hi, does any1 else get this?? i have cloth seats in my uk turbo 2000 and the seat is killing my back lol right at the bot of my spine aka lower back......

thinkin maybe change the seats.....

Not had a problem, even on a day's drive to the south of France.

Now the Citroen seats in the wife's Xantia.............:(

Me either, infact the turbo 200 seats were probably the best of the whole lot.
We'll they were great on the MY99 car I had.

I used to have a Calibra - now that's bad back seats!

yeh i also have a wrx import and those seats r fine..........

I'm sure I discovered (well the GF did) a way of pushing out the lumbar support, aka the lower back support of the seat. Can't remember how though :brickwall

il have a look.... tho i didnt think u can do that on these seats lol, i kinda miss my old bm seats lol fully electric memory adjustable in everyway seats lol

if not i may swap over the wrx interior or even just get 2 new seats.. some sparcos or something...... il prob leave it for a month or so and see how things fare.

i have a well bad back at the mo, and part of me thinks its due to the seats but i think it may b due to lefting with my back not legs an all that... u can adjust the base of the seats though, that helps. if u raise it the bottom of ur back gets more support.:thumb:

yep in only 24 years old and the seats give me back pain (lower) i find its better the more upright the seat is

i drove my mate & had this, this is why i wont part with the mc ray recaro seats

even with the stiffer suspension its quite comfortable

glad to know its not just me lol il see if i can adjust anything but i dont think i will l be able to so il leave it for now and maybe change seats l8r dunno yet

it is just the classic seats IMHO as ive got the newage seats in mine and they are so much better

but then again the mrs has recaros in her EP3 civic type r and they are perfect drove all the way down to the south of france and didnt complaine at all!! so comfy:luvlove:

[QUOTE=scobymad;7611226]it is just the classic seats IMHO as ive got the newage seats in mine and they are so much better

Totally agree, the old ones felt really supportive, but anymore that 30 miles and i used to be complaining. Now got v7 sti seats, and any distance is no problem!

Yes i get the same on long journeys or if im in and out of mine all day.

I agree, the seats in my Uk Turbo 2000 gave me back ache, in all fairness though I do suffer with lower back pains but the seats didnt help me at all.

Ive now got newage STI seats and I dont have any back ache at all when on long or short journeys.

My only problem with the newage seats are you sit a little higher but hasnt caused me any trouble so you learn to live with it.

I agree, the seats in my Uk Turbo 2000 gave me back ache, in all fairness though I do suffer with lower back pains but the seats didnt help me at all.

Ive now got newage STI seats and I dont have any back ache at all when on long or short journeys.

My only problem with the newage seats are you sit a little higher but hasnt caused me any trouble so you learn to live with it.

gr8 that may even be cheaper and i may get a whole matching set so i can also sell my own :)

how much did u pay for the newage seats and is it just a straight swap?

[quote=scobymad;7611226]it is just the classic seats IMHO as ive got the newage seats in mine and they are so much better

Totally agree, the old ones felt really supportive, but anymore that 30 miles and i used to be complaining. Now got v7 sti seats, and any distance is no problem!
not all mate, the mc ray edition came with recaros. there what i managed to get, the car is perfect. even on long jerney

the wrx/uk interior was uncomfortable granted

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I agree, the seats in my Uk Turbo 2000 gave me back ache, in all fairness though I do suffer with lower back pains but the seats didnt help me at all.

Ive now got newage STI seats and I dont have any back ache at all when on long or short journeys.

My only problem with the newage seats are you sit a little higher but hasnt caused me any trouble so you learn to live with it.


gr8 that may even be cheaper and i may get a whole matching set so i can also sell my own

how much did u pay for the newage seats and is it just a straight swap?

From memory I paid £480 delivered, that was for the two front seats and rear bench, but I could have bought the blue cloth & alacantra ones for a little bit less.

I originally put a post up in the wanted sections and I had a fair few replys via pm so that might be worth doing, or good old fleabay is always an option!

Mine are the Black cloth & alacantra one that you find in some newage STI and the WR1 model.

Yeah everything was a straight swap, all I had to do was change my seat belt clips from my original seats on to the new ones.

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I agree, the seats in my Uk Turbo 2000 gave me back ache, in all fairness though I do suffer with lower back pains but the seats didnt help me at all.

Ive now got newage STI seats and I dont have any back ache at all when on long or short journeys.

My only problem with the newage seats are you sit a little higher but hasnt caused me any trouble so you learn to live with it.
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gr8 that may even be cheaper and i may get a whole matching set so i can also sell my own

how much did u pay for the newage seats and is it just a straight swap?
From memory I paid £480 delivered, that was for the two front seats and rear bench, but I could have bought the blue cloth & alacantra ones for a little bit less.

I originally put a post up in the wanted sections and I had a fair few replys via pm so that might be worth doing, or good old fleabay is always an option!

Mine are the Black cloth & alacantra one that you find in some newage STI and the WR1 model.

Yeah everything was a straight swap, all I had to do was change my seat belt clips from my original seats on to the new ones.

sweet, il see how things go if i can just adjust the seats to get rid of hurt lol if not then il consider the wrx seats i already got or someothers that il buy :)

i had problems with my back with the 97 wrx seats but after i changed them for the later 00 seats with adjustable bottoms it was fine :)

its been a month already and since then i havent had a prob with the seats... :wonder: :wonder: no idea why my back hurt soo much im still young lol :lol1:

il stay put with the seats for now and spend me money on some new lightweight alloys instead :)

thx for replies to post :thumb: