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InfernoFlame · 09-16-2010, 10:43 AM

I think we need a picture of this girlfriend...that way we can judge if she's worthy enough to be seen in the Camaro.

he he he...

herkman · 09-16-2010, 10:44 AM

Have you thought that maybe your dashboard is getting tired of looking at your girlfriend?

Gotthat02fire · 09-16-2010, 10:45 AM

I was also having this issue so what I'm going to do is get all the seat controlls and brackets from my dealer from the driver seat and between me and my inteior guy should be able to have full eletric control on both seats!!!
Ask her to sit in the drivers seat and see if she can see proberly with adjustments??

getarz4u15ster · 09-16-2010, 10:46 AM

My wife got car sick the first couple times riding in the car with me, because of the seat being so low... So we just got a nice
paint matching" color pillow that she sits on when go anywhere on it. AND I CAN tell you first hand it does absolutely nothing to SRS system. Because I've hooked up my OBD2 Super dooper cool scanner and checked the difference with and without weight in the seat and everything still worked as intended...

Gotthat02fire · 09-16-2010, 10:49 AM

Than again there's always the booty pops!!!!

Johnnyma45 · 09-16-2010, 10:54 AM

Tape a comic book to the dashboard. It'll give her something to do!

Eric's Blue · 09-16-2010, 10:57 AM

Get a taller girlfriend...

Blade · 09-16-2010, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gotthat02fire

I was also having this issue so what I'm going to do is get all the seat controlls and brackets from my dealer from the driver seat and between me and my inteior guy should be able to have full eletric control on both seats!!!
Ask her to sit in the drivers seat and see if she can see proberly with adjustments??

Please keep us updated on how that works out for you, I would be extremely interested.

acatlover13 · 09-16-2010, 10:59 AM

I too am 5'3" and have no issues when my hubby is driving. Maybe she has longer legs and a shorter torso and I'm the opposite?????? I don't know...perhaps because I'm the one who's in love with this car, I overlook it??? I know that I was no help to your issue, but it's a comparison anyway.

FC_GIBB · 09-16-2010, 11:01 AM

she can fit in the back seat...

KeepItGreasey · 09-16-2010, 11:05 AM

before

after

KeepItGreasey · 09-16-2010, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by usmc8411

LOL tell her to suck it up. If shes 5'3 isnt she supposed to be in a booster seat anyways?

seriously. what if you were into dwarfs... do you really have any "right" to complain when you should be used to your condition, never being any taller your whole life?

suck it up... or...

get her a periscope

Steeler NY · 09-16-2010, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mclark10

Having spent the '90s working for a tier 1 automotive supplier developing passenger safety systems, I would have to say don't mess with it unless you understand the system. Having been out of the business for 10 years, it's hard to say which system is used. Some sort of weight classification is likely there and is possibly accomplished by load cells in the seat mounts. This method can also determine the occupant's center of gravity, thus de-powering the airbag in case the occupant is leaning forward, sideways, whatever. Definitely would not want to alter that with new brackets. Another method for occupant sensing could be use of a capaciflector. This is a device developed by NASA that basically can use the moisture in your body as a dielectric for a capacitor, which would be under the seat fabric, thus sensing the presence of a person as opposed to a bag of dog food. Sitting on a cushion would render this method useless. There is also IR, which can send emit and detect laser bouncing off the occupant and then with triangulation determine your position in the seat, thus adjusting the force of the airbag. Then there may be whole new technologies that have been recently developed. Sorry for the long post, just saying, best not to alter something unless you totally understand the potential risks.

MCLARK10

A "capaciflector" seriously??

is that like a "flux-capacitor"

will it also make the car travel back in time??

Sorry I just could not resist

I did not realize there were so many ways this was accomplished.

thanks!

raqball · 09-16-2010, 11:24 AM

09-16-2010, 10:44 AM	#16
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09-16-2010, 10:45 AM	#17
Gotthat02fire Drives: 2010 Camaro 1ss IOM Join Date: May 2009 Location: Williamsport,PA Posts: 2,246 View My Garage	I was also having this issue so what I'm going to do is get all the seat controlls and brackets from my dealer from the driver seat and between me and my inteior guy should be able to have full eletric control on both seats!!! Ask her to sit in the drivers seat and see if she can see proberly with adjustments?? __________________ Jannetty Racing Built and Tuned 416 Maggie Max Package even better now!

09-16-2010, 10:46 AM	#18
getarz4u15ster Drives: Camaro RJT 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Frederick,Maryland Posts: 271	My wife got car sick the first couple times riding in the car with me, because of the seat being so low... So we just got a nice paint matching" color pillow that she sits on when go anywhere on it. AND I CAN tell you first hand it does absolutely nothing to SRS system. Because I've hooked up my OBD2 Super dooper cool scanner and checked the difference with and without weight in the seat and everything still worked as intended... __________________ 2010 RJT SS Port and Polished, Milled .005 Heads Patriot Valve Springs, Titanium Retainers&locks Manley Race Valves Comp Chromoly push-rods Ported T/B DT Headers, JBA H/F Catted mid pipes Magna Flow Comp series exhaust w/ Xpipe Comp Custom grind Cam Tune and Machine work done by MPC CAI Intake

09-16-2010, 10:49 AM	#19
Gotthat02fire Drives: 2010 Camaro 1ss IOM Join Date: May 2009 Location: Williamsport,PA Posts: 2,246 View My Garage	Than again there's always the booty pops!!!! Attached Images __________________ Jannetty Racing Built and Tuned 416 Maggie Max Package even better now!

09-16-2010, 10:54 AM	#20
Johnnyma45 Former Camaro Owner Drives: 2011 Dodge Charger R/T Join Date: May 2010 Location: Carrollton, TX Posts: 604 View My Garage	Tape a comic book to the dashboard. It'll give her something to do! __________________ 6/9/10-3/30/11. RIP ROXY... :(

09-16-2010, 10:43 AM	#15
InfernoFlame SUPRMNN Drives: 2010 SS/RS IOM/IOM Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sioux City, IA Posts: 174	I think we need a picture of this girlfriend...that way we can judge if she's worthy enough to be seen in the Camaro. he he he...

09-16-2010, 10:57 AM	#21
Eric's Blue Drives: Cybergray 1SS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Temple - West GA Posts: 565	Get a taller girlfriend... __________________ "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's SS"

09-16-2010, 10:59 AM	#23
acatlover13 Emerald Coast Camaros Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Camaro IOM/IO Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lynn Haven, Florida Posts: 3,054 View My Garage	I too am 5'3" and have no issues when my hubby is driving. Maybe she has longer legs and a shorter torso and I'm the opposite?????? I don't know...perhaps because I'm the one who's in love with this car, I overlook it??? I know that I was no help to your issue, but it's a comparison anyway. __________________ ECC on Facebook 2010 Camaro SS/RS IOM, IO interior, Custom Striping, Razzi body kit ADM CAI w/scoop/Dynatech Headers & Hi-Flow Cats/Solo Performance Exhaust, FTI 3600 Stall/Comp Cams custom grind cam/LS3 conversion/FAST 102 Intake

09-16-2010, 11:01 AM	#24
FC_GIBB Drives: 2012 Impala LTZ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Greenbackville, VA Posts: 346 View My Garage	she can fit in the back seat... __________________ A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to "'The United States of America", for an amount "up to, and including my life". That is honor, and there are way to many people in this country who no longer understand it.

09-16-2010, 11:05 AM	#25
KeepItGreasey So It'll Go Down Easy Drives: Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 852	before after

09-16-2010, 11:24 AM	#28
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