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Car seat adjustment for a shortie

  • 18-10-2015 2:23pm
    #1
    jos28
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    I'm 5ft zero and driving a Hyundai Coupe. The seat height is at it's max but still not high enough for me :(. I bought one of these and it's really uncomfortable. I don't really need a full cushion just something at the back of the seat to raise me up a bit.
    http://www.halfords.ie/motoring-travel/car-accessories/car-seat-covers-cushions/halfords-comfort-cushion

    My short little legs can reach the pedals and the arm distance is fine. It's the visibility that I'm not happy with. I've done a bit of googling but haven't found a solution. Has anyone done a permanent modification to
    the height of a seat. Can you have extenders or pacers or something fitted ?


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  • #2
    biko
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    http://www.amazon.com/DRIVERS-ANGLE-CUSHION-WASHABLE-COVER/dp/B003NT7OK4
    Maybe?


  • #3
    jos28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,219 ✭✭✭jos28


    Definitely better than the one I bought. Had to laugh at this bit Enjoy the comfort and support you need while getting a safer view through the windshield, not the steering wheel


  • #4
    gctest50
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    jos28 wrote: »
    I'm 5ft zero and driving a Hyundai Coupe. The seat height is at it's max but still not high enough for me :(. I bought one of these and it's really uncomfortable. I don't really need a full cushion just something at the back of the seat to raise me up a bit.
    http://www.halfords.ie/motoring-travel/car-accessories/car-seat-covers-cushions/halfords-comfort-cushion

    My short little legs can reach the pedals and the arm distance is fine. It's the visibility that I'm not happy with. I've done a bit of googling but haven't found a solution. Has anyone done a permanent modification to
    the height of a seat. Can you have extenders or pacers or something fitted ?

    raise the seat would be better than daft cushions n stuff

    http://www.srautoshop.com/#!seat-kit-details/cimt


  • #5
    jos28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,219 ✭✭✭jos28


    That's exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for. Don't mind if it's a permanent fixture as I'm the only one driving it.


  • #6
    Special Circumstances
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,569 ✭✭✭Special Circumstances


    jos28 wrote: »
    That's exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for. Don't mind if it's a permanent fixture as I'm the only one driving it.

    Some manufacturers use the same footprint for seat rails for different models, for example you probably swap seat rails for a Subaru Impreza with a Subaru forester, the forester ones being taller than the impreza ones.

    Edit, example of what I'm talking about:
    http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulletin/f115/bobby-s-wrb-07-fsxt-55893/index51.html#post758726

    What year is the Coupe? May you could get seat rails from another car in the Hyundai range from a similar year? If they are the same foot print probably any of them would be one or two inches taller than the Coupe.


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  • #7
    jos28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,219 ✭✭✭jos28


    Special Circumstances wrote: »
    Some manufacturers use the same footprint for seat rails for different models, for example you probably swap seat rails for a Subaru Impreza with a Subaru forester, the forester ones being taller than the impreza ones.

    Edit, example of what I'm talking about:
    http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulletin/f115/bobby-s-wrb-07-fsxt-55893/index51.html#post758726

    What year is the Coupe? May you could get seat rails from another car in the Hyundai range from a similar year? If they are the same foot print probably any of them would be one or two inches taller than the Coupe.

    That's a brilliant idea. mine is a 2007. I shall get my sources to go searching !


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