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I noticed in the picture that there seems to be a slight depression in the right side, mine had the same thing.
I took my seat out and turned it over and there was a support wire that runs side to side right there. It had popped out and was allowing the seat cushion foam to pop out and it was hanging in space. This made a depression that my right butt sank into and always made me feel like i was sitting in a pit. Sit in the passengers seat to see if your issue is the wear and tear on the drivers seat or the seats themselves.
There are two plastic side pieces under the seat with the foam suspended between. I put some holes in the plastic and laced tie wraps across creating sort of a loose web that supports the foam. My seat is much more comfortable now. Well worth the hour and a half it took. it also allowed me to get all the stuff out that falls in between the console and the seat.
Do you have a better suggestion than getting out of the car to become more comfortable.
Besides selling the car? No.
Originally Posted by cdk4219
It’s pretty obvious that you may not spend a lot of time in your 996 since you have owned it for 19 years and have 30,000 some odd .miles on it.
Two points:
1. You might want to ask how many miles I have on my 996 Turbo before making up some number. Just a suggestion.
2. The number hours spent in one's 996 Turbo is not directly related to the total miles on the car. For example, if someone spends a lot of time in their 996 Turbo driving in traffic at slow speeds, then the seat time could be high relative to the miles driven. On the other hand, if someone spends the same amount of time in the seat but at higher speeds than city traffic speeds then the miles on the car will be higher (for example one hour at an Interstate speed of 70 mph versus one hour at city speed of 30 mph; both log one hour of seat time, with the first case putting 70 miles put on the car, and with the second case putting just 30 miles on the car.)
Last edited by Dock; 02-10-2020 at 06:58 PM.
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I noticed in the picture that there seems to be a slight depression in the right side, mine had the same thing.
I took my seat out and turned it over and there was a support wire that runs side to side right there. It had popped out and was allowing the seat cushion foam to pop out and it was hanging in space. This made a depression that my right butt sank into and always made me feel like i was sitting in a pit. Sit in the passengers seat to see if your issue is the wear and tear on the drivers seat or the seats themselves.
There are two plastic side pieces under the seat with the foam suspended between. I put some holes in the plastic and laced tie wraps across creating sort of a loose web that supports the foam. My seat is much more comfortable now. Well worth the hour and a half it took. it also allowed me to get all the stuff out that falls in between the console and the seat.
Great info. Thanks. I am going to take the seat off and see if I can fix the support of the foam.
I've had several 996s over the years, with and without the Sport seats. In my opinion, they are pretty equal in comfort and feel; although the Sport seats are a bit narrower so if you aren't a skinny person you'll probably feel more like you're sitting "on" them rather than "in" them.
Sell the car, get out of the car or suck it up, as usual you bring so much info to the discussion!
Hes got a point though, my 97 wrangler has better seats than my turbo does. Same with my 99 discoII.
These "comfort" only problem i have with them is my lower back hurts after a while.
Try sitting on a small down pillow. I used to use one on long trips and it helps. Also start stretching exercises for the muscles in the back of your legs. They pull on the muscles in your back. It works.
Easy to think about changing something with the car but sometimes the solution is the driver.
You're getting old man!
What part of your leg exactly feels like it's getting numb/tingly?
If you have tried all possible positions that the seat and wheel adjustments will allow, the next step might be to get different seats. I have a set of 997 gt3/sport seats sitting in my garage. I found them very comfortable. I'm now in a fixed back seat which I also find very comfortable.
I moved the seat forward at least 3" and I also moved the steering forward against the cluster. I will try it out tomorrow and also play with the recline. Fingers crossed and hope it will work better than the adjustment I had. I really like the car but man these things are uncomfortable. Maybe I need to get some Ford Focus RS seats and install those, lol.
You're getting old man!
What part of your leg exactly feels like it's getting numb/tingly?
It's toward my groin. Remember that nothing else has changed with me other than buying this Porsche 3 weeks ago. My other cars are fine and no pain. I weight about 162 lbs and I am in excellent shape and a runner so I can only think of the TT not liking me, lol. Or wait, you could be up to something. I turned 48 last Friday so maybe I got old.
02-10-2020 | 06:38 PM
