One of the biggest reasons customers choose Tolerance Stack is to solve specific comfort and fitment challenges, and Jim C.'s experience with his FJ Cruiser is a fantastic example. He generously shares his journey from OEM seats to his new scheel-mann and Tolerance Stack setup, highlighting how it addressed his seating position, improved access, and delivered unparalleled heating and cooling with the Klima system. His review below is a good-read for any FJ Cruiser owner considering an upgrade!
"Hey Guys,
My previous message to you was from my phone and so kinda brief.
I think the "Stack" that your team designed and had made is awesome. Well designed and well made. Please pass that along to all.
Yes going from OEM to this great stack and seat is a transition in terms of positioning. And it turns out so nice going to it. I sit slid further back than I used to. I think that I had been riding too far forward in my FJ in the OEM seats for quite a while. The nearly vertical windshield on the FJ had influenced me to go forward I think ha ha.
The Klima gives better access to the back when it tilts forward than the OEM seat did. Unexpected and of course nice. The thing is that I do not have to slide the seat for back access like I used to with the OEM.
I have it in my truck (FJ), not my final install, temporarily wired up to a switched and fused source.
Other heated seats in other cars that I have sat in made me like uncomfortably burning hot and so I did not use them. And the heat from them was too narrow in coverage. Well the Klima has a nice gentle heat and it is mostly everywhere. After running the heat I turned it off and the Klima on and that whisked away the heat from all over very nicely. The cooling system is _good_. works very nicely.
Anyway I will be taking the seat out to install a Blue Sea USB and tidying and securing the wiring as shown. Sliding the sensor, proxy, etc onto the tabs. I had not removed the little OEM snap-on clips and so that may have been why I did not notice how to put them onto the bracket.
Tolerance shows removing the clips at about 3min into this video. I will be facing the Blue Sea outlets to the inside of the pan of course, right? So I can charge devices such as battery jumper pack, flashlight, or whatever.
Even though this is not part of the seat or Stack install, I mention that I will be using a Blue Sea fuse box, for the other accessories that I have and the Klima, sourced by a relay that is triggered when the key is in ACC or greater. Of course keeping correct wire gauge and fuse amperage for everything as required. I will move the Klima fan fuse and the Klima harness fuse to the box.
Last spring I installed the AUX Fuel Tank produced by Man-a-Fre and so with it and the seats I am set to "go". The FJ holds around 39 gallons of gasoline now. By the way that AUX tank is a piece of art also.
Thanks,Jim C."