I’m looking for a new car and find the headrests on my favorites (Toyota RAV4 & Scion) to be very uncomfortable since no matter how it’s adjusted, it pushes the head forward. Sales guy says it’s for safety/5-star rating. I’d be happy with a little LESS safe if it means it would be more comfy for dai…

Not All Cars Are A Good Fit For All People. You found this out early. It’s bad when you find out after you purchase. I don’t know how you’d modify this and even then you are altering the safety designed into it. Besides that, you shouldn’t have to remanufacture the car. I’d look for a vehicle that…

There are no “safe, aftermarket” headrests. The headrest on any vehilcle should not contact your head during normal driving. If it does there’s something wrong, and I suggest you investigate the reason you’re having this problem. “Headrest” is not the best nomenclature for this device. It should…

Unfortunately, the feds must have changed some safety standards, because this seems to be a very common complaint on new cars (2008 and later, at least). My only solution (besides finding a different car) it to tilt the back a little more than usual and slide the seat a little forward. I’m not awa…

I’m going to keep looking and see if the problem is a little less pronounced in some of the other manufacturers/models. I’m looking at several models from U.S., Korea & Japan for something that can haul stuff, have decent gas mileage, would allow me (5’6") to sleep in the back every now and then, an…

I have found the new headrest restraint requirements to be horible on all makes and models. On the Toyota (some models) at least you can take them out and put them in backwards to be more comfortable, but not perfect. The newer VW Routan finally came out with an adjustable headrest. Hopefully all…

texases- USA Today has a story confirming that the feds have new requirements on how far a headrest can be from the driver’s head, and that is why they sit so close. Because so many drivers insist on heavily reclined positions, automakers have canted the headrests far forward to keep them legal in…

Aftermarket headrests for Toyota?

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movedtobeverly October 19, 2009, 6:47am 5

Texases – The Toyota sales guy agreed that it’s a common complaint now. I’ve always driven with the seat very straight up, but you’re right – with the new headrest configuration, tilting the back just a bit does help. Thanks for the tip.

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Aftermarket headrests for Toyota?

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