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Installed seats, now a problem?

I installed new seats yesterday, well only one actually, and when I got in to see how it fit I was surprised that felt like I was sitting much higher. I used Planted adapter plate and did not put the spacers in as I wanted them sitting as low as possible but still it feels really high. My car had the comfort seats so I'm wondering/hoping that maybe because these new ones are "new" they will settle in lower than they currently sit. Is that possible or am I just holding out for something that will not happen.


Any suggestions on possibly getting them to sit lower?
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Mike

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Can you post a picture of the seat base / seat track setup you are using? Without knowing how your new seat is designed/configured it is difficult to give constructive ideas.

As for the seat compressing and lowering over time, I would be surprised if the foam compresses to a provide any noticeable change with time. if the foam where to compress in in a noticeably short time I don't think it would last long term, so I would expect you to have to position the seat correctly in the beginning to create the seating position you desire.
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Yea, I have a problem with high seats as well. Not knowing how those are mounted makes it hard to tell if there is a fix.

In my car, I mounted old school race seats (MOMOs) with custom mounts on the FLOOR. Works for me, but others have trouble getting in and out.
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That seat is huge for that car. I think all the newer seats sit much higher and that is why you don't see them in our cars. Can you even fit both in without them hitting each other?
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To get an aftermarket seat low enough in my car, I had to get a side mount seat, ditch the sliders, AND modify the side mount brackets slightly.

I think anything bottom mount is going to be higher than the OEM seat.
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It's impossible to tell what your dealing with. We don't know what is on the bottom of the seat....for example sliders, ect. I would say that maybe the new seat is just higher than the stock seat cushion. Its just too hard to tell without some additional pics and info.
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I will get some more pictures of the seats and where they are mounted. It seems as though they will need to be mounted pretty much right to the floor I think.
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I'm laughing. I'm only 5'8 so I don't need the head room. At stop lights, economy cars' door handles are at eye height. We're driving go-carts with license plates.

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