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September 30, 2020 at 6:36 PM #157197
Hi.
Does anybody else Find the front seats very uncomfortable 🤔. I have the standard Recaro ones at present.September 30, 2020 at 6:43 PM #157198I thought they were ok on the two test drives back in 2016, but found them a wee bit too ‘puffy’ and if I got in the car with my North Face nuptse on i was really puffy !! plus the mrs could not get comfy on the passenger seat as the upper bolsters were kinda uncomforatble on the back of her arms and I think the ‘arse gap’ between the lower bolsters felt a bit tight and would probably suit a slim jim sub 14 stone guy, and the fact the side bolsters always pushed in my kidneys !! So I plumped for the shell seats in the end
No nothing.
No Mods. No rockers. Just a chunky knob, thats now been replaced by an RS knob innit.
No tackiness.
Std as Ford intended, but with a space saver wheel and jack and nuts and wheel brace. oh.. and flaps, a man has got to have flaps.
Innit?
September 30, 2020 at 7:03 PM #157199@willy, I find them very comfortable. When I first got the car I only had it a week and then went on a 1000 + holiday not a problem with them for me 😺👍
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September 30, 2020 at 7:05 PM #157200Bobcats a slim beast….
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No nothing.
No Mods. No rockers. Just a chunky knob, thats now been replaced by an RS knob innit.
No tackiness.
Std as Ford intended, but with a space saver wheel and jack and nuts and wheel brace. oh.. and flaps, a man has got to have flaps.
Innit?
September 30, 2020 at 7:10 PM #157202I find them comfortable, but my misses is always moaning about them and has now resulted to bringing a cushion with her every time we go out in the car.
September 30, 2020 at 7:19 PM #157204As a daily driver having clocked 32k at 13 stone, I have had no issues whatsoever. The winter pack is a must in rural North Yorkshire.
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September 30, 2020 at 7:21 PM #157205October 1, 2020 at 9:00 AM #15724917.5 Stone Fat fooker here and I love the Standards!. Yes tight but I like it that way!.
October 1, 2020 at 1:58 PM #157256I’m 6’1 and 18 stone – no issues here, snug fit but all good!
October 1, 2020 at 2:11 PM #157257For my part I have the standards they are great, on the MK2 I had the shells really not comfortable and especially fragile.
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October 1, 2020 at 4:50 PM #157271I test drove one with standard seats, 6ft 1 and 13 stone so definitely fall into the slim Jim category however I found them awkward to get comfortable in. More the side bolsters and my left arm when changing gear. They did feel nice and snug though.
It was maybe that I didn’t adjust wheel, seating position enough to get it right as I just jumped in the car at a service station after the dealer put £5 of fuel in it lol it was busy so I just jumped in and went.
In the end I went with my gut feeling for shell seats as I prefer the look of them however they don’t hug you like the standards. Shame there’s no adjustability in the shells 🤷🏻♂️
October 1, 2020 at 5:27 PM #157280Im 20 Stone 6ft and find i can never settle in the standard ones… they are much better than the shells, but still cant settle… So far on my seat hunt for two replacements the Sparco eco XL’s are mint…. sat in them, in an EVO.. But not sure i like the XL reminder every time i go to sit in the car! 🤣
All this covid shite is making it hard trying the seats! And I’m funnelling all my disposable cash into making it a little faster 😈
October 1, 2020 at 5:27 PM #157281For the additional cost I personally think the shells are overpriced especially when you consider how they wear if your not careful getting an and out. I had the shells in the Mk2 and thats the main reason why I decided the standard seats were better for me,
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October 1, 2020 at 5:29 PM #157283Sparco Evo!
October 2, 2020 at 8:30 PM #157366Have my rs a year now and its my daily driver, came with shell seats. Iv back problems ( pins and rods due to missing vertebrae) and nerve damage in left leg, found the shell seat angle and height so uncomfortable after months of putting up with it I finally went to breakers yard and bought a standard mk3 focus seat wih the lumbar support and been amazing the difference in comfort And height adjustment , i have seat cover on drivers anyway so cant tell. i put up with the extra pain as i love driving the car but now the change of seat has made a world of difference and its no longer painful to change gear, i realise my circumstances are different to most people but reason im posting is to say if your not happy with your choice of seat a standard focus seat bolts straight in, only difference is going from shell to standard i had to sort airbag light which took 1min.
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