What is bad about w123 seats? Well, here goes:

-the lower section does not support your legs on the sides at all; they are too springy and collapse underneath you when cornering

-the lower section does not support the front of your legs (behind the knees); consequently, you have to support your legs on the floor through your feet, rather than relaxing and letting the seat support your body (very uncomfortable on a long trip)

-the seat back lacks ANY support for the lower back; sit in any car that has adjustable lumbar support, and you won't believe how comfortable comparted to w123 seats

-the seat back basically curves forward at the top, which pushes your shoulders forward can causes you to arch your head/neck back, which puts everything in an uncomfortable position; if the lumbar support pushed your lower back out like it should, then they upper back and neck would be aligned better and positioned much more comfortably.

Corbuea sells seats that look pretty comfortable, have adjustable lumbar support, and have brackets which allow a direct bolt-in into the w123 chassis, and I'm VERY close to calling in an order. Since this is my only gripe about my car, I think $400 is a reasonable price to pay to drive it comfortably for the next few years.

Greg
'84 300D

P.S., in reference to the compressors in the last post, I meant to type "Sanden" not "Sanded."