better head rests?
6/15/10, 01:48 PM
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Sounds good Adam. And if it's really a big deal for the color/texture match (and the Fusion headrests end up working) you could just pick up a set of cloth Fusion headrests and have them recovered in matching vinyl/stitching by an upholstery shop. The Stone/Black 400/401A guys have it easier, as the Fusion comes with similar color interiors. Hopefully they work...
6/15/10, 02:08 PM
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too bad.. Fusion doesn't look much better.
I'm gonna have to go to my dealer and ask him if i could start pulling off headreasts from all the cars & truck and trying them on mine!
I'm gonna have to go to my dealer and ask him if i could start pulling off headreasts from all the cars & truck and trying them on mine!
6/15/10, 02:19 PM
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6/15/10, 02:23 PM
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6/15/10, 02:36 PM
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Maybe the Escape is the best bet then. I personally didn't have a problem with them once I got comfortable, but I can see how they'd be a problem for people shorter/taller than me. My mom didn't like them in our Fusion at first.
The headrest didn't bother me when I test drove a '10....
6/15/10, 03:41 PM
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6/15/10, 03:49 PM
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The seats in my Cougar are the first thing everyone complains about when they ride in my car. They're so low and uncomfortable. I took it on a road trip up to Fremont and my passengers were having back pain lol
8/19/10, 06:16 AM
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Finally fixed it
Well I finally straightened out my headrest a bit. It was really simple. I went to my friends shop and it took him longer to find the tool then actually do the job.
We took a 3/8 tube bender and slightly bent back the rod. Just pull back the cover and get it up as high as you can on the bar. We did it by eye put it back on and it felt so much better.
Here is a couple of picks of the final.
We took a 3/8 tube bender and slightly bent back the rod. Just pull back the cover and get it up as high as you can on the bar. We did it by eye put it back on and it felt so much better.
Here is a couple of picks of the final.
8/19/10, 08:43 AM
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I'm not sure what "too upright" means . . . I do like to sit relatively upright, don't like to drive lying down . . . if I recline the seat a little more it does help, but it also makes my arms feel too stretched out (a telescoping steering wheel would be nice too) . . . I have long legs so the seat is pushed almost all the way back.
I'll continue to play with the adjustments, but I'd really like to find some head rests with a more "normal" vertical design.
I'll continue to play with the adjustments, but I'd really like to find some head rests with a more "normal" vertical design.
these seats are not designed to be sitting straight up hint his term "Too up right" everyone who buys a mustang knows this. Hint the design of the head rest being angled forward. So when the seat is leaning back (in the position the designed it for) the head rest with me mostly a vertical.
if your arms feel "to stretched out" then you don't have long legs. People with long legs have long arms. I would love to see a "normal" human being (by normal i mean no physical problems) that has long legs and short arms.
So quit being picky, they designed these seats for comfort =)
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8/19/10, 08:54 AM
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Your over exaggerating...
these seats are not designed to be sitting straight up hint his term "Too up right" everyone who buys a mustang knows this. Hint the design of the head rest being angled forward. So when the seat is leaning back (in the position the designed it for) the head rest with me mostly a vertical.
if your arms feel "to stretched out" then you don't have long legs. People with long legs have long arms. I would love to see a "normal" human being (by normal i mean no physical problems) that has long legs and short arms.
So quit being picky, they designed these seats for comfort =)
these seats are not designed to be sitting straight up hint his term "Too up right" everyone who buys a mustang knows this. Hint the design of the head rest being angled forward. So when the seat is leaning back (in the position the designed it for) the head rest with me mostly a vertical.
if your arms feel "to stretched out" then you don't have long legs. People with long legs have long arms. I would love to see a "normal" human being (by normal i mean no physical problems) that has long legs and short arms.
So quit being picky, they designed these seats for comfort =)
A person comfort is a different and personal thing for them to decide. And considering that many people have had the same complaints on many of the mustang boards. I would say you are way off base.
8/19/10, 08:56 AM
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