How Tall are Members here-Seat set backs.

[Ummgawa]

I am 6'4" and definatly have a seat issue. As we all know, the 1st gens seem to ba made for dudes 5"11 and under. I have taken the seat support out and slid it back almost 6 inches and re bolted my seat to it. any other fixes out there?

[907rs]

Hey Jim!
I'm 6'4" also, and will probably do the same thing with aftermarket seats.

If the lateral-g guys ever get together, it sounds like some of us could be mistaken for a basketball team!

[jannes_z-28]

I am 6'5" and I had the same problem, almost wrapping my knees around the ears driving.

So I bought a pair of seats out of an Audi TT. The good thing with those are that they have a lot of travel. The front mount on its rails I mounted about 1" back from the standard seats. Now I can move the seats fruther up front so my petite wife can drive, she could hardly press the clutch to the floor before. And I can move them so far back that the back hits the rear seat and I can have almost straigh legs when I drive.

What a difference. Then they are of leather so they are more comfortable. And they have heat in the seat too! good to have in cold climates.

Only drawback, I think, is that you get a little higher in the car. Not that I hit the roof but I would have liked it if I was a little more down in the seat.

Here you can see how it looks:




Four point harness has been added after the image was shot.

Jan

[hotwheels]

5' 8" and shrinking.........hotwheels of turborides

[zbugger]

With the exception of hotweels..... YOU ARE ALL A BUNCH OF TALL ASS FREAKS!!!!! GO JOIN A CIRCUS!!!!!!



Oh, and I'm 5'8". It's called average height. Boy, do I feel normal now......

[MaxHarvard]

Damn you bastards are tall. ANd i thought it was tall at 6'1"!

I have a special way to get in and out of my car because of this same issue.

I had a buddy custom make a set of seat rails for his 69... they sit back a full 2" now and its a dream to ride in.

~Eric