I love my IS, but I just can't seem to get a comfortable position in the seat. I'm 6'0 feet and i've tried every position that I could think of. Tilting, front, back, but I just keep getting a nagging pain on my upper back. I do suffer from back problems, but in my previous car (Acura Integra) I don't recall having the same problem.

I don't want to get rid of the car and I've tried living with it (seriously, I swear) !!!!

Anyone else have this problem ? What do you recommend ?

 

I'm 6'1 and i'm coming from an Acura Integra GS-R Coupe myself, still own the car. The Integra on long 2+ hr road trip was a killer on my back. I don't suffer from back problems but the teg was just an uncomfortable car to sit in for a long drive.

On my IS the seats are really comfortable. I took a mini road trip to San Diego and I had no complaints what so ever with the seats.

I dont think you should get rid of the car. The IS has butter soft leather seats. If you problem doesnt get any better then maybe get a bigger car like the GS?

 

When you say tilting you mean the front of the chair? I don't think alot of people know that you can do that...

Even adjusted the lumbar? I'm sorry to hear that, I used to get terrible neck cramps in my car, but I finally found the perfect sitting position.

 

I suppose that if all else fails, you could look into replacing the seats. The Recaro buckets in the latest generation Audi S4 are some of the most supportive and comfortable I've ever felt.

 

True, I didn't know about the tilting until about 3 months after I got the car. I really hope I don't have to get rid of the car. I'm going to a physical therapist next week.

 

im having a hard time finding a comfortable position as well.
at first the seats were REAAAAAALy comfortable and i had no back pain. but now it hurts!

i guess its not the chair. its my back ! im sitting almost every hour of the day because im either studying or driving. =(

fix my back pains! nothing is wrong w/ the seats.

 

I had the same problem with the IS when i went for a test drive, i'm 6'1 189lbs
-hass

 

a little off topic, but does anybody know how to fix back pain? lol ... im really hurting and its starting to really bother me. i dont want to see a doctor yet because they are just going to tell me the obvious.

 

^ a chiro who specializes in subluxation: http://www.echiropractic.net/what_is_a_subluxation.htm

I have back problems too, but i found that by tilting the front of the seat all the way up/back and tilt the back part of the seat back a little, i can sit pretty comfortably. But i do need an extra lumbar pillow that i ride with; but that combo seems to work quite well for me. I wish the car had another inch or so of headroom, but i can deal

 

Why dont you put a small pillow on the back part of the seat??? I do that for long trips, and it works fine.

 

i thought of that too,
but then i thought more..
u will lose your side airbag in the process

 

Don't know if this works, but for you it could be an alternative. Some stores let you try the product before buying it.

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I find it more comfy if i deflate fully the lumber support.

 

Have you tried moving your seat a little closer to the pedals so that your knees are slightly bent and your arms are not fully stretched out?

 

A friend bought an LS, and as part of the "Relentless Pursuit of Perfection", they pulled back the leather seat surface and re-padded and rearranged the foam until he was satisfied.