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VolvoAgain1
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Joined: 10 September 2009
Year and Model: 94 850 Turbo Auto
Location: Toronto,ON, Canada

Re: More driver legroom

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Something else you might want to consider is to replace the powered seats with manual ones. Have a 94 850 5speed that came with manual seats. Replaced with powered and noticed a significant decrease in rearward travel ( possibly on the order of 1-2 inches but can't be 100% sure as switch was done several years ago). I'm 6'1 and on really long drives (9+ hours) I miss the extra adjustability.

Perhaps the seat tracks from manual seats would fit powered. Maybe a trip to a jy with measurements is in order.

Understand your predicament. Learned the hard way that " a happy wife is a happy life"

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