Anyway to enable the drivers seat to move closer to the pedals?

My daughter is short & moves the manual seat all the way up. But to reach the pedal, her heel is not on the floor. Anything thoughts we can do other than putting a small pillow behind her?

thanks....

 

Thats wierd because my sister in law is a little over 5 foot and she doesn't any problems in my 94 EX. I'd say use a pillow, or redo the rails on the seats so they move closer.

 

I think maybe cause the EX has an up & down adj. that actually moves the seat slightly more forward. The LX has no such feature. How difficult would it be to adjust the rails slightly?

 

Oh yeah I forgot that, but that being said my brother has a 93 LX and my sis in law doesn't have problems with that. Well I've never actually looked at the rails, but maybe you could yank it out and move the rails a little forward. I'll look at my car tomorrow and see what its like.

 

thanks axeman!

anyone else know? thanks...

 

move the seat all the way forward....other than that...maybe a pillow and phone book to sit on.....??

 

just becareful moving the driver even closer to the wheel like that. on impact, knocking on wood, the airbag would do a lot more damage than prevent. :happysad:

 

I hear you about the airbag & that does scare me. As it is she already seems to close to the steering wheel. I am surprised she struggles a little to reach the pedal. She's about 5' 3" but must have short legs.

 

Hi - I am also about 5'3" and I had the same problem when I first got my Accord. I could reach the pedal but it felt like I was stretching to reach it and that worried me a little. But within a week or so I had gotten completely used to it and don't ever even think about it (until just now!) I think it was just a different fit from my previous car.

The airbag thing worried me too - so I measured between me and the steering wheel and found that there was more than twelve inches, which I think is the distance you need to be safe.

Hopefully your daughter will get used to the feel too . . . good luck.

 

Here's another thought - I have a friend who is less than five feet tall, and she bought pedal extenders for her VW Cabrio. Maybe they make them for the Accord too?