Does your Mustang's seat lumbar support suck?

[DrZed]

So did this fix the problem for you? I actually just returned my '22 stang to the dealership because the lumbar was bothering me so much (even when "fully recessed"). Other S550s I test drive seem to have more or less the same issue, though the leather seats seem to be *slightly* better than the base cloth ones in this regard.

This gives me hope that I could still have a chance of getting another mustang and driving it comfortably if I show this thread to an upholsterer.

Also, does anyone know if the seats on the 2024 mustangs are the same? I sat in one briefly which came with no lumbar in the driver seat and my first impression was that it didn't have this problem at all!

It did! Very comfortable seat now.
not sure about the ‘24 ….

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[Balr14]

I have serious back issues and the lumbar support and lower cushion lack of adequate padding just killed my back. I tried dealing with it for several years and ultimately had to sell the Mustang and find something with better seats.

 

[CarpenterRunner]

It did! Very comfortable seat now.
not sure about the ‘24 ….

That's great to hear, thanks for replying on such an old thread! Hopefully this gives some more hope to others who may encounter the problem too

 

[Fishels]

Sorry to bump an old thread but is the lumbar support very very light? I just discovered I had that button tonight and when I touch it I can hear it but I feel no adjustment to the seat

I had no idea my mustang had a lumbar support button. Is mine broken? Or is the support very subtle

 

[shogun32]

is the lumbar support very very light?

Looks like you have leather seats. Put you other hand in the small of your back just below the belt. And activate. You should feel a bulge. It is not a huge thing though

 

[GrabberBargeCaptain]

^ Are the cloth seats more aggressive on the lumbar?

On mine its easily felt.

 

[shogun32]

^ Are the cloth seats more aggressive on the lumbar?

On mine its easily felt.

Cloth deforms and stretches easier. The apparatus is the same. I assume.

 

[WildHorse]

Call me crazy but I like my base 300a seats much more than the Recardo.

 

[Fishels]

Looks like you have leather seats. Put you other hand in the small of your back just below the belt. And activate. You should feel a bulge. It is not a huge thing though

I tried this today. I literally only feel a small budge form on the left hand side of my seat while sitting in it when I push the max setting. And I mean it’s slight.

I’m supposed to feel that same budge across the middle and right of my back to as well right ? Absolutely no motion I can feel there just on the left when sitting it gets a tiny bit firm on MAX setting.

i don't suppose it could be something easy like a pigtail unplugged under the seat? Honestly it’s not that big a deal but I think it’s broken probably.

I wonder if the fix would be simple enough for local mechanic?

 

[shogun32]

You have to take the seat cover off to access the air bladder afaik. Mine I feel on left and right where your kidneys are but lower. Not much in the middle with the spine.

 

[Fishels]

You have to take the seat cover off to access the air bladder afaik. Mine I feel on left and right where your kidneys are but lower. Not much in the middle with the spine.

Ok so I should 100% feel something on that other side. Bummer.

Does it have to be all the way extended for you to feel It? Maybe my motor is so weak that left side barely works and the right is just nonexistent feeling wise.

I’m not much of a mechanical person so I’m not sure if it’s possible for one side of the bladder to “break” while the other remains somewhat functional?


Thanks for the info!

 

[Fishels]

Call me crazy but I like my base 300a seats much more than the Recardo.

I’m this way as well. Whether it’s cloth or leather give me something that doesn’t hug me so tightly the whole drive. I also personally don’t like how they look in a car but that’s just me

 

[Nightmonkey]

Depends on your body (type, size, weight and also habbits).
If you have issues with the regular seats, try the Recaros, they are different.
If you have issues with the Recaros, maybe the standard seats are a better choice.
Also to mention, regular Recaros (incl. Bullitt, Mach1 and FP) are all the same, GT350 and GT500 are also different.

 

[shogun32]

regular Recaros (incl. Bullitt, Mach1 and FP) are all the same

Except they are not. I know I've sat in all of them. Cloth recaros fit different from leather recaros, which fit different from bullitt.

Either the supplier is wildly inconsistent or the spec keeps changing. The widest by far and most comfy is the bullitt version. 3 different bullitts fit the same so it wasn't car to car variability. The eb/gt leather were the tightest, not counting gt350 which are clearly the tightest of the family.

The Mach 1 cloth recaros are the same as the eb/gt cloth recaros. The leather version is very close to the bullitt specs and looser than the eb/gt, and therefore more comfy.

The sofa seats are the same across the board.

 

[Nightmonkey]

Except they are not. I know I've sat in all of them. Cloth recaros fit different from leather recaros, which fit different from bullitt.

I tried the leather Recaros in a pre 2018 GT before buying my 2020 Bullitt, and would say they are the same.

So I would bet that apart from the covers, the individual parts are all the same for EB, GT, Bullitt, Mach1 and Ford Performance.
Basically, you have the seat frame, padding and cover, Ford is a cheapskate, they don't make different parts, they just stitch a different logo on the cover.
What is more likely are fluctuations in product quality.
Of course, the cover material has an influence on how the seat feels, therefore a fabric seat with the same padding will always feel softer than one with leather.

If someone with EPC access is reading along here, perhaps he can take a look and confirm or not?

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