Front seat too close?

[Ivan_B]

Hi everyone.

I am having a constant problem kicking the "kick" panel with my foot, each time I get out of the car. The panel also show sings of wear, to I am definitely not the first driver to do so ?

The seat is all the way to the back, right now. And I believe that I've assembled the slides properly, after I took them apart for cleaning. At this time, the distance between the seat bottom and the door frame is about the same (front and back). This is a 2-door P10 sedan; looking at other 2-doors on the internet - the seat appears to be  positioned the same. Which makes sense, so that people can get in both ways - front and back.

 

Is anyone experiencing similar issues?

 

I've noticed that this is only happening while I am getting out of the car, but not on the way in. So, I figured that if I get out of the car the same way I get in (back out of it, so to speak) then it works fine. No way that this was expected by the manufacturer, though, was it? ?

[Los_Control]

Curious how tall you are .... Just the average height in the 30's-40's ... 1940 average male height 5'7" ..... this would have something to do with it. average female would be shorter.

 

I am installing bucket seats from a 1990's chebby truck into my 1949 Dodge truck. I nee d to have the seats all the way forward on the runners, then shoved all the way to the back of the cab against the wall to fit properly & get comfortable leg room ..... I'm short & 5' 6" tall ..... I have short legs.

These vehicles were not made to have leg room. ....... My neighbor has a 1953 Ford 4 door. He is a big boy, he had me move the factory bench seat back so he could drive it.

 

I think it is just a common issue with the cars built back then, not just your model or even Mopar .... all cars across the board ..... unless maybe a Hudson or a certain Chrysler, Lincoln Zephyr  offered more leg room.

[Ivan_B]

I am not tall, probably the new average 5'9". The problem, I believe, is that there is not enough room between the seat bottom and the door frame for my 11-size shoe, with a moderately pointy nose to fit through with a reasonable extra space, in the parallel to the car position. So it is all about the shoe size. I watched my feet carefully getting in - they are naturally at an angle, and fit through just fine. When I am exiting, however, i cannot place my feet at the same angle because it does not bent that way into the opposite direction ? So, if I literally back out of the car (turning the body the same way as when I was getting in) it works just fine. But this is weird.

[Dave72dt]

I've got several inches on you and have found I have to change my entrance/ exit procedure on every vehicle I get in, newer vehicles included.  Do it often enough and it becomes a habit.  It's only weird because it's different than whatever else you're used to driving.

[Young Ed]

Take a look at the bottom of your seat brackets. Some of them have 2 sets of holes and you can move them back a little. 

[D35 Torpedo]

I've been thinking about moving the bench in my 50 two door back two inches. I have it all the way back and mounted on the rearward holes and it isn't enough. Yes i kick the kick panel sometimes, but my main issue is my knees hitting the column. I think the bench bottom and tracks are identical to a four door bench. 

[Curt Lee]

Funny you guys mentioned shoes and foot size... not only were folks a few inches shorter, they had smaller feet. My GrandDad wore a size eight, Dad wore a 9, I wear 11's. The Depression affected people directly in their height and size depending on their diet and occupations. 

[Bob Ritter]

The way I would handle this is to move the seat track back a inch or two by redrilling the mounting holes.

[Ivan_B]

My mounting holes are currently in the middle position, if I recall correctly. I might want to start with moving those.

Thanks.