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Old 02-16-2009, 10:03 PM
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yea i can get out with it 1 notch before all the way down but its not as easy as it was with the manual seat. im not fat either but not small by any means lol. i sometime put mine all the way down if im on a highway trip. but usually 1 up from all the way down is where it stays. i am 5'11" so i can sit about 3/4 way back with the back rest back about 3-4 notches and seat bottom all the way down.

don't know why i typed all that but i did.. so there
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I do not know where mine is at, but I have it a notch lower than I would like; blocks the gauges.
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From the sounds of it, I need to try it a little lower lol. I'll give it a try tomorrow, but I just sort of assumed it would get in the way. I'm pretty skinny so it sounds like it wont be an issue.
Old 02-16-2009, 11:32 PM
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all the way down. i still put it up to get out just out of habbit. i could manage with it down since i weigh 120lbs
Old 02-16-2009, 11:43 PM
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All the way down. I dont like reaching up for the wheel. But I am relatively tall. Others say I am driving in the back seat, but that is where I am comfortable.
Wheel goes all the way up for the climb in/out
Has anyone driven both a 98 and an 02? I used to have a 98 V6 and the 02TA seems like the seat is higher off the floorboards than the 98v6
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Originally Posted by DlXlE
All the way down. I dont like reaching up for the wheel. But I am relatively tall. Others say I am driving in the back seat, but that is where I am comfortable.
Wheel goes all the way up for the climb in/out
Has anyone driven both a 98 and an 02? I used to have a 98 V6 and the 02TA seems like the seat is higher off the floorboards than the 98v6
yea the T/A seats are even higher than the camaro power seats. the manual camaro seats are the lowest you can get stock.
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I checked mine: 3rd click from the bottom.
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6'1'' 248, 1 click from the bottom, and i don't move it to get in and out
Old 02-17-2009, 10:38 PM
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Mine is the second lowest now lol. I don't have to move it to get in and out. I tried the lowest one and I have a question for you all that use it that low... how the hell do you use the brake pedal??! When it was all the way down and I went for the break my knee went into the wheel lol.
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Originally Posted by Wiktorek25
6'1'' 248, 1 click from the bottom, and i don't move it to get in and out
your about the closest to my height and weight. mine is also 1 click from bottom. im 5'11" 240 i usually don't have to move it to get out, sometimes its habit.

Originally Posted by chadaclysm
Mine is the second lowest now lol. I don't have to move it to get in and out. I tried the lowest one and I have a question for you all that use it that low... how the hell do you use the brake pedal??! When it was all the way down and I went for the break my knee went into the wheel lol.
exactly! i don't see how... also when you go to turn the wheel digs into your leg while trying to turn and brake

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one click from the bottom when driving, all the way up to get in and out...im 6'6" and weight 240 but with the way everything is set up im more than comfortable in it
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^^^ do you have the backrest leaned back alot?
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This is a funny thread....IDK about mine, I have to raise it to get out.
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Originally Posted by mean_greenZ
^^^ do you have the backrest leaned back alot?
not too much
Old 02-18-2009, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by colby72olds
This is a funny thread....IDK about mine, I have to raise it to get out.
well go check and post again!

it's an overlooked topic lol! muy importante'
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i rock the bus wheel look lol jk two clicks to the bottom .
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98 TA manual seats all the way back leaned a lil wheel all the way down...no im not trying to be ...i drive an auto so its just easier and cofortable

Also does anyone else have this pet peeve...when i drive alone i have to have the passenger seat all the way back and leaned back far so i can see out my whole passenger window...ppl always make fun of me for it...?
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Originally Posted by Wiktorek25
6'1'' 248, 1 click from the bottom, and i don't move it to get in and out
That's my story minus 45 pounds.
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its funny this thread is still going, im 6' 3" and just shy of 230 so guessing from others with my build im probably one click from the bottom. i am going home today from school so ill have to go pull the car cover and confirm it lol.
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Originally Posted by jrob56
its funny this thread is still going
Well, it is a big decision, you know



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