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BJ8 Seat Adjustment?

MadRiver

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Howdy all! The weather was nice here yesterday, so I drove the BJ8 to work. On the way home, I was thinking about how uncomfortable the seats are compared to my other LBCs! This got me to thinking what I was missing, and the answer was the ability to adjust the angle or rake of the seat back. Has anyone come up with a way to ajust the tilt of the seat back? I know it's probably because I slouch, but I just want it to lean back a bit more! Perhaps there's an adjustment I'm not seeing -- on my MGC, the seat back is hingled like on the Healey, and rests on two bolts that thread into the bottom of the seat back. If you want more tilt, you simply screw in the bolts a bit more. I realize that there's nothing like this on the Healey, but has anyone found a clever way to achieve the same effect? perhaps shims under the front bolts for the seat runners?

Any advice or guidance is most welcome.
 
There have been many posts on this subject. Some raise the front of the runner, some put an extra hole an inch higher and remount the chro;me nut to that position (leaving a hole in the upholstery). My wife made me a pair of pillows which fit into the depression in the pack part of the seat. Works fine.
TH
 
tahoe healey said:
My wife made me a pair of pillows which fit into the depression in the pack part of the seat. Works fine.
TH

Could she make me a set too? :smile:

Oh, and thanks so much!
 
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