My seat hates me, looking for options
 

Love my car, like the seat bottom, just the wings on the seat smash into the nerve on both my rear shoulder cuffs. Its bad enough that driving for more than 20 minutes will give me shooting pains for hours down both arms.

I alleviated a lot of it by putting a 1" bolster pad along the seat back so I don't cup down into the seat as much but that throws everything about the seat off, including making my heated seat much less effective.

Is there anywhere that sells fitted replacement seat backs or any really good suggestions for fixes?

Install a bench seat from a '73 el camino?

Sorry dude, but I don't know what performance seats fit you. do you have a seat style you have used and are comfortable in?

Buy that particular aftermarket seat and install that is my only advice.

Results of a search: you can bend the shoulder bolsters out so they're a bit wider.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...t+bend+bolster

Heh, completely missed that thread. I didn't even think to search DIY forum.

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Did the DIY method help at all?
I am having the same issue, I am not overweight or that tall, I have broad shoulders, I feel like it digs right into the back of my ribs.
I am very close to trading the car in and taking a loss on it.

Really? Over a seat that can be modified or replaced pretty easily?

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I looked through the seat thread and I am having a tough time deciding on what would fit. If anyone has any links to a good comfy seat that will fit I am all ears.


The seat is my own personal mid evil torture device. it hits me mid back above the side bolsters, but below the shoulders.


Has the seat mod worked for anyone, I am willing to try it or buy a new seat.


This car is wonderful, that is why I am willing to try anything to keep.

Sounds like maybe you have the seat leaned back too far or the seat bottom set too low if it's hitting you in that spot.

buy some status reclinables

Looks like the stock seats are too narrow for you. I have a similar problem with JDM Recaros as they compress on my rear shoulders.

The stock seats for the twins are already a tad wider than most German cars with sports package.

Maybe you should put in USDM WRX STI seats as they are made wider than the twins seats.

Oh man, if I could get STI seats to fit and still get as low as the stock seats I'd be all over it.

maybe you can get some perspective from here of seat swap? my concern is that your head might hit the roof since the our seat is much lower.
http://www.subaruxvforum.com/forum/i...-like-oem.html

So final fix: I went to an upholstery shop and hung around for 4 hours while they fixed my seats. It cost about $350 and both my main seat and my passenger seat are adjusted and extremely comfortable now. I didn't want to over bend anything or have it lopsided so I went with someone who could repair any damage :)

Just like the vids linked above:

• They unzip and strip the cover, peel back some foam, and start bending the wire frame for the bolsters out with a couple crowbars.
• The shoulder bolsters are important to pay attention to, the foam exposes a square end after being bent to shape that will show through the seat cover about 3/4" from the seat back up the bolster, and be uncomfortable where it hits the nerve right at your shoulder.
• If you are broad chested like me, then the seat "cup" is a little too narrow as well, they can add 3/4" or so of foam to the base of the foam and push out the cup, effectively making the seat made for a larger person.
• I had the seat base bolsters on the passenger side treated the same way, now my women friends with lovely hips find it comfortable.

My seat fits like a glove! Very happy with this, I highly suggest looking to an upholstery shop to fix your issue before spending a lot of money.

I went to Rich's Custom Upholstery in Seattle (yeah I live in PDX, but I wanted to take a drive... and an honest salesman is worth the trip).