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ISRI Seat, My ESSEX
I have sat in a number of seats and chairs in my day but no doubt the most difficult to become comfortable in is the ISRI, maybe I am just doing it wrong? I have the option of doing my own rendition of a Yo-Yo or it feels that I am sitting on a concrete park bench. I can handle anything for a couple of hours but this thing, at least to me, is terrible for 7-8 hours behind the wheel. Any thoughts, ideas? I have changed all of the foam to high density, no help.
John
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jJohn
Country Coach for some unexplained reason liked to “poof” up the great feeling Irsi seat with extra added cushioning that was uncomfortable for us , too. For me , the extra layer of foam which has its own piping, raise me up almost too high, once the seat suspension did its thing It also puts Chris too close to the steering wheel even with the seat scooted back fully
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Must be a CC thing, all my ISRI’s have been good.
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John,
It’s likely the cushions are just shot from use. I had both front seats re-cushioned and the results are remarkable. I was in pain at 100 miles before. Now I can drive all day in comfort. If you have it done know there is different densities and qualities of foam that can be used.
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John, Gil’s experience was identical to ours. Any good upholsterer will know what foam to use based on your description of your problem. We went from dicomfort at 100 mi or less to basically as long as you want to sit.
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Guys, thanks for the inputs. I have owned this coach for a long time and the problem manifested itself early on. As mentioned all the foam is new and the highest density and thickest that the upholstery could tolerate. Frankly I think that these things are designed for someone 5’8″ vice someone 6’4″…. I just finished two legs, DFW to El Paso and El Paso to Yuma, about 600 miles per leg. I am going to look at other options, Recarro comes to mind. This lousy chair already in the full aft position has me in a position where zi can nearly lick the windshield, if I did not use cruise control the geometry would stop me in an hour!
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John, basketball players are supposed to ride, not drive. My 5′ 9″ fits pretty good.
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John, before you condem the Isri, go to a sales lot and sit in some newer coaches and see what you think of their seats. You then might do better purchasing a new Isri instead of the new Recarro, you entioned.
JIM
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I am certainly not condemning the ISRI, all I am stating is that for me, the thing is not comfortable. It may well be geometry as the seat pan is not much larger than that of an average dinning room side chair. There is no thigh support for me and the arm rests are not only tiny, they are too low. I run the thing fully reclined with light bounce; I have replaced the seat foam with the highest density that I could find all to no avail. The seat is fine for a couple of hours max, then it starts to grow uncomfortable, if I didn’t know better I would say that it was designed by the same group that sells chairs to many larger chain restaurants….ok for an hour then it starts to get uncomfortable, after all they do not want you to stay all evening! If I could make one fit, I would put in a pilot seat from a 737, moves 16 ways from Sunday, has full thigh support, shoulder harness built into the seat and is comfortable, once adjusted, for 8 hours or more! I am on the hunt and will report back with results…………..
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Show us a picture, your Isri doesn’t sound like the Isri I know. Are there different models?
JIM
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