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How do you get in and out of your car in order to reduce rubbing with the seat bolster? Im a skinny guy and I still have a hard time not rubbing the side bolster getting in/out of the car.
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For me, if possible, keep the door wide open helps. Otherwise, I try to put my left hand on the side bolster when getting in (when I remember). That being said, I also have some marking on my 2-way sport+ seat.
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I hear you. Sounds like we need to be a contortionist to prevent rubbing with the bolster. On top of that, there is no handle to use as leverage other than the door handle.
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Put the roof down and slide down in to the seat
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I had the same problem with my Toyota MR2 thirty five years ago.35 five years younger and 70 pounds lighter. I had to train my wife to get out of it gracefully wearing a super mini skirt... Those were the days.
(By the way, I kept that MR2 for 10 years. The fabric they used was unwearable and indestructible... Sold it because of an overseas transfer with 125k mi.
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(By the way, I kept that MR2 for 10 years. The fabric they used was unwearable and indestructible... Sold it because of an overseas transfer with 125k mi.
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Here's what I saw, and what I use. (No right or left used 'cause of right and left drive cars. If you can't figure them out, stay out of the car. 😀)
In:
Face open door. Put hand on door handle or other hand on side of seat back. Put leg and bum into car and then lower self into seat while rotating to face forward.
Out:
Rotate to face out. Put hand on seat back and one leg out. Push with hand on seat back and stand up.
p.s.—Don't wear jeans or belts with metal rivets.
In:
Face open door. Put hand on door handle or other hand on side of seat back. Put leg and bum into car and then lower self into seat while rotating to face forward.
Out:
Rotate to face out. Put hand on seat back and one leg out. Push with hand on seat back and stand up.
p.s.—Don't wear jeans or belts with metal rivets.
OK, young skinny guy, here is how this old, chunky (fat?) guy does it. Open door, turn butt in, put seat-back-side hand on seat back outer edge, lower butt using hand on seat as balance assist, keep hand between my hip and seat before easing butt into the seat bottom, rotate legs under the wheel, feel proud I made it down without embarrassing butt-on-ground fail. I also worry about wear and tear on the seat edge. So far, so good.
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Very amusing thread! Here's the thing. There are two fundamentally different ways to get in and out, one leg at a time or butt first-in/last-out.
The intuitive way which most of us learned getting into our parents' cars as children is to put one leg in with body facing essentially forward, slide the butt sideways onto the seat, pull the other leg in. You can reach your outer hand up to the roof for support or stability if necessary. Getting out is the reverse procedure. (Replace gasket, hold cover in place, tighten all six retaining bolts - oh wait, wrong repair manual.) This procedure is easy with a big sedan or SUV, but when the door sill is only 3 inches above the ground it's a good way to wrench a knee.
The other way is to turn outward so your butt is toward the seat. Then you sit down backwards with both feet still outside the car. For support while moving up or down you keep your now-rearward hand on the door sill. For balance your now-forward hand can hold the steering wheel behind you (a bit awkward) or be put down on the front edge of the seat. Or even better and putting less wear on the seat, the forward arm can be reached upward so that your upper arm is braced against the edge of the windshield (the A-pillar). That gives great leverage for balance and doesn't put focused pressure on the thigh bolster of the seat. Then you rotate your body forward and pull your legs in. To reduce your weight on the seat while rotating you can press down on the door sill and center armrest. This is the technique that was advised by the car mags to, ah, young women as the graceful way to get in and out of a sportscar while wearing a miniskirt. It works for us guys too.
Here's the thing. There are two fundamentally different ways to get in and out, one leg at a time or butt first-in/last-out.The intuitive way which most of us learned getting into our parents' cars as children is to put one leg in with body facing essentially forward, slide the butt sideways onto the seat, pull the other leg in. You can reach your outer hand up to the roof for support or stability if necessary. Getting out is the reverse procedure. (Replace gasket, hold cover in place, tighten all six retaining bolts - oh wait, wrong repair manual.) This procedure is easy with a big sedan or SUV, but when the door sill is only 3 inches above the ground it's a good way to wrench a knee.
The other way is to turn outward so your butt is toward the seat. Then you sit down backwards with both feet still outside the car. For support while moving up or down you keep your now-rearward hand on the door sill. For balance your now-forward hand can hold the steering wheel behind you (a bit awkward) or be put down on the front edge of the seat. Or even better and putting less wear on the seat, the forward arm can be reached upward so that your upper arm is braced against the edge of the windshield (the A-pillar). That gives great leverage for balance and doesn't put focused pressure on the thigh bolster of the seat. Then you rotate your body forward and pull your legs in. To reduce your weight on the seat while rotating you can press down on the door sill and center armrest. This is the technique that was advised by the car mags to, ah, young women as the graceful way to get in and out of a sportscar while wearing a miniskirt. It works for us guys too.
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Very amusing thread!
The intuitive way which most of us learned getting into our parents' cars as children is to put one leg in with body facing essentially forward, slide the butt sideways onto the seat, pull the other leg in. You can reach your outer hand up to the roof for support or stability if necessary. Getting out is the reverse procedure. (Replace gasket, hold cover in place, tighten all six retaining bolts - oh wait, wrong repair manual.) This procedure is easy with a big sedan or SUV, but when the door sill is only 3 inches above the ground it's a good way to wrench a knee.
The other way is to turn outward so your butt is toward the seat. Then you sit down backwards with both feet still outside the car. For support while moving up or down you keep your now-rearward hand on the door sill. For balance your now-forward hand can hold the steering wheel behind you (a bit awkward) or be put down on the front edge of the seat. Or even better and putting less wear on the seat, the forward arm can be reached upward so that your upper arm is braced against the edge of the windshield (the A-pillar). That gives great leverage for balance and doesn't put focused pressure on the thigh bolster of the seat. Then you rotate your body forward and pull your legs in. To reduce your weight on the seat while rotating you can press down on the door sill and center armrest. This is the technique that was advised by the car mags to, ah, young women as the graceful way to get in and out of a sportscar while wearing a miniskirt. It works for us guys too.
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Looks like we were reading the same magazines Jim. ...and our wives liked super mini skirts in our youth!...
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