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I went ahead and bought the drivers seat. Wish I had done it sooner.
Are Scheel -Mann seats worth the price?
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hisandhers80s
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That is what I did. I just bought a drivers seat. Very happy with is so far with very limited seat time.
Looking to add these to my truck this summer.
I'd like to keep the Scheelmann seats the same for the driver and passenger, however my wife is (~5'3") and I am (6'1").
Any feedback on deciding between the standard Vario F model and the XXL model?
She rides with me most of the time and if the XXL model is safe and comfortable for her I'd prefer to go that direction, but dont want to compromise on those fronts.
I'd like to keep the Scheelmann seats the same for the driver and passenger, however my wife is (~5'3") and I am (6'1").
Any feedback on deciding between the standard Vario F model and the XXL model?
She rides with me most of the time and if the XXL model is safe and comfortable for her I'd prefer to go that direction, but dont want to compromise on those fronts.
I have been in both seats. I’m not a professional.
My take away is they are the exact same feeling, the xxl is taller in the back rest.
I would order the xxl for both if it was me. (Similar situation with a smaller wife)
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I meant to also add the bolt right up. No modifying, no cursing trying to get them in eitherI meant the other guy. His profile says he’s 34. I feel ya bro…Scheelmanns are the bomb. I’ve sat in many…
When the time comes to upgrade/recover my seats in the next couple years, I’m gonna have to wrestle with this…
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I'm 6'0 and after looking at the specs, the 2x is only three inches taller in the back. The reg seat fits me fine. She will be fine in the 2x if that's your route. With 14 manual adjustments, it can be adjusted to cradle her frame.
Thanks for the feedback. This confirms what I was thinking and will likely go with the XXLs.
Has anyone been able to get pricing under MSRP through a vendor on a standard model? My guess is no but wondering if some vendors have better pricing than direct from Scheel Mann.
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Ditcherman
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I’ve had one person sit in my BMW 12 way electric seats that had experienced Scheel Mann and they said they thought they were as nice if not nicer than the Scheel Mann.
I’d like to get more opinions, if anyone’s at SAS10 in August look me up.
1400 for 4 shipped seems like a no brainer to me, but I know I don’t know what I don’t know.
I’d like to get more opinions, if anyone’s at SAS10 in August look me up.
1400 for 4 shipped seems like a no brainer to me, but I know I don’t know what I don’t know.
hisandhers80s
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I took all of my seats out and put in a driver seat Scheel Mann. But I kept the passengers seat. I am thinking about selling all my stock seats to buy a passengers seat. I have the brown cloth manual seat in good shape so should be able to get some decent money for the set I would think.
The biggest issue with Recaro currently is, with all the insolvency issues they've had and they had a tooling component break and the company that made it is out of business and add to that it seems that Recaro HQ only cares about OEM and aircraft, the future of automotive seats is a bit up in the air from them. Now there are loads of them out there used, and some stock as well.
I think one will find very similar experience between the ortho Recaros and a scheel seat.
The main problem being the headrest is placed higher than it would be in an appropriately sized seat for her. Would that harm her, unlikely, probably less than looking at 2 different height seats in the front. Im 6'2" and my wife is 5" so...
I'd say that if you are comfortable, and stoked. Thats all that matters.
Ditcherman
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Yep, if someone has Sheel Mann money I’m all for them! First class no doubt! The second someone starts wondering about the cost, I’ll make the comparison. Or when someone brings a manual seat to a $5000 dollar a seat gunfight.
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The problem I had was both front electric seats died. I'm not a fan of electric. If I could swap out door panels and go with manual wi does, I would do that too.
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Well I surely do t have Scheel Mann money, but after saving, and since I'm the original owner, it's my daily driver, and I truly want this to be my last vehicle, it was worth saving and the price. Obviously I'm not super stoked having to fork it over, but the comfort I now experience is well worth saving for. To each their own. I have the delta bag seat cover coming from Germany which they don't give them away either. My escape gear seat covers separated after 11 years.Yep, if someone has Sheel Mann money I’m all for them! First class no doubt! The second someone starts wondering about the cost, I’ll make the comparison. Or when someone brings a manual seat to a $5000 dollar a seat gunfight.