zr seating

[kriswilkes21]

does any one know if there is sush a thing to bring the height of the seat down in my zr160! like the rails you can get for the mini. i would like to keep the origional interior but im too close to the screen with the seat fully back and down any other tall people suffer with this?

[kris southstand]

Yes me too, i am 6ft 1 with short legs and a long body and my hair sometimes brushes on the headlining (prob worse because of the sunroof)it irritating to say the least, and if i tilt the seat back i have to stretch for 1st gear:~(

[djeclips]

Yea i too have a prob with the seats.im 6 1' and the seat is simpally set too high have to recline the seat 2 get comfertable but then squashing d passengers in the back.and one other thing my driver seat is alsways squeeking>=( >=( >=( and when i visit home on those country roads it wrecks my head.geting it fixed by my dealer this thursday do...thank god:)

[Phil-Mk3-Turbo]

Not 100% sure on your seats but I fitted a lowering kit designed for a MGF to my Rover seats and it worked a treat - I look like the Nova boys now with my eyes just above the wheel :)

Phil

[OliverZR120]

I'm 6'5" and also suffer from this. I really cannot see why the seats are so high in the first place:(
By my reckoning they should be about 10 - 15 cm lower. Have you noticed that this is also mentioned as a big shortcoming in most reviews of the ZR. I think the seating position, as well as being a bugger to tall drivers, tends to detract from the overall sporty feeling of the car.
so any method of lowering them would be great.

[Steve Taylor]

My mate was going to take a ZR for a test drive a couple of months ago and he just wouldn't fit in it.

He is 6'8'' tall and the new Seat Ibiza is the one of the very few cars he comfortably fits in... so he has gone and bought one of those!

[Phil-Mk3-Turbo]

I've got some spare runners in the garage, i'll have a look at the potential for making them lower and post what I find.

Must admit, low seats feel more sporty.

Phil

[Liamspiers]

Same problem guys..About 6ft2 here..

Worse the other day,coming back from a wee hair trim and now theres loose hair stuck to the roof..not nice..:(

[Dr Dave]

Liam - I thought you were short! Just the mental pic you build up of peeps, y'see?

Guys, just be careful if you mess around with your seat fixings - if anything (god forbid) happpened in a crash and your seat came loose, you wouldn't be best pleased, would you? especially so with today's pyrotechnic seat belt pretensioners and airbags

[SteveChilds]

I believe the seat height is going to be looked at when the 25/ZR is face lifted (next year I think).

[Mr Gadget]

Dr Dave wrote:
Liam - I thought you were short! Just the mental pic you build up of peeps, y'see?

Guys, just be careful if you mess around with your seat fixings - if anything (god forbid) happpened in a crash and your seat came loose, you wouldn't be best pleased, would you? especially so with today's pyrotechnic seat belt pretensioners and airbags

Yeah thats all well & good Dave but its MGRs fault for not having it lower in the first place i mean it wasnt much to ask no was it Agree ?? the Customer is correct here & i wish mine was lower & iam only 5ft 8"


>=(

[Dr Dave]

No doubt about it Graham, the customer is right. The seats (for some) can be too high - I'm 6ft and I don't have any problems.

[Liamspiers]

Dave, Huh, moi ! short.?

6ft 2" 16stone of pure hunk...

Know what you mean about these mental pics you build up..I thought you were a slim guy with a receeding hair line with a fascination about skateboards..How right i was..:D :D

Soz coulnd`t resist Doc..

[Dr Dave]

How wrong you are Liam :D