Driver seat off-centered

[e635815]

I have noticed that the driver side on my 2000 Chim 500 is slightly off-centered with respect to the steering wheels and pedals.
This position gives me back pain during medium to long distances.
I am the only one in this case? Is it possible to move the seat away from transmission tunnel and realigne it?
Thanks for the advice.

[darkcat]

Ive not noticed that in particular, however my seat is so tight, that i dont think it could be moved at all.. as the door pocket rubs on the side of the seat slightly.

In theory though you could easily move it, all you would need to do is take out the seat, and carpet, and either elongate the holes a bit, or fill and re-drill them.

[taylormj4]

darkcat said:

Ive not noticed that in particular, however my seat is so tight, that i dont think it could be moved at all.. as the door pocket rubs on the side of the seat slightly.

In theory though you could easily move it, all you would need to do is take out the seat, and carpet, and either elongate the holes a bit, or fill and re-drill them.

I think mine is too near to the drivers door. Be careful finding new holes for seats. They need to be really secure to hold out in a crash. I've heard of seats leaving vehicle with the driver still attached due to bolts pulling up through floors. If your going to move the hole, it needs to be a fair distance from the previous ones to retain the strength. Forces in a crash are huge. I certainly wouldn't elongate them - asking for trouble IMHO.
Matt

[lestershaw]

the seat in my old chimaera was not off centre, but it was slightly twisted so instead of looking at the steering wheel, it was facing slightly to the left of it, very annoying and distracting, because i automatically kept trying to adjust my driver position