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Posted on by Kelly Varney
Note: Article excerpt shown here. Check out the full review at TrailTacoma.com
DO YOU WISH THE FRONT SEATS IN YOUR 3RD GEN TACOMA WERE MORE COMFORTABLE AND HAD MORE STORAGE OPTIONS? THEN THIS IS THE PRODUCT FOR YOU!
The only question I have for you is this; how comfortable are you while seated in your Tacoma?
I have never thought of the seating position of the Tacoma as anything other than okay. I have sat in dozens of trucks and I have been both more and less impressed.
At 5’10”, I am not a huge human. However, I do have longer legs, which has always made the seating position feel a little off.
There are many conversions throughout the forums:
How do you increase your seat comfort
How to increase the seat height
Seat position problems on the Tacoma
Desert Does It saw a need for something better and has knocked it out of the park with their front Seat Jacker. Along with changing the angle of the front of the seat, they have a rear Seat Jacker which changes the angle of the rear of the seat with different width spacers.
Desert Does It doesn’t stop there.
They also came up with a multi-mount panel for the Front Seat Jacker and the Rear Seat Jacker. These multi-mount panels are set up to accept molle pouches which are a standard system used by both military and police.
Honestly, they had me at molle!
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Seat Jackers
I never gave much thought to making my Tacoma seats a more comfortable ride until I made this upgrade. The Front Seat Jacker and the Rear Seat Jacker take the comfort from a 7 to a 9. It completely changes the angle so the front of my seat is ever so slightly higher supporting my legs more comfortably in the driving position.
You have to experience the difference to understand what I mean. It’s just better.
Front Multi-Mounts
Now the fun part. The front multi-mount panel is amazing. So far I have been playing with the setup and the above picture is how I am running it now. I have my Glock 19 in a Kydex, in the waistband holster setup, lefty but still accessible. Luckily, I make all my holsters so that will be a quick fix.
My SOG multi-tool is also on a belt clip. The holster and the SOG all clip over the top of the multi-mount panel and clip into the slots. There is the slightest movement side to side but completely acceptable. The flashlight has a Molle mount pouch and isn’t going anywhere. It is a truly amazing setup.
Rear Multi-Mounts
The rear multi-mount panel I am designating to be a fire extinguisher holder. I’m still looking for the perfect mount and an extinguisher that will fit in that space but I know it’s out there.
Now, it’s not all rainbows (but mostly) with this kit. There are two negatives that I have found.
Foot space: The first is the Rear multi-mount panel takes up the bulk of the back seat passenger’s foot space if you have someone seating there. This is completely acceptable for me since my youngest son is the only one that travels with my wife and I. He just sits behind my wife, on the passenger side, because she is shorter. So, my feeling is, what I lose in the foot room, I am gaining in usable, accessible storage.
Floor Mats: The second is my all-weather floor mats in the rear. I use the rubberized Husky all-weather floor mats to protect my carpet from all the usual stuff. Unfortunately, the rear multi-mount panel sits just high enough for my Husky floor mat to fit underneath it but it is very distorted. I may end up cutting two notches in the floor mat so that it sits more naturally. Again, I don’t think it is that big of a deal and is well worth it to have a fire extinguisher right behind my seat at all times.
Besides, this is just another excuse to look for a new set of floor mats that might fit a bit more easily. So, don’t get me wrong. These mats are my personal choice, I will just need to modify them a bit to accommodate my new rear multi-mount panel perfectly. If you have the standard floor mats, I doubt you will run into this conflict.
All of that being said, I highly recommend the Desert Does It front/rear Seat Jacker and the front/rear multi-mount panel!
