My driver seat is too narrow for my hips...
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Re: My driver seat is too narrow for my hips...Problem solved
Originally Posted by popeye
Found a solution to my right hip ache from the driver seat bolster. I already had half the solution in the trunk from riding a BMW motorcycle cross counrty. So my fix was cheap. The sheepskin I got from Alaska Leather and it is perfect for this application. It is a 24x24 inch backed square piece of sheepskin. Anyway.....
I went to WalMart and bought a package of 4 pieces of foam for making cushions. They come in sets of 4 and are 16x16x1 inches. I took two of them and offset them by the width of the seat. That means when they are on top of each other I slide both to the left side, and then take the top piece and slide it to the right until it is even with the right side of the seat. Marked and then....
Took some spray tack glue that I had for doing upholstery and stuck the two pieces of foam together. Then I took a marker and trimmed the back corners of the foam so they followed the curve of the back bolsters and trimmed them off. Fits perfect.
Then I just laid the sheepskin on top and voila no more pressure on my right hip. Nothing slides around getting in and out of the car so no need to afix it to anything, just lay it in there. Very soft and comfy, and the sheepskin keeps the foam rubber from getting too hot on my backside. Problem is gone for me....
Will keep the foam in my closet until I go on a trip. The sheepskin is always in the trunk....Popeye
I went to WalMart and bought a package of 4 pieces of foam for making cushions. They come in sets of 4 and are 16x16x1 inches. I took two of them and offset them by the width of the seat. That means when they are on top of each other I slide both to the left side, and then take the top piece and slide it to the right until it is even with the right side of the seat. Marked and then....
Took some spray tack glue that I had for doing upholstery and stuck the two pieces of foam together. Then I took a marker and trimmed the back corners of the foam so they followed the curve of the back bolsters and trimmed them off. Fits perfect.
Then I just laid the sheepskin on top and voila no more pressure on my right hip. Nothing slides around getting in and out of the car so no need to afix it to anything, just lay it in there. Very soft and comfy, and the sheepskin keeps the foam rubber from getting too hot on my backside. Problem is gone for me....
Will keep the foam in my closet until I go on a trip. The sheepskin is always in the trunk....Popeye
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Re: My driver seat is too narrow for my hips...
Originally Posted by D-Vise
Wow!! seems to be a simple solution to a problem much easier than we imagined!
Thanks to your tenacity you could give me the assurance to solve the problem
I'll try same solution or at least same "concept".
As soon as I'll be back home I'll fix this problem.
Talk to you soon! Bye Aldo.
Thanks to your tenacity you could give me the assurance to solve the problem
I'll try same solution or at least same "concept".
As soon as I'll be back home I'll fix this problem.
Talk to you soon! Bye Aldo.
It is surprising to me how comfortable it is. Makes me want to do a road trip just for the R&D data. The offset of the two pieces is important, as if you leave the same thickness and 16" of width you will not feel stable. Plus the extended single layer on both sides tends to fill the bolster in without exerting any pressure on your hip...
Take care Dave
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Re: My driver seat is too narrow for my hips...
I bought a 2006 Base Model Roadster with cloth seats and had the same problem. I bought a pair of leather seats from a wrecked Limited model on E-bay. I find that the leather seats are more confortable and does not hurt the side of my legs and hips.
Re: My driver seat is too narrow for my hips...
Originally Posted by popeye
Here is the URL for Alaska Leather. They are great folks and have lots of ways to sell you a nice blck sheep skin if you decide. But I expect in Italy leather and sheepskin is not a problem. <Alaska Leather> Home of the Sheepskin Buttpad - Motorcycle Seat Covers - Alaska Leather Home Page
It is surprising to me how comfortable it is. Makes me want to do a road trip just for the R&D data. The offset of the two pieces is important, as if you leave the same thickness and 16" of width you will not feel stable. Plus the extended single layer on both sides tends to fill the bolster in without exerting any pressure on your hip...
Take care Dave
It is surprising to me how comfortable it is. Makes me want to do a road trip just for the R&D data. The offset of the two pieces is important, as if you leave the same thickness and 16" of width you will not feel stable. Plus the extended single layer on both sides tends to fill the bolster in without exerting any pressure on your hip...
Take care Dave
I'm back home now so I visited few Car shops here around to catch something which can work as you suggested.
