Seats that give more head room?

[bimmer8604]

hmm..

lol thats what i thought.

as far as seats, i just put a recaro/sparco similar seat in, and its very low. i can still play with a bit of adjustability with the bracket, but i think it will work out nice. I would say a good upgrade would be the sport seats, as they do lower you quite a bit and are more comfortable for DDing than a fixed back seat.

kyle

[Justin B]

hmm..

haha yep.. nice wording just enough for the cutoff :)

[PУCCKAЯ_e30ka]

I'm 6.5 and i have 318is sport vinyl seats... they're really nice. 'cept for the vinyl feel (kinda rubbery/skin like) hold you in place, you have about 2-2.5in head room when you sit straight (90* perp. to the car!) so you'll have room, mine are rolled back on all but one notch, and rotated a bit to fit me, i'm about 180, so it's just what i was looking for, (got 'em for cheap too) if you are little bigger then me (heavier) then the ass space might be little tight for you, i'm pretty skiny.

[rwh11385]

sorry mang, didn't see this until now.

the sport seats gave me at least another 1-1.5" of headroom over my nonsports, but i still scrape my head on bumps sometimes (i sit with the seat damn near upright, and i've got a tall upper body)

i'm looking for replacements now as the frame sharted itself on the driver's sport seat, and local guys want $150 just to tear it down, let alone fix it.

Hey Robert. I take it that its the seat back that is broken/bent? You'll want to remove the seat firstly. Then pull the headrest off. Then fold the seat forward and remove the 2 screws that hold the seat back cover in place (at the bottom of the cover). The cover comes off by sliding up (there is a clip on each top corner), then off. From there you can assess what is broken, and remove what you need to for leather and foam. There is an excellent write up from Jordan in the Tech section of R3V.

[Charlie]

I thought that a tilt steering wheel was what helped adjust for more headroom?


Dave, you die for that pic.

-Charlie

[2002maniac]

lol. how tall are you Charie? Were you slouched down in that pic? What brackets does Skafrog have?

I've been thinking of getting those momo's and I'm 6'1"

[rwh11385]

lol. how tall are you Charie? Were you slouched down in that pic? What brackets does Skafrog have?

I've been thinking of getting those momo's and I'm 6'1"

custom. on the fucking floor.

[Dave]

I thought that a tilt steering wheel was what helped adjust for more headroom?


Dave, you die for that pic.

-Charlie

Heeter planted it here first - its a re-post. :D

Rob's seats there are literally about on the floor. I am about 3 or so inches taller than Charlie - and I'd be looking just over the wheel, instead of through the spokes.

[Charlie]

lol. how tall are you Charie? Were you slouched down in that pic? What brackets does Skafrog have?

I've been thinking of getting those momo's and I'm 6'1"

I'm 5'6 on a good day. I fit into Miatas and Elise's with no problem, as well as open wheel cars. I can fit into anything with a helmet on.

-Charlie

[2002maniac]

Skafrog must be a monster.

[rwh11385]

Skafrog must be a monster.

he's a shade shorter than me... i think...

either way, the seating position is really nice for driving. i look like a little kid in my seat and am 6'1"

the thing i loved most about my acura was being low in the car. helped the whole feel and clear the steering wheel with my big monster legs. i hated my g20 because i was so high and it was hard to work the clutch the first few weeks. when i got the recaro, it was tough to drive again... and this is why i don't like e34 driving position as well


cliffnotes: put your seats as low as possible.

[Dave]

I'm 5'6 on a good day. I fit into Miatas and Elise's with no problem, as well as open wheel cars. I can fit into anything with a helmet on.

-Charlie

I stand corrected - I am 4+ inches taller. :p And I am short!

[Scott314]

Charlie in Skafrog's car -

Would this work for you, Scott????

Maybe if I hunched down a little.

[Scott314]

After being in an e30 M3 with a helmet on...sport seats are still way too high. I might need a setup like heeter. Those Recaros are a pretty decent height. I was thinking about going with a TRS, but I'm not sure if those would be as low. Can you use fixed back seats with stock seatbelts, or is that a bad idea?

[Beej '86 325es]

After being in an e30 M3 with a helmet on...sport seats are still way too high. I might need a setup like heeter. Those Recaros are a pretty decent height. I was thinking about going with a TRS, but I'm not sure if those would be as low. Can you use fixed back seats with stock seatbelts, or is that a bad idea?

my thought as well. No, that's not a bad idea, it's my plan as well actually. If you don't have a roll bar, you shouldn't be running 4, 5 or 6 pt harnesses.