Technical My Mrs wants to go up in the Abarth

[James Abarth]

Question for the techies and any engineering geniuses out there. I'm short standing up - the Mrs is short sitting down (all right cut out the laughing). Made a big mistake when we bought the Abarth - I wanted the electric seats (which have all ways adjustments both sides) but she didn't want to spend the money. So - only the driver's seat has manual height adjustment. This means that the passenger seat belt cuts right across her throat - the belt height adjustment is insufficient to make any difference.

Apart from buying and installing electric seats which I would imagine (especially in leather) would be prohibitively expensive and probably impossible anyway - any other ideas please? Clunk Clik and other thingys of that ilk do not fit on the belts.

I had thought of obtaining (if that's possible) the sub frame for the driver's seat and fitting that to the passenger seat in lieu of the existing sub frame. Alternatively would it be possible to fit some sort of spacers to raise the existing sub frame height?

 

[Stu DemonD]

I am sure I have a passenger height adjustment in mine?

 

[custard]

at least when she moans you can say"well if we had got what i wanted..........."


and for a sensible answer i would expect a drivers sub frame would fit.due to left/right hand drives

 

[activematt]

How about you just let her drive it, then she could use the hight adjustable drivers seat

 

[Stilo_ste]

Instead of getting a drivers seat sub frame, which probably won't fit, due to left and right handed parts. Simply get the left hand sub frame from any Left hand drive Stilo and put your passenger seat on it. Just get the part number from any dealership and buy it. You will probably have to order it in though.

 

[Stilochris]

How about you just let her drive it, then she could use the hight adjustable drivers seat

 

[Shminkypinky]

Make her sit in the back!

 

[custard]

Make her sit in the back!

forget that! whats she doing out of the kitchen?

 

[dave]

get her a booster seat

 

[James Abarth]

Well thank you one and all for the sensible replies - and the others

 

[Deckchair5]

If it's just the seat belt that's uncomfortably across her neck then use a clothes peg. Pull just enough seat belt extra to take away the uncomfortable stangling feeling and then put a clothes peg on the belt near where it disappears into the upright to prevent it retracting any further. Works the same as a klunk klip without the bother

Put an imitation leather furry comforter on the belt for her indoors to snuggle into

Have some aromatherapathy essential oils in the car

Talk about your most erotic dreams on your way to your hotel break

Pack an extra small suitcase secretly saying it's a surprise that will be revealed when you get to the hotel

Anyway, try a clothes peg