hitch mount with platform rack

 

You're sure doing a solid days worth of driving, great mileage at your highway speeds dragging a bike_

 

So glad I had the windows tinted and windshield "eyebrow"--really helps keep sun out of my eyes & the car cooler.

 

Hope you missed the bad weather in NYC. No sunshine but lots of lightning...

 

Something I've found that makes a strange, but notable difference in the feel of the seats: Thick floormats. In fact, adding a second floormat under the main one. I don't know why it works, but it makes a huge difference for me. I might stick the extra one, trimmed to size, under the carpet, so that there is less to slide around.

Also, I eliminated one of my main annoyances (combat boots with really thick soles worn daily when commuting to work) by buying a pair with thinner soles. We (USAF) switched to suede sage boots in place of black and shiny, so I couldn't wear my Converse All-Star-like black Marauders.

Anyone in central Cali/Norcal who will be rolling through Monterey, give me a buzz. All of my little tweaks have done wonders to change the feel of the interior, make it more comfortable for gangly-limbed dudes like me. Now if only I could move the B-pillar back a ways farther...

(Other than a Civic coupe, I've never owned a car where the seat wasn't behind the B-pillar, with the pillar next to my head. At least this car has a cushion for my skull if I get rocked to the side!)

 

Occam,was it you who first posted the washers under the seat rail trick? I can't remember where I saw that, but it sure does work, I'm kicking a 34" inseam.

USAF 67-71 and we never dreamt of suede boots.

 

Yup, that was me. Also I too am a member of the "death to assholes who recline their seats in coach" club. (No the seat isn't broken, my knees are firmly in the back of it. Stop trying to force it back.)

Picked myself up a pair of these:


They switched to the suede boots (which can be brushed with a stiff brush if they get dirty, rather than old school spitshine) at the same time as the switch to the e ABUs (Digital camouflage, zero ironing, perm-press, maintenance-free, more functional utility uniform).

 

No more spit shine and cans of spray starch... it just isn't military any more.

 

So, I made another improvement to the seats. I peeled back the front edge of the seat fabric and added some extra material between the foam and frame to enhance the thigh support at the leading edge of the seat. Overall, another improvement, and makes the seats more supportive. I also moved an extra floormat section under the carpet, which for some reason feels better.

It occurs to me that between the door armrest, center armrest, seat, and gas pedal, none are as they were stock. You guys can keep your ricer wheels and exhausts - I'm going for personal comfort.

 

OK... more specifically with the seat:



The seatcover is attached via clips to the frame (you can see one of the white clips above). Unclip these, and you can peel back the cover. The layer of foam that sits directly on the seat frame; you can stick wads of material (I used an old tube sock... clean, of course!) to add bulk. I also put a bit more at the corners, and a thinner layer along the leading edge. The result is much improved thigh support, which is good when you are tall and your legs try to splay to the sides.

I'm slowly but surely transforming it into a really comfortable car!

More info here:
Tall Guy's Guide to Fitting in a Fit

 

I didn't find those clips unfortunately...

 

Doesn't matter - it wasn't satisfactory in the long run - which is why I don't have the car now. The seats are the one serious flaw (for me a breaking point) in an otherwise great little car.

 

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Anyone who does this should be careful to note the grade stampings on the heads of original bolts, and match the hardness grade with longer bolts. Also torque them to the proper spec according to Honda manual. You don't want to mess with anything as important as strength of seat mounting.

I'm 6' 1" and recently drove 2500 miles in less than a week on a cross country trip by myself. No problems with seating, except I wish the floor below my knees was flat rather than humped so I could move my legs around to more different positions.

 

I know this is an old thread and the topic has morphed somewhat. But I'd just like to say my opinion about the 2010 Honda Fit sport seats have changed for the better.

Before I bought The Fit and with research here and elsewhere, I highly expected that I would dislike both the comfort and the durability of the Fit Seats. I had read many threads about both lack of comfort and also the upholestery being a "hair magnet". So much so that I immediately started looking at "Clazzio"s".

Thank god, I'm cheap and slow moving....

I've grown to really like the seats "as is". To me they are comfortable. And while the cover does seem to attract hair, the "moistened micro-fiber" towel to clean off the interior trick works so well I don't find it to be an issue. I'm impressed that I can take a moistened Micro-Fiber and in a few seconds have the interior including the seats looking real sharp.

My opinion, might be different if I owned a dog.

But for now? I've put the whole idea of covers on the back burner. I probably WONT purchase them, until/if The seats start showing disturbing "wear".

It's purely personal, but I LIKE the Honda Fit Sport Upholestery and Seats.

 

You're lucky fitchet. I need to choose between two evils. If I sit straight on the seat my butt hurts after maybe 30 minutes and if I add a cushion there my back hurts after 10-15 minutes. Still trying to figure what to do. I'm thinking of selling back the car but I would lose a lot of money doing that...

 

The only reason I am leaning toward buying the Fit instead of the Fiesta is the good lumbar support in the Fit seat. Some like a lot, others don't. Honda chose the former, for now. I am sure Honda watches these post. So, again, I will get the car ONLY because of the good lumbar support. Solution for all? Adjustable. But fewer cars have that today. Even my 2000 Ford Focus had lumbar adjust. Seems like now, you have to move way upmarket to get it.

 

I bought a 99 civic hatchback since the last time I came, and it's a much more confortable car than the fit, seats are better, fit and finish is better, less noise (mostly because of the long gears). It's just too bad that they all turn into rust buckets, the direction is soft and that there isn't much room in the back. The fit has nice features but on some aspects it feels like such a downgrade compared to older civics.

And last winter I measured both my 87 wagovan civic and the fit inside (they have the same outside dimensions) and the wagovan has almost a full extra foot of interior room (from the dash to the hatch), so it puts things in perspective imo, the fit could be more roomy overall still.

And I measured well, I could fit my motorcycle (yamaha fzr250) in the civic with the trunk closed. I had to remove the front passenger seat but that's it, the bike still had the wheels. It was a 700km trip (so 1400 in total, around 900 miles), after that trip I felt the same as after a 3 hours drive in the fit.

 

Lumbar support is not a bad idea. In fact, most of my pain does not come from the lumbar support... The problem is that having such a proeminent lumber support creates some kind of a hole in the upperback... I mean: its unbalanced.

Still, I love this car and I'M trying to find a way to keep it... but pain after 30 minutes is not good...

 

I have the 2011 base. So far I have not driven over 100 miles at any time. No problems with seat comfort.

 

I would like to take a ride in an older Fit with a lot of miles on it to see if the seat is going to break in. I'm sure they could have done a better job with the seat.
But its an econobox, not a great car like a 78 ElDorado!
JIm 0311