Front Seat back angle fix (how to)

[rollguy]

I don't like the angle of the driver seat back (furthest forward notch), so I figured out a way to make it more upright.  I removed the 3 torx screws holding the seat back hinge, and drilled 3 more holes to the left (counter-clockwise) of the original 3.   Use a compass to mark the centerline of the radius (I failed to do this, and had to use a die grinder to get the holes just right).  I used a speaker magnet to catch all the metal chips (worked great!).


Photo of the new mounting position:


Photo of the finished job:

Notice that both seats are in their forward most notch.   I still have 2 more rearward notches to match the same angle as the passenger side.

[vangremlin]

Cool idea! Egg to you!

[ammachine390]

That's a great idea. Awesome Job. I have always wanted the seats to go more upright.

[Bird-o-Prey]

Disco Super Fly!!!!  My wife was complaining that the seats leaned too far back for her.  Now she won't have ANY excuse to not drive the Eagle.  Eggtastic!!!!

[BenM]

Good how-to. I did that myself a few years ago, and it's one of the best things I did.

[rollguy]

I forgot to add (I will edit the first post) that a circle should be made with a compass before drilling holes to get them in the right place.   I had to use a die grinder to get the holes just right.