Short wife! How to fix?

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Old Aug 6, 2014 | 09:21 AM
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Short wife! How to fix?

I'm hoping I caught your attention! My wife is 5 foot tall and the front passenger seat is a little low. Is there an easy way to raise the seat by an inch?
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Old Aug 6, 2014 | 09:24 AM
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you might get away with raising the seat rails or mounts with a few washers.
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Old Aug 6, 2014 | 09:35 AM
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My wife is 4'11" and the seat height doesn't bother her in the RDX. It is more of a problem for me because my knees are about 1" from the glove box when I sit in the seat (6'3"). It is soooo nice in our MDX to adjust the 6-way passenger seat. Acura could at-least put a manual height adjustment on the lesser models.
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Old Aug 6, 2014 | 09:48 AM
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I just picked up a 2007 RDX which I really like. Even the dealership thinks Acura should have installed the passenger seat with the same adjustments you get in the drivers seat.
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Old Aug 6, 2014 | 10:45 AM
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you could probably use some kind of spacer to mount the seat... total DIY
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Old Aug 6, 2014 | 11:35 AM
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new wife...
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Old Aug 6, 2014 | 12:18 PM
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booster seat
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Old Aug 6, 2014 | 12:48 PM
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or get an upholstery shop to make the bottom cushion thicker...below the seat heater to maintain functionality... custom work though. too bad no RHD models or we could get one of those...

I was considering this in an MR2.
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Old Aug 11, 2014 | 11:21 AM
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I want to thank everybody for their suggestions, they were helpful! I had one guy even offer to make an attachment for the seat to raise it. When I went through everything with my wife, she stopped complaining and said it is really NOT that bad. LOL Like I said, this was helpful!!
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Old Aug 11, 2014 | 12:10 PM
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if you change your mind about the brackets let me know.
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