Headrest angle?
04-12-2010, 07:26 PM
#11
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: VA
Posts: 65
two things i do to address the forward-leaning headrest:
1. raise the headrest a little so that when you lean back, the top edge of the headrest is just below the top of the back of your head; in effect the headrest would be kinda 'looking down' on the back of your head.
2. lean the back of the seat a bit more so the headrest will angle more vertical. this may take time to get used to if you're really used to a very upright driving position or if you have short arms and have to sit upright and close to the steering wheel.
i made both adjustments and the headrest is no longer a nuisance.
1. raise the headrest a little so that when you lean back, the top edge of the headrest is just below the top of the back of your head; in effect the headrest would be kinda 'looking down' on the back of your head.
2. lean the back of the seat a bit more so the headrest will angle more vertical. this may take time to get used to if you're really used to a very upright driving position or if you have short arms and have to sit upright and close to the steering wheel.
i made both adjustments and the headrest is no longer a nuisance.
04-13-2010, 09:16 AM
#12
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: WI
Posts: 77
I was just about to start a thread on this very thing. Being that I am a woman with fairly long hair and often wear it in a pony tail or tied up with a large clip. The headrest hits exactly wear my hair is piled up and pushes the clip into the back of my head, VERY annoying! I like the idea of turning it around but I dont think the look of it being backward would be to appealling.
I will have her recline the seat a bit more. Thanx to everyone for their recommendations.
02-24-2012, 07:47 AM
#15
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 917
I could not get comfortable with the factory head rest, and my son who is 6'1" couldn't raise them high enough to sit straight. I bought the TMI head rests, they have a set that matches the black leather interior of my 2012 Premium and they are great. Mine are slightly wider than the factory head rests, but they look good and work very well.
http://reviews.americanmuscle.com/00...ws/reviews.htm
http://reviews.americanmuscle.com/00...ws/reviews.htm
03-25-2012, 01:55 PM
#17
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Florida
Posts: 189
You may want to give them a try.
Oh, and for some reason my brother can not stand the headrest, but I have no problem with it.
Last edited by swagfu; 03-25-2012 at 01:59 PM.
03-25-2012, 02:40 PM
#18
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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I got into the back seat, put my knees up against the top of the seat, and pulled back on the headrests. I can't tell you which part of the system bent, but now they are ~1/2 inch further back. Before they were touching my head and I tended to lean forward and get a crick in my neck.
04-04-2012, 06:03 AM
#19
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Ohio
Posts: 5
Look at two aftermarket adjustable headrests. One is MRT (http://www.mrt-direct.com/11a100.html, about $250/2), and the other is TMI (get from http://www.cjponyparts.com/tmi-headr...0-2012/p/HR5B/, about $230). Both ratchet to different tilts. I'm considering both myself. I did turn my driver's rest backward, but my wife is worried about whiplash, so...here goes another $250 or so!
04-04-2012, 06:24 AM
#20
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: texas
Posts: 127
@ 10kona i agree the look is not appealing, however the fix is to buy after market ones for sale at american muscle OR get the headrests from a 2012 or 2013, they are adjustable from straight up and down to tilted way forward, as for the seat belts im a little over 6 ft so it does not bother me but it does the shorter girls in the passenger seat, the fix is as simple as rasing your seat up, or a five point harness. Which get you bonus coolness points