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Post Sat Aug 26, 2006 8:02 pm

not being 6'4" i feel proper short in the cab, and it looks like the seat has no height adjustment is this right? And the better half is only just over 5' and cant even see ove the dash.. short of booster seats :cry: anyone overcome this problem? :oops:
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Post Sat Aug 26, 2006 8:05 pm

there is a lever on the side of the seat push it down and the seat should lift up
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Post Sat Aug 26, 2006 8:07 pm

funny you should say that.. when I drove my husbands cab I had to sit on a cushion to see better :oops:
but in my car now I do not need a cushion.. I can just about see over the dashboard :mad:
but thinking about it now Im sure the seats were adjustable??
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Post Sat Aug 26, 2006 8:09 pm

Problem is it doesnt just go up and down but arc's up towards the front so when you raise the seat you may need to move it back a bit. Just have a play until you find something confortable
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Post Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:08 pm

Push the lever down that is also for reclining the back rest of the seat. This will allow the whole seat to go up or down!
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Post Sat Aug 26, 2006 10:26 pm

ive considered washers or fabricating risers in mine.

came back from the beach a while ago sitting on a towl as not to get the seat wet, and liked the height , had good elbow angle too ;)
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Post Sun Aug 27, 2006 7:41 pm

i always have to put the seats all the way down and then i'm still touching the roof with my hair...
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Post Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:34 am

gareth wrote:i always have to put the seats all the way down and then i'm still touching the roof with my hair...
your either too bloody tall or your hair needs a trim then :cry:
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Post Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:43 am

I always find that being sat really low in your car has a few advantages!!!

Firstly I dont have do duck (being 6ft3) but also when you get some nasty twat giving you road rage cos youre in an 'old shitty' BMW, then at the lights when they run up to your car and you 'pop' out its just priceless the look on their face!!!
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Post Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:39 am

not being 6'4" i feel proper short in the cab, and it looks like the seat has no height adjustment is this right? And the better half is only just over 5' and cant even see ove the dash..
thats cause the car is built for MEN, like a Yorkie, not for girls winkeye

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Post Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:38 am

thats cause the car is built for MEN, like a Yorkie, not for girls
:lol: pricless!
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Post Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:40 am

easy now lol

i liketo sit low.and relaxed lying back, kinda thing...im 5ft 6 and on its lowest setting! when i sit up higher it makes me more tense for some reason and i get more close calls!
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Post Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:48 am

appletree wrote:
thats cause the car is built for MEN, like a Yorkie, not for girls
:lol: pricless!
:pff:
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Post Mon Aug 28, 2006 10:11 am

glenbat wrote:
gareth wrote:i always have to put the seats all the way down and then i'm still touching the roof with my hair...
your either too bloody tall or your hair needs a trim then :cry:
both i reckon!
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Post Mon Aug 28, 2006 10:34 am

low seats in a sport caused me to buy the missus a Z3 :cry:
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