Does your Mustang's seat lumbar support suck?

[del101]

I've thought of that, but frankly can't stomach the idea of having one of those things in such a nice, new car.







Do they really have airbags IN the seats? Or are those "airbag" tags just there referring to side airbags in the doors?

Tried it today. I hate to say it, but it feels a lot better. Still not what it should be, but much much better. Now I'm going to experiment with different little pillows until either the seat breaks in or I do...


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[davekro]

I don't have my car yet, so I can't speak to the comfort of the lumbar support. I would say you have to balance your desire for comfort against your dislike for the aesthetic look of a small pillow on your driver's seat. a personal choice, but one to consider.

Since this can be such a nagging issue (pun intended ;) ), it may well be worth going to a professional apolstery shop to get your seat checked out. I bet there's a good chance they could 1) move the lumbar up for you or 2) make some physical adjustment to the seat back so that it doesn't protrude as much. they do work with seats for a living :-)

If one or two hundred dollars of labor made you happy with your seat, would it be worth the cost? or you can try undoing the seat cover and sliding it off and seeing if you can make it work yourself. if you get in a pickle then you can go to the upholstery shop too :-)

 

[AngryBeavers]

I am over 6 feet tall and the lumbar support is perectly centered in my lumbar region. There could be a difference between the premier trim seats, I have premier trim myself.

6'2 here. Fits me great!

 

[opensesame]

Felt wierd. Tried it for a bit, back started to hurt so put it all the way back.

 

[davekro]

If you change your OEM Lumbar (DIY or professional), please let us know

If you change your OEM Lumbar yourself or have an upholstery shop do it, please let us know. Either way, really try to get pictures of what the lumbar area looks w/o the seat cover on. Depending on what's in there this would be very valuable info for the many who desire to change their Lumbar support.

It may even give some clue to if the lumbar support on some cars may be at slightly different heights due to manufacturing discrepancies.

 

[davekro]

Can you measure the heeight of your Lumbar support?

It is not out of the realm of possibility that some 'are' at different heights.

I don't have my car, so I am no help here (yet).

I'm wondering if one of us 'engineering types' could maybe fully deploy the lumbar pad, then document a way that is most easily re-doable by others to measure the lumbar height?

It might be measuring the apex of the lumbar curve's distance from the seat bottom. It might be estimating bottom, apex and top of Lumbar?

A standard seat back tilt setting would need to be used (not necessarily the one you use) so measurement comparison would be meaningful. Like 'x' clicks from full forward or some other repeatable way.

I'll do this when I get my car in a few weeks as the lumbar support is important to me and I'd like to help others diagnose why their may or may not be. But if someone wants to start now, that would be cool.

 

[BoomBoy]

I'm glad I got Recaros.

 

[P4RKER]

6'2 here. Fits me great!

6'4" and fits me great as well.

 

[DarkSubRosa]

I don't think I've ever had such a comfortable seat, but I've got Recaros.

Came here to say this, thanks for beating me to it jerk! :cheers:

 

[del101]

Bought this at Bed Bath & Beyond. Lower back problems fixed and it doesn't look half bad.

It's called a "backjoy" something or other.


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[opensesame]

Bought this at Bed Bath & Beyond. Lower back problems fixed and it doesn't look half bad.

It's called a "backjoy" something or other.


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How do you keep that from slipping all over? I can't see it supporting your back but more like your ass.


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[fredsmustang]

For those interested.

I spent an hour gaining access to the lumbar adjustment in the seat. This meant disconnecting two serial cables and gaining access through the upholstery in back.

There is a cable (similar to a throttle cable) connected to a small electric motor that increases and or decreases the tension on the lumbar.

I simply unhooked that cable on each side of the mounting point, which in turn completely reduced the tension that was resulting in the uncomfortable lumbar.

So thanks for the input. No new seat needed. The seat now functions similar to the passenger's side seat.

 

[SpeedLu]

The power lumbar support works well for me, but now that you mention it I suppose it could be a little higher up. Never really thought about it before reading this topic.

 

[Stroked84]

I really love the seat in my base 15GT. I'm 6'2 ~240lbs and the seat is super comfortable.

 

[DJinAC]

These are the best seats I have had in a car. I traded out of a 16 MKZ because the seats were terrible on my 3 bad discs.

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