Headrest - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

alanmeyer · 04-22-2010, 11:46 AM

I've been driving my Camaro for a couple of weeks now and loving it!!

I'm just wondering if anyone feels like I do that the headrest for the seat isn't as comfortable as I was hoping for. My specific issue is that the headrest is a little further back than I want and so I have to slouch in the seat a bit to make it OK, but that causes discomfort at my lower back.

I think that the headrest location is chosen carefully by Chevy to make sure that the headrest will also work if you're wearing a helmet. It's just a bit too far back for me.

Ideally, I would have an adjustment that would allow me to move the headrest forward/backward.

Oddly enough, I didn't seem to have this problem in my C5 vette, but perhaps that's because the lower part of the seat was much softer than the Camaro's seat and therefore more able to conform to my body.

I suppose custom seats are an option, but that's just so wrong! The Camaro seats look amazing!!

Thoughts anyone?

67 Convertible · 04-22-2010, 11:53 AM

I've never used the headrest on any car to actually rest my head on while driving, so it doesn't bother me, and I can't say for sure if it's further back than any other car I've owned. I was under the impression that the main intent of the headrest was it is a safety feature to prevent whiplash, not for comfort or to rest your head against while driving. JMO

67Redux · 04-22-2010, 12:44 PM

I hear ya, I put that in the Camaro Disciples Meeting thread.

I got a 7hr drive to my home town which I do once a month to visit friends and family and the only part of me that is sore when I get there is my neck. I use my flight pillow now helps alot.

molsonbrador · 04-22-2010, 12:47 PM

Headrest? Be right back...holy crap there is one!

alanmeyer · 04-22-2010, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 67Redux

I hear ya, I put that in the Camaro Disciples Meeting thread.

I got a 7hr drive to my home town which I do once a month to visit friends and family and the only part of me that is sore when I get there is my neck. I use my flight pillow now helps alot.

Thanks for your reply. I'm still adjusting to my seat and headrest so hopefully I get used to the seat sooner rather than later!

BTW: Here's the link to your post: (Click Here)

cyber_satan · 04-22-2010, 08:38 PM

i dont have a problem .. or may be its because i am short

Shuffler · 04-22-2010, 08:39 PM

After you drive your camaro for a few months your head should mostly shrink back to normal. Then it will be more comfortable.

alanmeyer · 04-22-2010, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shuffler

After you drive your camaro for a few months your head should mostly shrink back to normal. Then it will be more comfortable.

LOL

scott53 · 04-22-2010, 08:51 PM

My wife and I both have bad lower backs. My C5 Corvette had the most uncomfortable seats of any car I have ever owned. Those seat bottoms were so firm that I felt every bump and tar strip. We could not be in it for more than a few hours. My previous C4 and current C6 GS seats are so much more comfortable. However, the cloth seats in our 1LT are the best of all. Two weeks ago we drove 9 hours from SW PA to NC and could both walk when we got out of the car at the end of the day. To be honest with you, I never notice the head rests. But that's just my subjective opinion.

Not Paid 4 · 04-22-2010, 09:00 PM

You are correct about the C5 seats, I thought they were great till I sat in my C6 seats, a world of difference. By the way the C6 shell in the seat is made out of Carbon Fiber. My Camaro seat is very comfortable, but a ajustable headrest would be better. Try moving the back slightly to give you a better position.

Number 3 · 04-22-2010, 09:18 PM

So you are saying you drive your cars actually resting your head on the head rest?

The only complaints I ever hear about are the seats that the headrest is actually too far forward due to the new federal regualations.

Not discouninting your concern, it's just the opposite of every complaint I ever hear on our seats.

alanmeyer · 04-23-2010, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Number 3

So you are saying you drive your cars actually resting your head on the head rest?

The only complaints I ever hear about are the seats that the headrest is actually too far forward due to the new federal regualations.

Not discouninting your concern, it's just the opposite of every complaint I ever hear on our seats.

You know, I never thought about it before, but I guess that I don't normally rest my head during driving. All I know is that after starting to drive the Camaro, I was finding it difficult to be comfortable, and I found my neck tired after a short drive (30 minutes). Subsequent trips, I started trying to find a way to rest my head and I noticed the position of the headrest was too far back to use during driving.

Today when I drove home I slouched in the seat a bit and my problem is reduced a lot, but the seat is still new so it's not comfortable yet. I think it will go away once the seat is broken in a bit.

I know that the headrests are too far back for me, but if you know that most others complain that it's too forward, then that's probably due to my unique body/head type.

2SSmeCamaro · 04-23-2010, 01:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shuffler

After you drive your camaro for a few months your head should mostly shrink back to normal. Then it will be more comfortable.

lmfao!!

scott53 · 04-23-2010, 08:26 AM

Neck pain can be caused by the angle of the back of the seat. Try different angles and that may solve it for you.

