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Why do cloth Sport Seats sit up higher than regular Leatherette seats?

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Old 02-16-2008, 10:13 AM
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Default Why do cloth Sport Seats sit up higher than regular Leatherette seats?

Whenever I would autocross in AutoXJunkie(Justin)'s car, his seat always seemed lower. Finally I knoticed that when I stick my hand between the carpet and the plastic on the left side of his seat (where the lumbar button is) and do the same on mine, I can barely stick my fingers between them.

However, on mine, I could stick my whole hand between them...

Yes, both seats were in their lowest positions...

Is there a difference in the seat base? can they be swapped?

Just curious.
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maybe the '01s sit higher for the lumbar motor? I know I like my seat at its lowest setting.
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He has an 01 as well...it's really weird.
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Default possible something is underneath your seat blocking it from going all the way down?

did you check the passenger side?
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Default do the sport seats have lumbar?

I didn't they did, even in the '01.

I wanted sport seats, but they didn't come in leather/leatherette. (I hate cloth) and I wanted lumbar, heated, and air bags.
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yes, at least mine do ('01.0)
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my 97 has an adjustable lumbar support
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Default I know the electric seats sit up higher. I do not like.

However, I DO like the sport seats.
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Default Yep. Lumbar, heated, and airbags. I actually drove all the way from SC to FL with the lumbar...

sticking into my back after I bought the car in '05. Didn't realize that they had electronic lumbar...

However, Justin's has lumbar too...that's where I get confused...
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Default negative. I've pulled them out to clean them once, and they sat in the same position after ...

they were reinstalled...


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