do the seats make your back sweaty? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Sasquachulator · 05-26-2023, 04:57 PM

This applies to the leather/alcantara seats. im not sure if this also applies to the cloth seats.

As we know these seats arent perforated so in hot weather the heat gets trapped betwen your back and the seatback, causing my back to eventually get sweaty. When i reach a light im able to fidget around and arch my back enough to get some cooling effect.

Anyone have any kind of trick to avoid this or minimize this (aside from hoping the cabin is cooled down quick enough). The only thing ive really done is point the central ir vent in the general direction towards the seatback. I dont think it really does anything though lol.

Sapphireho · 05-26-2023, 05:48 PM

Yes, and mine are cloth, and most of the time, I don't even wear a shirt!

Breadman · 05-28-2023, 11:38 AM

These seats are perfect for swamp ass in the summer.

humfrz · 05-29-2023, 01:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

This applies to the leather/alcantara seats. im not sure if this also applies to the cloth seats.

As we know these seats arent perforated so in hot weather the heat gets trapped betwen your back and the seatback, causing my back to eventually get sweaty. When i reach a light im able to fidget around and arch my back enough to get some cooling effect.

Anyone have any kind of trick to avoid this or minimize this (aside from hoping the cabin is cooled down quick enough). The only thing ive really done is point the central ir vent in the general direction towards the seatback. I dont think it really does anything though lol.

My back does not get sweaty with my cloth seats. But, if it did, like back in the day, when the seat covers were made of horsehair, I used one of these low tech cushions.

humfrz · 05-29-2023, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Yes, and mine are cloth, and most of the time, I don't even wear a shirt!

OK, OK, we got the real picture -

RToyo86 · 05-29-2023, 05:59 AM

Yup... Drove around 3-4 hours yesterday during our spring cruise and can confirm back sweaty around 2hrs in.

NWFRS · 05-29-2023, 02:30 PM

The factory cloth seats used to kill me, I think mostly because I couldn’t move around in them without bunching my clothing up. Summers can be humid here but seldom above about 95F. I felt like I was driving around inside a tennis shoe. Real leather made an enormous difference for me in all seasons. Not suede or alcantara, but plain smooth leather.

g e · 05-31-2023, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

This applies to the leather/alcantara seats. im not sure if this also applies to the cloth seats.

As we know these seats arent perforated so in hot weather the heat gets trapped betwen your back and the seatback, causing my back to eventually get sweaty. When i reach a light im able to fidget around and arch my back enough to get some cooling effect.

Anyone have any kind of trick to avoid this or minimize this (aside from hoping the cabin is cooled down quick enough). The only thing ive really done is point the central ir vent in the general direction towards the seatback. I dont think it really does anything though lol.

Not sweaty back so much…

… but sweaty ass is a BIG problem in the summer down here.

No pictures available. Sorry!

05-26-2023, 04:57 PM	#1
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05-26-2023, 05:48 PM	#2
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05-29-2023, 02:30 PM	#7
NWFRS Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: ‘13 FRS Location: USA Posts: 1,296 Thanks: 3,945 Thanked 1,502 Times in 634 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	The factory cloth seats used to kill me, I think mostly because I couldn’t move around in them without bunching my clothing up. Summers can be humid here but seldom above about 95F. I felt like I was driving around inside a tennis shoe. Real leather made an enormous difference for me in all seasons. Not suede or alcantara, but plain smooth leather. __________________ http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82872

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