Boss seats
02-23-2011, 10:04 PM
#21
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I have a question about the Boss seats:
Just how comfortable are they? As racing seats, I assume that you cannot tilt them forward or backwards or adjust lumbar support, or raise them up or down.
Of course, the head rest is not adjustable; you cannot even raise or lower them.
For me, maybe these are not an issue since I am not a tall guy, but for someone who is tall, the headrests not being adjustable might be a discomfort.
I assume you can only scoot them forward and backwards and have absolutely no access to the back seat. Thus rear seat deletes from the factory Bosses.
Just how comfortable are they? As racing seats, I assume that you cannot tilt them forward or backwards or adjust lumbar support, or raise them up or down.
Of course, the head rest is not adjustable; you cannot even raise or lower them.
For me, maybe these are not an issue since I am not a tall guy, but for someone who is tall, the headrests not being adjustable might be a discomfort.
I assume you can only scoot them forward and backwards and have absolutely no access to the back seat. Thus rear seat deletes from the factory Bosses.
They have fore/aft, backrest tilt, and the drivers seat can be raised and lowered. There is no lumbar adjustment. The Boss seats do not have power assist although the ones being sold by Ford Racing have a wiring harness. Maybe for airbags and sensor? The Boss seats do have airbags and sensors. I've sat in the seats and I'm 6'2" and weigh 200 lbs. They fit me fine and if anything the headrests are very high. They will look too high for shorter drivers. All in all they are very nice but nothing to get too excited about. They remind me of the Recaro sport seats I had in a 1980 Porsche 911 SC Weissach I owned a couple of decades ago.
Also the seats have the latch on the back for rear passengers to get out. They will not impede ingress/egress for rear passengers any more than stock Mustang seats.
02-23-2011, 10:10 PM
#22
Keep in mind these are not racing seats, just sport seats. They do not have an opening in the bottom seat cushion for a sub belt required for racing.
They have fore/aft, backrest tilt, and the drivers seat can be raised and lowered. There is no lumbar adjustment. The Boss seats do not have power assist although the ones being sold by Ford Racing have a wiring harness. Maybe for airbags and sensor? The Boss seats do have airbags and sensors. I've sat in the seats and I'm 6'2" and weigh 200 lbs. They fit me fine and if anything the headrests are very high. They will look too high for shorter drivers. All in all they are very nice but nothing to get too excited about. They remind me of the Recaro sport seats I had in a 1980 Porsche 911 SC Weissach I owned a couple of decades ago.
Also the seats have the latch on the back for rear passengers to get out. They will not impede ingress/egress for rear passengers any more than stock Mustang seats.
They have fore/aft, backrest tilt, and the drivers seat can be raised and lowered. There is no lumbar adjustment. The Boss seats do not have power assist although the ones being sold by Ford Racing have a wiring harness. Maybe for airbags and sensor? The Boss seats do have airbags and sensors. I've sat in the seats and I'm 6'2" and weigh 200 lbs. They fit me fine and if anything the headrests are very high. They will look too high for shorter drivers. All in all they are very nice but nothing to get too excited about. They remind me of the Recaro sport seats I had in a 1980 Porsche 911 SC Weissach I owned a couple of decades ago.
Also the seats have the latch on the back for rear passengers to get out. They will not impede ingress/egress for rear passengers any more than stock Mustang seats.
I was afraid that all Boss Recaro seats would be just like the Laguna Seca sub-trim's seats (made more for racing, not street seats).
02-23-2011, 10:13 PM
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Other than the embroidery the Recaro's are the same in the Boss and LS. I can't imagine the Ford Racing seats are different but they might be.
02-23-2011, 10:23 PM
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Here's a photo of the head Mustang engineer sitting in the Recaro. He's pretty short.
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03-07-2011, 09:25 AM
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