Date:         Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:24:35 -0700
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Seat Comfort
Comments: To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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Are they $1200+- each better than the stock seat?

Tom B.-it's only money


On Dec 19, 2006, at 1:14 PM, Kim Brennan wrote:

> My Westy has 3 of 'em. I'll get a 4th one for the other center seat
> eventually.
>
> Yes, they are much more comfortable for long drives. The arm rests
> aren't as adjustable as late model captains chairs, but they work.
> You don't have to have the armrests on the Recaros, of course (my
> center seats won't).
>
> The drawbacks are that you just about have to disconnect their
> mounting brackets to get to the batteries. When swiveled around the
> seat tends to hit the door handle (well the armrest hits the door
> handle.) Similarly the armrests tend to hit the seatbelt retractor
> when you are all the way back. Also for me, I find that the slide
> handle (in the front of the recaro) hits my calf when I drop my leg
> down.
>
> I've considered a couple of times going back to the original seats,
> but like the adjustability and comfort of the Recaros too much.
>
>
> On Dec 19, 2006, at 2:53 PM, Loren Busch wrote:
>
>> Just out of curiosity, anyone out there riding in the Recaro seats
>> in a
>> Vanagon/Westy?  I've wondered if there is any improvement in
>> comfort that is
>> worth the big money that is paid for the Recaro seats?