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90503 · 03-21-2012, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveFrench

I would trade mine in but I'd lose a ton of money just to gain an 1" 1/2 i love my 2011 synergy green i wish i could find the same car same year just no sun roof >< i only got 18k Km on mine too, never been driven in the winter but id still lose to much money to make it worth it.

Might be worth your while to find a good custom upholsterer. See if they can modify your existing seat somehow with a new bottom cushion of some kind to lower it...might even look into customizing the sun-roof itself, go wider, or a different type with more low-profile track...good luck.

Taintedveins · 03-21-2012, 03:44 PM

Lowered and all the way back and I am 6'4" with shorter hair my head rubs but in some cases I slouch a bit and adjust the mirrors, Just as comfortable.

SteveFrench · 03-21-2012, 03:52 PM

Yeah i thought about a wider sun roof but im not sure how that would look in that car. Anyone ever done it?? not even sure where i could go to start asking those sorts of questions about modifying the sun roof or different options.

90503 · 03-21-2012, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveFrench

Yeah i thought about a wider sun roof but im not sure how that would look in that car. Anyone ever done it?? not even sure where i could go to start asking those sorts of questions about modifying the sun roof or different options.

I would think it would have to be a custom automotive builder...probably high-end, not cheap!

Camaro21 · 03-21-2012, 04:25 PM

I am 6'4" and I have to lean the seat back to fit comfortably in mine. I also drag race mine quite a bit and of course I always wear a helmet and it is definitely tight, but I wouldn't have it without the sunroof.. I Love It !!

LewiSS · 03-21-2012, 05:48 PM

I'm 6'8" and have really long arms so I have to lay the seat back which helps alot with the headroom clearance. The easiest mod you can do is open the sunroof HAHA

tomlink · 03-21-2012, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Caspers2SSRS

I've heard rumor that surgical removal of an inch or two of the boney structure just below the C5 vertabrae to shorten the neck helps

1BADLS3 · 03-21-2012, 07:11 PM

Ditto on finding a good upholsterer/ custom fabrication shop. They will be able to do something with the seat rails, or re-do the seat foam to give you additional clearance.

I'm 6'4" in a non-sunroof car, and I have to lean my seat back a bit past where it should ideally be, but it's not really a safety or comfort concern. It's just a different feeling to what I'm used to. If you have to lean the seat a LOT, then it becomes a safety and ergonomic concern--at that point I'd go the custom route.

Caspers2SSRS · 03-21-2012, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tomlink

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Caspers2SSRS · 03-21-2012, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Comrando

I thought this thread was going to be about valve to piston clearance.

Shows you were my head is

You're forgiven and Don't fret......I'm still having a hard time figuring out what having a RS package has to do with headroom or the lack of.

03-21-2012, 03:44 PM	#16
Taintedveins Shark attack! Drives: 2011 Camaro LS Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,561 View My Garage	Lowered and all the way back and I am 6'4" with shorter hair my head rubs but in some cases I slouch a bit and adjust the mirrors, Just as comfortable. __________________

03-21-2012, 05:48 PM	#20
LewiSS Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Camaro IOM/White Stripe Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 137	I'm 6'8" and have really long arms so I have to lay the seat back which helps alot with the headroom clearance. The easiest mod you can do is open the sunroof HAHA __________________ ARH 1-7/8" Longtubes w/cats, Borla ATAK catback, CAI Inc intake, RX inferno orange ported throttle body, RX inferno orange catch can, Hurst Shifter, JDP Motorsports heater hoses and fuel line, PFadt strut tower brace, PFadt lowering springs, PFadt Tie Rods, PFadt Trailing Arms, PFadt end links, Custom Painted interior pieces.

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03-21-2012, 03:52 PM	#17
SteveFrench Drives: Summit White 2018 SS Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: edmonton alberta Posts: 101 View My Garage	Yeah i thought about a wider sun roof but im not sure how that would look in that car. Anyone ever done it?? not even sure where i could go to start asking those sorts of questions about modifying the sun roof or different options.

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03-21-2012, 07:11 PM	#22
1BADLS3 Drives: Sold: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: United States Posts: 1,896	Ditto on finding a good upholsterer/ custom fabrication shop. They will be able to do something with the seat rails, or re-do the seat foam to give you additional clearance. I'm 6'4" in a non-sunroof car, and I have to lean my seat back a bit past where it should ideally be, but it's not really a safety or comfort concern. It's just a different feeling to what I'm used to. If you have to lean the seat a LOT, then it becomes a safety and ergonomic concern--at that point I'd go the custom route.