At present I'm testing a very interesting stuff which work quite well (
). It is basically an auto-inflatable Cushion which once sit on it, can be shaped as your preference through a valve.It work quite good, you can decide to restore the original shape to reconfigure simply by opening the valve.
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I will tell you as soon as I'll test better on a long trip.
Take care friend! Aldo
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Re: My driver seat is too narrow for my hips...
Originally Posted by D-Vise
Hi Dave
I'm back home now so I visited few Car shops here around to catch something which can work as you suggested.
At present I'm testing a very interesting stuff which work quite well ( ). It is basically an auto-inflatable Cushion which once sit on it, can be shaped as your preference through a valve.
It work quite good, you can decide to restore the original shape to reconfigure simply by opening the valve.
Accessories for cars, car tuning, spare parts, bike and moto accessories
I will tell you as soon as I'll test better on a long trip.
Take care friend! Aldo
I'm back home now so I visited few Car shops here around to catch something which can work as you suggested.
At present I'm testing a very interesting stuff which work quite well (
). It is basically an auto-inflatable Cushion which once sit on it, can be shaped as your preference through a valve.It work quite good, you can decide to restore the original shape to reconfigure simply by opening the valve.
Accessories for cars, car tuning, spare parts, bike and moto accessories
I will tell you as soon as I'll test better on a long trip.
Take care friend! Aldo
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Wow, thought it was me!
I travel alot to and from Boise to Seattle and Eugene. That is a 9 hour drive. I have noticed that the "right" side of my hip would cramp and starting to nag me. I did 2 things to solve this:
1) I started to stop frequently at rest stops just to walk around and get the hip back to stop nagging me. This is also good if you want to talk to strangers about the car and show off a bit. (This is always a favorite with me.)
2) When driving between stops I also select the "cruise" control and lift my leg up towards my body like sitting or lying in bed so the kness are up. This of course is done on the freeway when you have those long straight roads and no scenery. (just good tunes)
This really helped me and is no real answer of why this happens. I just find it amazing in all I read the its just the right side and not the left. When traveling to Eugene there is alot more winding roads, and I do not notice the nagging feeling coming on? Maybe the engineers of Mersades built it this way to put more cush in the gravitation of the curves of a road to lean to the right?
I have to say I don't feel alot of this untill about 6 or 7 hours into a long ride. With the 2 tricks above it does seem to help me alot. Any other tricks will be appreaciated. In short rides we do not notice the concern at all.
I travel alot to and from Boise to Seattle and Eugene. That is a 9 hour drive. I have noticed that the "right" side of my hip would cramp and starting to nag me. I did 2 things to solve this:
1) I started to stop frequently at rest stops just to walk around and get the hip back to stop nagging me. This is also good if you want to talk to strangers about the car and show off a bit. (This is always a favorite with me.)
2) When driving between stops I also select the "cruise" control and lift my leg up towards my body like sitting or lying in bed so the kness are up. This of course is done on the freeway when you have those long straight roads and no scenery. (just good tunes)
This really helped me and is no real answer of why this happens. I just find it amazing in all I read the its just the right side and not the left. When traveling to Eugene there is alot more winding roads, and I do not notice the nagging feeling coming on? Maybe the engineers of Mersades built it this way to put more cush in the gravitation of the curves of a road to lean to the right?
I have to say I don't feel alot of this untill about 6 or 7 hours into a long ride. With the 2 tricks above it does seem to help me alot. Any other tricks will be appreaciated. In short rides we do not notice the concern at all.
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Re: My driver seat is too narrow for my hips...
Originally Posted by kjwinston
Wow, thought it was me!
I travel alot to and from Boise to Seattle and Eugene. That is a 9 hour drive. I have noticed that the "right" side of my hip would cramp and starting to nag me.
I travel alot to and from Boise to Seattle and Eugene. That is a 9 hour drive. I have noticed that the "right" side of my hip would cramp and starting to nag me.
Re: My driver seat is too narrow for my hips...
I solved this problem for myself by taking a gel pad that I had made for my motorcycle seat, putting it in the crossfire and sitting on it. It raised my butt about an inch, just enough to get the weight off the right bolster.
I've been doing this for about a month and don't seem to have anymore problems. The gel pads, from a local upholstery shop here in Central Oregon, run about $80.
Doug
I've been doing this for about a month and don't seem to have anymore problems. The gel pads, from a local upholstery shop here in Central Oregon, run about $80.
Doug
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