All things considered, I'm totally satisfied and happy with my 2004 GT
Convertible, except:
The stock factory "headrests" are simply ineffective as whiplash protection.
With the provided metal slat post/bracket in the uppermost position, the
headrest pad is still too low to provide any prevention of a rearward head
snap.
I'd like to keep the seats as they are, but would like to enable the pad to
be raised to an effective height, i.e. such that my skull above my neck (not
my neck) would land squarely on the headrest, or preemptively be placed
against the pad when I could see the rear-ender coming. My factory stock
bucket seats on my '67 Barracuda (shoulda kept it) had headrests that
perfectly supported the head in a rear-ender.
No, I'm not unusually tall, just normal average 5'10".
Short of welding on an extension to the metal slat that would raise the
current headrest to an effective position, I'm wondering if anyone has
solved this problem. I already know I can buy a new seat that solves this,
so I don't need advice in that direction. I'm trying to keep the car stock,
and I otherwise like the seats - I'm just looking for a trick to make these
headrests work.
Anybody out there have any sensible ideas? Not to worry, I'm ready for the
jokes - it's part of posing a question to a newsgroup.
Brian in Seattle