So my 18-way Sport Tex seats in my T are not a perfect fit for me, and I get lower back pain after 5 minutes or so in the car. It's not the seat's fault (they're awesome); it's just the way I'm built. Are there craftsmen out there who can take cushioning material out of the lumbar region of the seat and build up the shoulder area? Needless to say, I'd like it to look professional. I'm in Northern New Jersey; please let me know if you've "got a guy".

 

https://www.311rs.com/

Might call these guys since they do custom race seats.

 

I wish there was a way to lower the 18 ways, which would help me!

 

As of matter of fact, I can suggest two places!

Everlast Upholstery in Linden or Great Buffalo in Union... either will be able to help you out just fine!

 

Do 14 way seats fit the same?

 

Ewe Auto Seat Cover Address: 8431 John F. Kennedy Blvd, North Bergen, NJ 07047 (about 10 minutes from the Lincoln tunnel)

They can make the seat any way you want. Problem solved.

 

Thanks! Will check out the 3 places mentioned above.

 

See what these people can do. They are in north jersey https://www.suburbanseats.com/

 

Typically the 14 way seat fits a bit worse. This is dependent on your body type, but the sport seat plus (18 way/4 way) is typically preferred by most over the 14 way.

 

Lower the 18 ways, no. But you can fit 4 way seats to your car which are the same shape but manual fore aft and auto up down and auto backrest and those sit lower.

 

I used to get lower lumbar pain with the 14 ways. There wasn't enough lower support. The 18 ways are awesome...now I'm spoiled.

No joke, but try this as a temporary measure to see what you might exactly need to do with the seat longer term. My wife had L4-L5 fusion about 3 years ago and ever since then she's used a small firm travel pillow on the seat back...see picture. This enables her to take long drives 1+ hours with me without issue. She's thin and stocky so her body type is likely not similar. But this costs you what, $20-$30 to try? Maybe even something a bit thinner/shorter than what she uses would be good to experiment with?


Wife pic for reference. 5'-3" of sexy fun every day!

 

Thanks TRM, I'll definitely try the lumbar pillow idea at first. If that solves the problem then I can have one of the custom upholstery shops named above do a more permanent aesthetically pleasing modification to the driver's seat. Again, thanks to all for the great responses!