How do you get into the 8?
12-23-2003 | 08:06 PM
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Yeah, silly, but why do you need your hand to get into the car?
Originally posted by Jsuzuki
This thread is starting to get silly
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Getting in:
Left knee bent, right leg in as far forward as possible.
Right hand on edge of center console.
Pivot butt and back towards the seat fall / leap in control speed of decent with right hand. Half way down, with left hand catch door sill. Using both hands, supporting your body weight, lower yourself the rest of the way to the seat.
This thread is starting to get silly
[..]
Getting in:
Left knee bent, right leg in as far forward as possible.
Right hand on edge of center console.
Pivot butt and back towards the seat fall / leap in control speed of decent with right hand. Half way down, with left hand catch door sill. Using both hands, supporting your body weight, lower yourself the rest of the way to the seat.
12-23-2003 | 09:14 PM
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Originally posted by ptiemann
Yeah, silly, but why do you need your hand to get into the car?
Yeah, silly, but why do you need your hand to get into the car?
12-23-2003 | 11:05 PM
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Take a look at these seat covers...they look pretty good to me. I'm going down to the store here to see if they can make some for the 8. The website doesn't have for the 8 yet...still too new I guess. They would have to be able to sew in a triangular opening to keep the rotary accent visible otherwise it's a no go.
http://wetokole.net/Merchant2/mercha...y_Code=PORSCHE
http://wetokole.net/Merchant2/mercha...y_Code=PORSCHE
12-24-2003 | 12:58 AM
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Being that I'm still recovering from a broken left ankle, I can't just step into a car the way I used to. My injured ankle won't support my 5' 9" 200 pound fat *** when I'm extended far to the right stepping into the car. My current method is:
1) Open door with left hand, touching only the inside of the door handle to avoid fingerprints that show.
2) Turn around to the right 180 so that my back is to the car.
3) Sit down in the center of the seat, ducking forward slightly so I don't bash my head on the top of the door frame. (I'm sitting sideways in the seat at this point both feet are still outside the car)
4) Reach in with my right hand and grab the right side of the steering wheel.
5) Lift right foot into car being careful not to drag my heal across the door sill or my toe across the door speaker ( leaves a ugly dirt mark).
6) While turning to the right lift left foot into car, again being careful not the drag my heal or toe across the sill or door.
7) Slide all the way back into the seat , placeing my right foot on the brake and my left foot on the dead pedal.
8) Reach out with my left hand and close the door.
9) Reach back over my left shoulder and grab the sear belt buckle with my right hand.
10) Buckle up
Getting out
1) Unbuckle seat belt and guide the buckle back to it retracted position with my left hand (don't want it to fly back and hit something)
2) Open door as fully as possible without hitting anything ( I usually try and park away from other cars so I can open the door all the way most of the time)
3) While turning to the left, lift my left leg out of the car again being careful not to drag my feet across anything
4) While finishing my turn to the left bring my right foot out of the car. ( At this point I am again sitting sideways in the seat, both feet on the ground).
5) Lean forward slightly to get my weight over my feet and stand up, both hands are in front of me, by doing it this way I don't have to push off anything with a hand, just stand up.
6) Step to the left to get out of the way of the door and close the door with my right elbow to avoid fingerprints.
My physical therapist saw me get into my car the other day and commented on my next visit that I was one of the few people he has seen get into a car properly. He said that is the best way to avoid injury to the back. I didn't tell him that I only started doing that because I couldn't support my weight on my left ankle, and that I used to just step in like most people. I will most likely continue to do it this way since it really does seem easier. I didn't think about seat wear with this method of entry, I'll keep and eye on it and decide from there.
For those of you considering seat covers, besure that the cover does not cover up the side air bag in the seat. It could be dangerous in an accident if the bag can not deploy properly.
1) Open door with left hand, touching only the inside of the door handle to avoid fingerprints that show.
2) Turn around to the right 180 so that my back is to the car.
3) Sit down in the center of the seat, ducking forward slightly so I don't bash my head on the top of the door frame. (I'm sitting sideways in the seat at this point both feet are still outside the car)
4) Reach in with my right hand and grab the right side of the steering wheel.
5) Lift right foot into car being careful not to drag my heal across the door sill or my toe across the door speaker ( leaves a ugly dirt mark).
6) While turning to the right lift left foot into car, again being careful not the drag my heal or toe across the sill or door.
7) Slide all the way back into the seat , placeing my right foot on the brake and my left foot on the dead pedal.
8) Reach out with my left hand and close the door.
9) Reach back over my left shoulder and grab the sear belt buckle with my right hand.
10) Buckle up
Getting out
1) Unbuckle seat belt and guide the buckle back to it retracted position with my left hand (don't want it to fly back and hit something)
2) Open door as fully as possible without hitting anything ( I usually try and park away from other cars so I can open the door all the way most of the time)
3) While turning to the left, lift my left leg out of the car again being careful not to drag my feet across anything
4) While finishing my turn to the left bring my right foot out of the car. ( At this point I am again sitting sideways in the seat, both feet on the ground).
5) Lean forward slightly to get my weight over my feet and stand up, both hands are in front of me, by doing it this way I don't have to push off anything with a hand, just stand up.
6) Step to the left to get out of the way of the door and close the door with my right elbow to avoid fingerprints.
My physical therapist saw me get into my car the other day and commented on my next visit that I was one of the few people he has seen get into a car properly. He said that is the best way to avoid injury to the back. I didn't tell him that I only started doing that because I couldn't support my weight on my left ankle, and that I used to just step in like most people. I will most likely continue to do it this way since it really does seem easier. I didn't think about seat wear with this method of entry, I'll keep and eye on it and decide from there.
For those of you considering seat covers, besure that the cover does not cover up the side air bag in the seat. It could be dangerous in an accident if the bag can not deploy properly.
12-24-2003 | 12:24 PM
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Originally posted by i3man
Take a look at these seat covers...they look pretty good to me. I'm going down to the store here to see if they can make some for the 8. The website doesn't have for the 8 yet...still too new I guess. They would have to be able to sew in a triangular opening to keep the rotary accent visible otherwise it's a no go.
http://wetokole.net/Merchant2/mercha...y_Code=PORSCHE
Take a look at these seat covers...they look pretty good to me. I'm going down to the store here to see if they can make some for the 8. The website doesn't have for the 8 yet...still too new I guess. They would have to be able to sew in a triangular opening to keep the rotary accent visible otherwise it's a no go.
http://wetokole.net/Merchant2/mercha...y_Code=PORSCHE
But... Do these seat covers account for the air bag in the seat itself? What happens during a side impact inflation?
12-24-2003 | 04:33 PM
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I'm not sure, I think when they cut a pattern specifically for a car they take all of those things into account. I went to the Wet Okoloe store here and they do not have a pattern for the 8 yet but the guy said several people have asked for it so eventually one will be made...just not sure when. The bad thing is that he said the rotary accent below the headrest will be covered for sure.