probably oval the holes to allow for factory tolerance errors.

He wants to make a large batch to make it worth his time.

Im asking for mount points at 2,4,6,8 inches. Or they can come blank and you drill the holes. A 3/8ths AC drill and proper bit is all thats needed.

They will be a simple DIY install at home in 30-45 minutes with basic socket wrench tools.

If enough people want dropped or lowered rails he can make those as well. The dropped rails will be lowered 2 inches from stock. I might even have him make mine cant back by an inch or two for a custom feel.

Please post here if your interested. I have no idea of the cost but they should be reasonable and money wont be a factor compared to comfort.

Naturally they will be marked "Off Highway use only" and not for on highway use.

[mrblaise]

Is there a price?

Originally Posted by problemchild

I have a friend who is very talented and will make extension rails for my 08. If you need rails please say so here. He is going to make a batch of rails at one time.

Im not sure if the 08 has the same mounts as the other years does anyone know?

Im driving my car to Flagstaff so he can measure it precisely. They will be heavy duty rails that your rails bolt too. Not flimsy extensions.

They will be radius edges and painted black or gray. He will probably oval the holes to allow for factory tolerance errors.

He wants to make a large batch to make it worth his time.

Im asking for mount points at 2,4,6,8 inches. Or they can come blank and you drill the holes. A 3/8ths AC drill and proper bit is all thats needed.

They will be a simple DIY install at home in 30-45 minutes with basic socket wrench tools.

If enough people want dropped or lowered rails he can make those as well. The dropped rails will be lowered 2 inches from stock. I might even have him make mine cant back by an inch or two for a custom feel.

Please post here if your interested. I have no idea of the cost but they should be reasonable and money wont be a factor compared to comfort.

Naturally they will be marked "Off Highway use only" and not for on highway use.

[problemchild]

Originally Posted by mrblaise

Is there a price?

He said depends on order quantity. 5 is different then 25 or 50. Lets see how many are interested.

Ballpark 250-300 would probably be real close.

[bestmapman]

Originally Posted by problemchild

He said depends on order quantity. 5 is different then 25 or 50. Lets see how many are interested.

Ballpark 250-300 would probably be real close.

I am interested.

[Boo]

If the product works without raising the seat height too much, and is simple DIY, I would think that almost all PriusChatters who have written here about wanting to move their driver's (or passenger's) seat further back, would be interested.

[problemchild]

Originally Posted by Boo

If the product works without raising the seat height too much, and is simple DIY, I would think that almost all PriusChatters who have written here about wanting to move their driver's (or passenger's) seat further back, would be interested.

They need to put it in writing so we can get a head count. He will make one batch and move on so.......

[Boo]

Originally Posted by problemchild

They need to put it in writing so we can get a head count. He will make one batch and move on so.......

Yep. Doing my near best to spread the word now. Have posted a link to this thread on the most recent seat extension threads I've seen.

[SLO Prius]

$250-300 doesn't seem too bad for more comfort. The "simple DIY" being a key part of it (but then I'm sure someone will upload a bunch of pictures of their installation to make it a snap). I'm interested.

[problemchild]

Originally Posted by SLO Prius

$250-300 doesn't seem too bad for more comfort. The "simple DIY" being a key part of it (but then I'm sure someone will upload a bunch of pictures of their installation to make it a snap). I'm interested.

I will have him make one for me as a "Sample" for picture taking and install info.

I need to know if all years have the same mount points. If you look down from the roof towards the seat my mount points are in an H pattern. The top left, bottom left and top right are all normal straight down mount points. The bottom right point is side mounted. My left side is 23 inches from mount to mount and the right is 25 inches.

Can anyone confirm their year model and the look and dimensions of the mount points. I have an 2008.

[ktoepp]

I also have a 2008, so I can't confirm whether your measurements work for other years.

I'd be most interested if the rails allowed the seat to drop an inch or so in addition to going back (I'm gonna break my cruise control squeezing under the wheel when I get in). Is that price for both seats?
Thanks,
Kevin