Cant see the top of my tach...
 

Anyone else run into the issue where you can not see the top of your tachometer with your current seating position??

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3691/9...005884e4_z.jpge

I have the steering wheel as low as it goes -- Drop it like it's hot -- and my seat relatively close, as I like to almost be on top of the steering wheel. During spirited driving, it can be an issue, but the shift light does help. For reference I am 6'4".

Has this happened to anyone else??

EDIT: after looking at the photo, my perspective isn't nearly as bad as it shows. But I did readjust slightly after reading some of the feedback and I now have the seat slightly more reclined and the wheel a notch higher. Tach is just barely hidden at the top of the arch. Thanks for all the discussion!

Cheers!:happy0180:

Raise the wheel a bit? "Drop it like it's hot" makes it sound as if the appearance matters more than seeing the tach.

im 6'4" and i have no problems....

my only complaint is that i have to do the gangsta lean when i autocross because of having no head room to accomodate a helmet

The steering wheel elevates and telescopes. Raise it so that it frames your dash cluster, and telescope it out to your preference.

The only problem I see here is your choice to "drop it like its hot", I guess because you think that is cool somehow, rather than an accessibility feature designed for people much shorter than you are.

Has nothing to do with being cool...

Just like to be on-top of the steering wheel more, and like it to be lower. Guess I am the only one that prefers it that way

Im 6'3" and I have no problem seeing my tach just raise the steering wheel. I tried to lower mine and my knees hit it. maybe put a little lean and you shouldnt have any problem.

Agree with the others. It seems like you're creating this problem for yourself rather than the car itself giving you a problem.
Lower your seat, raise the wheel, adjust your seating position.
Don't worry, no one's going to notice how high your steering wheel is, so they won't know you're not a real gangsta.

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/i...uTwcJ8-oe0E4_F

One of my favorites.

Are you coming from a huge lifted 4x4 truck?

You shouldn't be sitting on top of your steering wheel. Another member shared this video a while ago and I found this seating position perfect for me.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72qpgA7Cr_4"]Porsche Human Performance: Optimal Seating Position - YouTube[/ame]

HAHA!! No, but I have gone muddin' if that counts.

The steering wheel is all I can afford to drop right now.

I thought a bit of Snoop Dogg would be good. But ever since he started making Jamaican music, it has been downhill. Snoop Lion - I think it is now.

Great Video...good find!

Thanks, I will definitely check out my position and see how out of line it is.

If you want your car to feel lower, wouldn't you want to RAISE your steering wheel so it looks like you're sitting much lower in the car? I'd imagine having a low steering wheel and being above it would make you feel like you're sitting in a bus.

I think its more to do with a long torso and long arms, not a good combo. I have the seat as low as it goes and back pretty far, along with the steering wheel lowish. Still feels like I am hugging the road, which I image is a reason a lot of us like this car. I love feeling like I am low and in control of the car.

It telescopes? Wtf I never knew that. I'll have to check that out when I get home.

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[QUOTE=Foobar;1096315]It telescopes? Wtf I never knew that. I'll have to check that out when I get home.

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That and other mysteries can be learned from the owners manual. No need to go to wizard school to learn those secrets.

i cant imagine being able to heel-toe with the wheel between the knees. my miatas dont have tilt or telescope and if im wearing my shoes it can give me some serious hip pain

Well apparently I need a wizard... Looks like this is a GT86 or FRS only feature. The BRZ manual says vertical and horizontal only.

Wait I'm an idiot. Horizontal I guess is telescopic...

Disregard!

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I've got a similar setup. I'm 6'3" and yes the wheel tilts & telescopes, but not enough for my tastes. So to get to the comfortable position that I prefer, the wheel does get places at the furthest out and down position and ends up looking like your setup.

[quote=Foobar;1096395]Hey Ma! You want to drive? here, let me just move the steering wheel sideways... :bellyroll:

LMAO that's exactly what went through my mind when I realized I was a freakin idiot. LOL

Nope that was the first thing i did when i got my FRS...but im short so i dont have that issue 5'8"

I'm 6 feet and I also like the steering wheel low. Has nothing to do with being cool. It is just comfortable in that position. As with the original poster .... I can't see the tack in this position either. I just look for the shift light when I need to shift.

So I am setup like that video and I still can't see the top of the tach. Its all about body proportions. I'm 5'9" and have very long arms and short torso. Whatever works. I just pay attention to the engine sound and shift light rather than the actual RPM.

Im not exactly sure why this thread exists?

Interesting, somehow I've arrived at this position on my own.
:thanks:

You need a bucket. It' will lower you and in all reality you want to have your legs as straight as possible.

My other car doesn't have a tach.

Probably because that's how it's teached at driving school.

My friend, that's just a bad habit you've learned over the years. Proper seating and steering wheel position should be with your hands on 9 and 3, at chest level. If you stretch out your arms over the top of the steering wheel you should be able to bend your wrists over it.

After looking at the photo in my OP, my perspective isn't nearly as bad as it shows. But I did readjust slightly after reading some of the feedback and I now have the seat slightly more reclined and the wheel a notch higher. Tach is just barely hidden at the top of the arch. Thanks for all the discussion!