boxster seats too high?

[wildoliver]

Having driven a boxster and decided it will be the next car one thing I didn't like was the height of the drivers seat, now i know they are height adjustable, but even set on it's lowest setting my legs were touching the wheel (No I'm not fat) with the wheel set where I wanted it.

Now when I drive a 996 I don't have this issue, I also felt I was sat on the car not in it, again something I don't feel in a 996, now I know these cars are the same basic floorpan, so I cannot work out why this is happening, are they different seats? Or like 924/944 have raising blocks fitted?

[tonygt3]

Check out Brey Krause, they do a lower set of rails for my Mk1 GT3.
They are in the US, but Porscheshop (I think) are their UK distributers

Tony

[cardigankid]

Just check if the car you sat in had full electrically adjustable seats (as opposed to only the rake). This makes a surprising difference. I couldn't get into a Porsche with seats like this, but the normal ones are no problem at all.

By the way, does anyone know why 964's had far deeper more supportive seats than 996's, 997's or Boxsters.

[Ir Baboon]

cardigankid said:

By the way, does anyone know why 964's had far deeper more supportive seats than 996's, 997's or Boxsters.

I've noticed this - and not just in Pork either.

I put it down to being a scrawney runt and the average driver getting errrr "larger"

[wildoliver]

well my 964 has the full electric seats, and your right they are far better than the 996 onwards seats, I guess it was cost cutting though.

The seats I sat in were non electric, well only the backrest was electric, but then again the ones in the 996 are the same!

So is there a difference on full electric seats?

[Dr S]

Ir Baboon said:

cardigankid said:

By the way, does anyone know why 964's had far deeper more supportive seats than 996's, 997's or Boxsters.

I've noticed this - and not just in Pork either.

I put it down to being a scrawney runt and the average driver getting errrr "larger"

Oh so true. Whilst the sports seats in my old Boy S fitted like a glove the ones in my 997S must have been designed after the engineer saw supersize me...

[Ir Baboon]

Dr S said:

Ir Baboon said:

cardigankid said:

By the way, does anyone know why 964's had far deeper more supportive seats than 996's, 997's or Boxsters.

I've noticed this - and not just in Pork either.

I put it down to being a scrawney runt and the average driver getting errrr "larger"

Oh so true. Whilst the sports seats in my old Boy S fitted like a glove the ones in my 997S must have been designed after the engineer saw supersize me...

[cardigankid]

wildoliver said:

well my 964 has the full electric seats, and your right they are far better than the 996 onwards seats, I guess it was cost cutting though.

The seats I sat in were non electric, well only the backrest was electric, but then again the ones in the 996 are the same!

So is there a difference on full electric seats?

Not half there is! Make sure that you know which you are getting. Personally I dont see the point in electric seats. How many people are you going to let drive your car? The selection is confused by the fact that the standard seat has electrically adjustable rake. But the seat that does it all electrically sits significantly higher.

I found the older seats so much more pleasant. The current ones have virtually no side support at all, and the sports seats only support your shoulders. I think that they are scared of putting off fat blokes from the states.

Edited by cardigankid on Monday 20th August 10:55

[wildoliver]

well that is bad as this seat was the mostly manual one......

[cardigankid]

I'm 6'2" and had no problem sitting in a Boxster, which is tighter again than a 911.

[speedyman]

Did you try adjusting the steering wheel ????

Speedyman

[wildoliver]

Were talking about a boxster.

And yes as stated adjusted wheel.