Back support

by **Jason4424** » Thu Nov 14, 2002 9:04 am

I recently bought a 2001 Solara (convertible, not that that matters for this post) and my back has begun to bother me. It seems as though the front seat doesn't give enough support. Has anyone else experienced this and if so, have you done anything specifically to the seat to help with this? Am I going to have to get an orthopedic back pillow at age 28?!?!

by **Jai_Jai_Binks** » Thu Nov 14, 2002 9:49 am

I know i've had back aches ever since i bought my solara...i think there was this other dude on here as well (who wanted to buy a bmer)...I just use an ordinary pillow when it starts to ache...don't work to well..but i know home is like 45minutes away....

by **droomyster** » Thu Nov 14, 2002 10:41 am

it is funny that you mention that. last weekend i drove about 13 hours in a rental. a pontiac sunfire, to be exact, and it is pretty small. my back killed me driving that car and i actually missed driving my solara. i've driven 9 hours in my solara and have had 0 problems. i think if you set it up correctly, with all the tilts, that you wouldn't have that bad of a problem. my solara to me is very comfortable on long drives. are you leaning back or forward when you drive?

by **NASTY** » Thu Nov 14, 2002 11:42 am

does lumbar support help?

by **Jason4424** » Thu Nov 14, 2002 1:11 pm

what do you mean by lumbar support? is there a lumbar adjuster in the car that I should know about?

I have tried to make it so I sit more upright, and I guess that's helped some. I don't want to have to sit TOO straight up, but it's not like I lay back very far either. I'm slim and about 5'10.5".

by **Jai_Jai_Binks** » Thu Nov 14, 2002 1:20 pm

Jason4424 wrote:what do you mean by lumbar support? is there a lumbar adjuster in the car that I should know about?

Yeah, our cars have lumbar support, on the drivers seat, look on the right side...(by the elbow rest) there should be knob there....(very visible stick!!). turn it to adjust to your suited settings....i still think the most suited car for my back is a 1990 Cressida Wagon! :lol:

by **Whatever** » Thu Nov 14, 2002 5:10 pm

NASTY wrote:does lumbar support help?

haha that's what i am thinking..

Website · by **ICrazyChrisI** » Thu Nov 14, 2002 5:56 pm

I made a post similiar to this on the TeamSC3 website. While some people agreed with me, others say that I'm just sitting bad (ie. lowridin) I was looking at some Ricaros..but the price is killer, and I dont wanna feel like an old person by buying those foam back support things

And yes, I have the lumbar support on.

by **Yanks0114** » Thu Nov 14, 2002 6:02 pm

ICrazyChrisI wrote:I made a post similiar to this on the TeamSC3 website. While some people agreed with me, others say that I'm just sitting bad (ie. lowridin) I was looking at some Ricaros..but the price is killer, and I dont wanna feel like an old person by buying those foam back support things And yes, I have the lumbar support on.

Recaros are amazing seats but they are expensive and wont match our interior. I have found that as my seat breaks in more, it gets more confortable

Also is there any correlation between cloth and being unconfortable or leather and being unconfortable

by **Guest** » Thu Nov 14, 2002 6:50 pm

LOL..should I get a bat and beat down my leather chairs?

Website · by **ICrazyChrisI** » Thu Nov 14, 2002 6:51 pm

Anonymous wrote:LOL..should I get a bat and beat down my leather chairs?

That was me btw..

by **Yanks0114** » Thu Nov 14, 2002 6:59 pm

ICrazyChrisI wrote:
Anonymous wrote:LOL..should I get a bat and beat down my leather chairs?

That was me btw..

LOL i guess so. Get the obease people to start driving your car

by **impactX** » Thu Nov 14, 2002 8:36 pm

The seat simply doesn't give enough support. You are not sitting straight if your back curves with the seat.

My solution? Live with it until I get money for some sport seats...

by **Missay** » Thu Nov 14, 2002 11:54 pm

i think the solara is the most comfortable car i've driven in...i like it cause it's not too soft like some cars, but not too stiff like others. like you know the luxury cars that are so soft you feel like yur gonna fall asleep, or little compact cars that you can't get comfortable no matter what u do..it's like sitting on stone?

i don't mind when i'm parked waiting to pick someone up..move the seat back and slide down a little and i'm in nap heaven! sooo comfortable!

i would definitely check yur lumbar support, that might be the answer to your question. i didn't even realize i had one till someone showed me..they put it to the max support and it was so uncomfortable!!

yea, i'm wondering about the comfort w/ cloth vs. leather...i have leather an it's really great, but i wouldn't think that the cloth would be pretty much the same cause it's the same car.

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Fri Nov 15, 2002 12:04 am

i low ride and i'm comfy... drove 6 hours straight from LA to Santa Cruz (no stops at all, not even for gas

) and I felt just fine

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