Thread: poor seating position

No sun roof! but I've got a grinder and a garbage bag for the wet months .
could be a cheap solution?

I'm 6 foot 2 and I love the seating position but do know what you're talking about.
When sitting at traffic lights I have to crouch right down so as I can see them change. I don't have a tint band at the top and certainly don't want one. That would make the situation that much worse.

Don't get me wrong, off road the seating position is excellent, i think thats what makes driving a disco off road great, due to the steep angle over the bonnet, having said that its not the best for driving in town or even on the highway, obviously every body is different and making a vehicle that could accommodate every ones preference would be and engineers nightmare.

I was curious to know if it was just me,and if any one had tried a fix, about 12 months ago i had the misfortune to ride in a pajero, and to my surprise they have floating seats in the front, well i think it was a pajero and the lady who owned it told me they were standard.

And as 2 rocks has pointed out it seems that the d2 had a rethink about the seating position, I'm guessing that the poms didn't think to highly either, no offence to the poms you guys are alright

Originally Posted by 2 rocks

Now this is interesting...one of the things that used to drive me spare about my D1 was the driving position and the stupid cardboard bits above the pedals (I'm 6'4" BTW) and I went through the same thing. Maybe getting the seat moved etc,
Mike

Those bloody cardboard bits... What the hell was anyone thinking? I had to rip mine out and just run the wires a bit differently.

xav

I'm 5'7" and I find that some times I have to crunch down to look under the roof edge. I also find the go pedal is poorly placed with no chance of toe healing. Not with my size 7's anyway. And the steering wheel is to close when I get my leg's right. A bit like Jeeps, but not nearly as bad. Oh and the seat cushion could be longer. And lets not even mention the head rest.
But I do like the Steering wheel. I love the placement of the gear lever, but not the transfer lever.
Enough whingeing, mostly happy with it.

Originally Posted by Xavie

Those bloody cardboard bits... What the hell was anyone thinking? I had to rip mine out and just run the wires a bit differently.

xav

Bloody awful stuff, I agree.

Originally Posted by Xavie

Those bloody cardboard bits... What the hell was anyone thinking? I had to rip mine out and just run the wires a bit differently.

xav

I had to rip mine out to get my feet in! lol!

Kingy - yep import NA - NG Pajeros and the up-spec local ones had suspension seats for front passengers, with adjustable pre-load for the size of the bum on the squab. Could be locked off in 3 height positions which was actually quite useful, but to leave it operational off-road was inviting a head shaped impression in your roof!
I always had mine locked off - it just made me sea-sick...
Mike

Originally Posted by 2 rocks

I had to rip mine out to get my feet in! lol!

Kingy - yep import NA - NG Pajeros and the up-spec local ones had suspension seats for front passengers, with adjustable pre-load for the size of the bum on the squab. Could be locked off in 3 height positions which was actually quite useful, but to leave it operational off-road was inviting a head shaped impression in your roof!
I always had mine locked off - it just made me sea-sick...
Mike

Yeah i think this might be worth investigating.
as chasing down some second hand pajero seats and retro fitting them might be easier and cheaper than the first fix i was thinking. lol i only remembered the pajero when i made that post (took that long to recover from the trauma), I'm sure that there must be other import 4wd's that have a similar thing?

PS. thanks for the conformation Mike