I8ABMR

I have had my LS for almost a year now and am loving the car. I love the way it drives, the way it insulates, and the way she looks.......BUT....what I cant stand is the discomfort of the drivers chair. The base of the seat seems to as if it lack appropriate padding and feels a bit lumpy toward the back of the chair because of the ventilated seats. I have had the seat cushion replaced at my Lexus dealership as apart of the TSIB for the seat discomfort. This definitely helped but didn't last. I feel like the base is to shallow and the bolsters on the sides create a pressure points on my legs. I find myself shifting constantly to get comfortable but it only helps temporarily. I have made an appointment at a local upholstery shop that the dealership recommended . I am taking the car in to have the tech there add padding to the center. The tech said he can add padding without having to replace the leather. I am really hoping they can fix the seat for me.

Has anyone had any issues with the seat base? Has anyone had any work done ? I know back in the day we did have several dealership who got the ok from Lexus to send the cars out to have padding added as needed.

I am confident that they can fix the seat and make it comfortable. I will update when I pick up the car

dormie

i thought the seats gave me a serious case of *** ache on long drives and mild annoyance on shorter ones, so i had the tsib foam and cover replacement done a year ago and all is well so far, how long ago did you do the tsib replacement?

I8ABMR

I probably did it about a year ago. I am larger than most NFL linemen so I probably wore the pad a bit more than the average driver and I am wider than most drivers. Most people fit between the bolsters. I am sitting on top of them. Thats were the pressure points come from. By adding pad to the center of the seat this will reduce the relative height of the bolsters. The tech at the shop said he will need the car all day and that he is very confident that he can add padding to the base and reducing the height of the bolsters

rominl

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tammer, i am only 150lb and i could feel the problem with ls460 / gs350 seats. i can only imagine about you.

GSP David

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agrred with the seat being kind of uncomfy. i sat in the IS-F and boy it sure is comfy.

tucker21

did they change the seats for the 2010 model?
one of the main attractions for me was the comfort/quietness of the LS and if the seats aren't comfy for long trips i'm going to seriously reconsider my choice.

rominl

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could be, but i didn't read anything about having different seats (maybe the sport has some difference).

i used to drive back and forth socal and norcal, 400miles straight for 5 hours. i had gs400, is300, sc430, all without any problem. but driving the ls460l and gs350, both me and my wife got stiff back and as others mentioned, "butt ache". hey, it could be i am getting old i don't know

305Busa

Yes. I have the same issue as i8abmr. I'm 270 and thought I worn the seat down.

stanatl

I have issues with my seat as well and it is a 2011. i seem to rub my right thigh on the seat bolster and it gets irritated on long drives. I too keep shifting to find a comfortable position. I've played around with the seat cushion posiion and it doesn't seem to help. Interestingly, I had the same issue with the seat in my LS430 and had the seat worked on by an upholstery company to no avail.

The seats in the Sport are different. I had no problems with the seat in my 2010 Sport.

JFNash

18ABMR:

Have you done the seat cushion TSIB? If I recall correctly it was for all 2007-08 LS460's.

cheez80

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after almost 9 months in the car i still haven't found a driving position that doesn't make my back ache. fml

edarte

Could someone please post the actual TSIB ? Contents, not just number.
TIA

rominl

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charles, either we are both old, or.... we should ask brian too

adamls2

After coming from slammed sports cars and other tight cars i think my *** has lost it's feeling I personally am a big guy 280lbs 6' and i can definitely feel that lack of the bottom cushion support. I drive hours at a time and only a few times did i feel like my bottom was abused, but then again i like to change the seat position a lot. Like most of the fella's here I also can't seem to find a solid seat position. LOL since this is my biggest car that i've owned yet i guess i need to speculate a bit more

cheez80

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my butt doesn't hurt, but my back does. not sure why.