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Old 06-11-2009, 01:20 PM
volosong volosong is offline
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Originally Posted by JonL View Post
Have you tried lowering the seat? You know that there is another lever that allows the seat to slide up or down an inclined track. If you lower the seat all the way on that track, you may find you have sufficient leg room.
Did that! Seat all the way down. There is just too little foot/leg room in the W201. Removing the bolster has really helped. Got a junkyard seat with the front height adjustment (under the thighs), but can't figure out how to remove the knob so I can put my own upholstery on it. Going to my mechanic tomorrow so he can show me. A query post/thread several days ago did not elicit any responses so far.

On my 300CE, I did have my front seat removed and had a upholstery shop tie some of the springs together so that I could sit lower on the seat. Even then, in the mornings (after a sleep when your spine expands a bit), my head touches the roof, so I have to recline the seat more than I really want. In the evenings, after a day's work when the spine has compressed, headroom doesn't seem so bad and I can incline the seat more to my liking.

That's the curse of being taller than average...can't really fit comfortably into any car I want.
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1959 190b, totalled
1968 220D, sold
1969 230/8, sold
1980 240D manual, gave away at 300k (stupid me)
1985 190D 2.2 manual, gave away to a youngster
1989 300CE, sold when I retired - major regrets
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