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sweetbmxrider
10-15-2009, 07:12 AM
buddy has a 2010 ford exploder. he is well over 7 feet tall and the seat doesn't go back enough for him to be comfortable. anybody point me in a direction to a shop that can move the seat back and be safe still?
jims69camaro
10-15-2009, 10:03 AM
i don't know of a shop, but i have to ask the question: why did he buy the truck if he didn't fit in it? i only know of one other situation, personally, where someone bought a car and it didn't fit them. the guy had polio as a child and there was something still wrong with his spine so much that any normal seat caused him pain while driving. the only thing i could offer him was an aftermarket seat, which would have clearly uglied up his nice new olds 98's interior, which i had sold to him about a week before he brought up the complaint. the dealership would not move the seat due to the potential liability.

moving the seat on a new vehicle should not be that difficult, provided that proper support is given to the seat's frame underneath and through the floor. anyone with a welder and knowledge of seat positioning should be able to handle it - and still keep it safe for the driver. however, with today's litigious society, you might find it hard for someone to take on the potential liability, like the dealership where i worked.
sweetbmxrider
10-15-2009, 10:23 AM
well i was watching unique whips and they moved a seat back for someone. also, shaq, ya. its not like they make cars for big and talls, they gotta make it work. have you seen a new explorer? its not that small.

so yeah i would be looking for someone who doesn't mind a little fab work and can take safety into account since this is daily driven. thanks!
baddest434
10-15-2009, 12:36 PM
give this guy a try adam http://www.msfabrication.com/

check out the 87 camaro on his site:rofl:

he's in wall twp off 34 in the airport complex.
LTb1ow
10-15-2009, 12:43 PM
What an ugly interior!
sweetbmxrider
10-15-2009, 12:46 PM
ahhhh nice! thanks bill i'll refer him that way.

pff, why would that slow turd gen want a cage? must be some old senile guy :lol:

i gotta get a good look at your interior bill, ask you some questions too :wink: