Re: headrest replacement options?

[Jim Griffin <JGriff@pobox.com>]

Charudatt wrote:

> After reading the list for a few weeks I've seen no discussion of the design and utility of
> standard Audi head-rests so I'll ask (in the hope that this is not something already beaten to
> death and a total waste of bandwidth): does anyone else think that the standard headrests are
> just about useless?
>
> I used to drive a VW jetta with recaros and it's headrests were way better. Even the toyota I
> drove before that had more functional headrests than my 94 100S- I have to put my head way
> back even for my head to touch the rest.

My understanding is that they are not really intended to be head "rests"... but rather head
"restraints". They are there to protect you from whiplash etc.. in the event of a collision....
not comfort your head while driving (i.e. no lounging allowed!! Das Verboten!!). Are you saying
that they allow too much room for your head to move backward in the event of a crash, or that
you can't "rest" your head on them... or both?

IMHO, they are better than the ones on *most* cars, especially Fords, where the "whiplash
inducers" (that's my term, BTW... not one coined by some marketing agency) stick up to the point
where they reach the back of your neck... at just the right height to snap your head back into
the back seat during that frontal collision!!

FWIW, I'm happy with mine just the way they are... especially because of the safety factor. I
cringe every time I get a rental car (especially from Hertz... who rents "Fords, and other fine
cars"!! Hmm... can you tell that I hate Fords?? No Sean, not you....), fearing a collision.
That's why if it is not too far to drive... I'd rather take my car than fly and get a rental.

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      Jim Griffin - JGriff@pobox.com
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'92 Audi 100S - '87 VW Quantum Syncro
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