Shaving my bottom...

[Josh.Hignight@phoenix.edu (Josh Hignight)]

Yeap. Which was another good benefit because the ones on the sides
(hip/kidney region) were too low and very uncomfortable. Now they're
perfect. It also helped to move me down enough so that the shoulder harness
holes in the back of the seat are now almost properly lined up with the tops
of my shoulders, and not my arm-pits. 

Another note, the bottom cushion is much stiffer now, but not uncomfortable.
I haven't experienced any unpleasantness from sitting in it for up to an
hour at a time (haven't taken a longer drive yet).

Also, I still need to trim the bracket down a little, but that's what I get
for being almost 6'2" and driving a scirocco. 

Joshua Hignight
Student Services/Technical Services
New Mexico Campus
(505) 821-4800

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Bates [mailto:indiana_red@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 7:41 AM
To: ATS - Patrick Bureau; Josh Hignight; 'scirocco'
Subject: Re: Shaving my bottom...

Josh,
Does this effectively make the side bolsters "higher" as well?

Ken
'79 Scirocco 16v project "McFly"
'86 16v (parts car)
VORTEX:  "Indiana Red"

----- Original Message -----
From: "ATS - Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@attbi.com>
To: "Josh Hignight" <Josh.Hignight@phoenix.edu>; "'scirocco'"
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 5:47 AM
Subject: RE: Shaving my bottom...


> Great work, and I have a suggestion for your tech note
> instead of using the "bread knife" (actually inventive I never though of
> that one), you could simply go to a good hobby store (hobby lobby or the
> sorts) and get a foam cutting line its actually a wodden frame that has a
> very thin electrical wire accross it, it heats up (plug it) and you just
> "slice" throught foam like butter, I used to use this alot for making foam
> shape internal for floating devices and inner hulls for my R/C  hydroplans
> and boats.
>
> ATS - Patrick Bureau
>
> =>-----Original Message-----
> =>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> =>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Josh Hignight
> =>Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 9:14 PM
> =>To: 'scirocco'
> =>Subject: Shaving my bottom...
> =>
> =>
> =>Well I got my new seat (Corbeau Carrera, very nice!). I installed it
with
> =>the supplied "lowered" bracket, and proceeded to plant my head firmly
into
> =>the headliner as soon as I sat in it.
> =>
> =>Bummer  :-(
> =>
> =>Corbeau recommends shaving the bottom seat cushion. I've had some
> =>upholstery
> =>experience (very little yet), so I figure, what the heck.
> =>
> =>It was really easy. You just have to take your time and have somewhat of
a
> =>steady hand (it's not precision work here, but you'll feel it if
> =>you cut it
> =>un-evenly when you're butt is sitting crooked on that seat).
> =>
> =>I was asked to take pictures, so here's a whole write up (my first one
> =>actually). It's on an msn community, sorry I don't have a real
> =>web page yet.
> =>Hope this helps you tall guys like me. I can now sit very
> =>comfortably in my
> =>Corbeau.
> =>
> =>
> =>http://communities.msn.com/85Scirocco16v2/pictures
> =>
> =>
> =>
> =>Joshua Hignight
> =>Student Services/Technical Services
> =>New Mexico Campus
> =>(505) 821-4800
> =>
> =>
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