04-22-2010, 11:46 AM	#1
alanmeyer Drives: 2010 Camaro IBM 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Anaheim Hills, CA Posts: 99	Headrest I've been driving my Camaro for a couple of weeks now and loving it!! I'm just wondering if anyone feels like I do that the headrest for the seat isn't as comfortable as I was hoping for. My specific issue is that the headrest is a little further back than I want and so I have to slouch in the seat a bit to make it OK, but that causes discomfort at my lower back. I think that the headrest location is chosen carefully by Chevy to make sure that the headrest will also work if you're wearing a helmet. It's just a bit too far back for me. Ideally, I would have an adjustment that would allow me to move the headrest forward/backward. Oddly enough, I didn't seem to have this problem in my C5 vette, but perhaps that's because the lower part of the seat was much softer than the Camaro's seat and therefore more able to conform to my body. I suppose custom seats are an option, but that's just so wrong! The Camaro seats look amazing!! Thoughts anyone? __________________ 2010 IBM 2SS/RS - Built 03/17/2010 - Delivered 04/06/2010

04-22-2010, 11:53 AM	#2
67 Convertible Drives: 67 Camaro Convertible Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: MA Posts: 1,718	I've never used the headrest on any car to actually rest my head on while driving, so it doesn't bother me, and I can't say for sure if it's further back than any other car I've owned. I was under the impression that the main intent of the headrest was it is a safety feature to prevent whiplash, not for comfort or to rest your head against while driving. JMO __________________ _____________________________________________ 2LT/RS RJT, Blk Rally Stripes, Beige Interior, Sunroof Placed order at dealer 4/24/09 1100 - 4/28/09 2000 - 5/01/09 2500 - 5/05/09 3000 - 5/05/09 3300 - 5/30/09 3400 - 6/05/09 3800 - 6/18/09 4000 - 6/18/09 4B00 - 6/18/09 4200 - 6/22/09 5000 - 7/01/09 6000 - 7/01/09 It's Home!! 0000 - 7/14/11 Traded in with 24,000 miles. Currently 5th Gen less

04-22-2010, 08:39 PM	#7
Shuffler God Bless Dawson Drives: Synergy for my Daughter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 3,057	After you drive your camaro for a few months your head should mostly shrink back to normal. Then it will be more comfortable. __________________

04-22-2010, 09:00 PM	#10
Not Paid 4 Drives: The Wheels of this BEAST... Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: You must be Young and Stupid before you become Old and Wise, Canton Georgia Posts: 221	You are correct about the C5 seats, I thought they were great till I sat in my C6 seats, a world of difference. By the way the C6 shell in the seat is made out of Carbon Fiber. My Camaro seat is very comfortable, but a ajustable headrest would be better. Try moving the back slightly to give you a better position. __________________

04-22-2010, 09:18 PM	#11
Number 3 Hail to the King baby! Drives: '19 XT4 2.0T & '22 VW Atlas 2.0T Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 12,306 View My Garage	So you are saying you drive your cars actually resting your head on the head rest? The only complaints I ever hear about are the seats that the headrest is actually too far forward due to the new federal regualations. Not discouninting your concern, it's just the opposite of every complaint I ever hear on our seats. __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." - Aldous Huxley

04-22-2010, 12:44 PM	#3
67Redux Drives: 1111 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: 1111 Posts: 126	I hear ya, I put that in the Camaro Disciples Meeting thread. I got a 7hr drive to my home town which I do once a month to visit friends and family and the only part of me that is sore when I get there is my neck. I use my flight pillow now helps alot.

04-22-2010, 12:47 PM	#4
molsonbrador Drives: 2010 Camaro SS, 2018 Colorado Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NC Posts: 2,207	Headrest? Be right back...holy crap there is one!

04-22-2010, 08:38 PM	#6
cyber_satan Drives: Red Dragon Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 144	i dont have a problem .. or may be its because i am short

04-22-2010, 08:51 PM	#9
scott53 Drives: '19 Camaro 2SS, '12 GMC Yukon Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SW PA Posts: 174	My wife and I both have bad lower backs. My C5 Corvette had the most uncomfortable seats of any car I have ever owned. Those seat bottoms were so firm that I felt every bump and tar strip. We could not be in it for more than a few hours. My previous C4 and current C6 GS seats are so much more comfortable. However, the cloth seats in our 1LT are the best of all. Two weeks ago we drove 9 hours from SW PA to NC and could both walk when we got out of the car at the end of the day. To be honest with you, I never notice the head rests. But that's just my subjective opinion.

04-23-2010, 08:26 AM	#14
scott53 Drives: '19 Camaro 2SS, '12 GMC Yukon Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SW PA Posts: 174	Neck pain can be caused by the angle of the back of the seat. Try different angles and that may solve it for you.

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