More leg room

Feb 25th, 2006, 16:00

I own a 940 Estate which I love but as a tall person I need more legroom. Compared with Merc's and Vauxhall's the Volvo's leagroom adjustment is not as good. I could do with at least another 2"! The seats are manually adjusted and not electric.Does anyone know if there is a way to alter the position of the seat? .

RollingThunder · Feb 25th, 2006, 20:23

Hi Teddy, welcome to the forum.

You haven't mentioned which model your 940 is, but if you have electric seats, then reverting to manual seats will regain an inch or so. If you have manual seats already, then all I could suggest is to make up an adaptor to relocate the seat further back using the original mounting points. I wouldn't drill new holes in the floor for relocating the seat, as the floorplan is strengthened around the exiting mount area to withstand the forces applied during an impact. Of course you should only entrust a compenent fabricator to make the adaptor!

I'm not aware of any alternative mounts that are fitted by the factory or available as an option I'm afraid.

bogart · Feb 25th, 2006, 21:18

Not sure if there was supposed to be a difference but my 91 diesel estate had less front legroom than my current 94 petrol estate. The diesel looked as if seats adjusted correctly, ie didn't look if could go any further back.
There is a noticeable difference between the two though.

Regards

Rversteeg · Feb 28th, 2006, 14:33

The leg room of my 1998 940 Estate was improved a little bit by removing the rubber bumps at the rear of the rails in which the seat slides. You can pry them out with a screw driver. It is not much (10 mm or so), but when you are 6'7" like me everything helps.
Rob

Ferg · Mar 2nd, 2006, 09:29

Funny you should say that, but my 1990 td estate is a bit short on legroom and I'm not especially long in the leg. Do the rails get clogged with dirt and sieze. I had to free off the rails with WD40 to allow any adjustment when I bought her.

dave r · Mar 2nd, 2006, 14:43

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Originally Posted by Ferg

Funny you should say that, but my 1990 td estate is a bit short on legroom and I'm not especially long in the leg. Do the rails get clogged with dirt and sieze. I had to free off the rails with WD40 to allow any adjustment when I bought her.

Well it's funny you should mention this but when I first got my 940s, the driver's seat didn't want to go back far enough for my long legs. On close inspection the seat runners were found to be jammed up with pound coins! (only 3 unfortunately).
Nice little earner..............
Dave.

Feb 25th, 2006, 16:00	#1
Teddy Guest Location:	More leg room I own a 940 Estate which I love but as a tall person I need more legroom. Compared with Merc's and Vauxhall's the Volvo's leagroom adjustment is not as good. I could do with at least another 2"! The seats are manually adjusted and not electric.Does anyone know if there is a way to alter the position of the seat? . Last edited by Teddy; Feb 26th, 2006 at 10:20.

Feb 25th, 2006, 20:23	#2
RollingThunder Grumpy Old Git Last Online: Apr 19th, 2024 09:16 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Yorkshire View Photos By: RollingThunder	Hi Teddy, welcome to the forum. You haven't mentioned which model your 940 is, but if you have electric seats, then reverting to manual seats will regain an inch or so. If you have manual seats already, then all I could suggest is to make up an adaptor to relocate the seat further back using the original mounting points. I wouldn't drill new holes in the floor for relocating the seat, as the floorplan is strengthened around the exiting mount area to withstand the forces applied during an impact. Of course you should only entrust a compenent fabricator to make the adaptor! I'm not aware of any alternative mounts that are fitted by the factory or available as an option I'm afraid. __________________ S40 2.4i '07 Japanese import '96 850R - https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=312484 Ex Danish Embassy '96 940 GLE LPT - https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=326071

Feb 28th, 2006, 14:33	#4
Rversteeg Master Member Last Online: Today 11:46 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Amersfoort (NL)	Leg room The leg room of my 1998 940 Estate was improved a little bit by removing the rubber bumps at the rear of the rails in which the seat slides. You can pry them out with a screw driver. It is not much (10 mm or so), but when you are 6'7" like me everything helps. Rob

Feb 25th, 2006, 21:18	#3
bogart Master Member Last Online: Jan 31st, 2023 09:51 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Languedoc Roussillion	Not sure if there was supposed to be a difference but my 91 diesel estate had less front legroom than my current 94 petrol estate. The diesel looked as if seats adjusted correctly, ie didn't look if could go any further back. There is a noticeable difference between the two though. Regards

Mar 2nd, 2006, 09:29	#5
Ferg Junior Member Last Online: Apr 13th, 2024 18:19 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Penicuik	Funny you should say that, but my 1990 td estate is a bit short on legroom and I'm not especially long in the leg. Do the rails get clogged with dirt and sieze. I had to free off the rails with WD40 to allow any adjustment when I bought her.

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