Raising the driver seat, anyone have suggestions?
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Raising the driver seat, anyone have suggestions?
has anyone raised the front seat? i'm looking for an inexpensive way to life it 1.5 or 2 inches higher. anyone have suggestions? are the bolts long enough to put a spacer in under the seat between the floor?
#2
It's possible to add a spacer to the seat rails. I wouldn't try spacing it at the floor mounts. You'd need to buy some grade 10 bolts of the right size/thread. Just be warned that this could cause your seat to break loose in the event of an accident.
#4
Have you thought about just getting a seat cushion to give you a few more inches of height? There are several good products on the market which would bring up your height but not alter the seats.
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i tried on sunday. it wouldn't work anyways. the bolts are all angled perpindicular to themselves.
#9
Good old yellow pages trick =P
But seriously, I would want to LOWER the seating position of my seats.
But seriously, I would want to LOWER the seating position of my seats.
#10
If you lower it then would it affect how the seats suppose to function like when you lay the seats flat?
#11
If you hit hard enough to brake a 10 bolt you probably wouldnt live through the accident anyways...
#12
With a 1" Dowel the sheer potential makes a grade 10 9.5MM Shaft(14mm head typical) bolt pretty weak.
#16
yeah try being 6'...im coming from a honda element that had a height adjustment knob on the drivers seat...every time i get in the fit the seat bolsters are to tight, the seat is to low and the lack of a deadpedal makes my ankle turn sideways.....kinda ironic that they call this car a "fit".
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I would like to just raise the front of the driver's seat slightly to give the seat bottom a little backward tilt. I'm 6'1" and think that would be more comfortable for working the pedals while allowing me to keep the seatback where I want it to reach the wheel. I wish Honda had provided this kind of adjustment from the factory. The otherwise cr*ppy Hyundai cars I drive at work have wonderful adjustability like this using two knobs on the side.
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the bolts are at an angle, pointing outward from eachother. if it's the back tilt you are looking for, you can easily do that, with possible modding or bending the front bracket. just loosen the bolts or take a good look, and you'll know what i was talking about.