Interesting. The seat is an inch and a half to two inches lower than the
> stock Scion seat, and you sit IN it rather than ON it. The seat cushion
> extends further out, which I like.
>
> However, I was onlyt able to locate two of the mounting bolts, and since I
> put it in at dusk I didn't check the airbag sensor connector (I didn't
> realize it had one until the airbag light came on and stayed on.) >
> The clutch is a LOT easier to work with the lower seat height! I have
> never stalled a 5 speed so much in my life as in this car, but now it's > great.
>
> The only drawback is that I'm STILL to close to the pedals, and my legs
> are still 'folded up'.
>
> I might make some brackets to locate the seat a bit further back. >
> One more thing: on the 60 mile trip to pick up the Celica seat, I never
> did get "ass fatigue". It actually is a comfortable seat, but I like
> sitting in the seat rather than on it.
>
> Also, I haven't verified this, but I have heard the Celica seats were made
> by Recaro.
>
If you are talking about the Celica GTS seats with the inflatable lumbar support that you inflated with a squeeze bulb, they were not made by Recaro. I'd guess that they were assembled by Toyota Boshoku, Toyota's interior parts subsidiary. I remember the GTS being in short supply because parts of the seats were made by a small mom and pop operation that had difficulty gearing up for the unexpected demand.
The seats were a big hit with car thieves, and replacements were not initially not available as an assembly so dealers had to order the pieces of the seat for theft replacements.