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I'm watching Alex on Autos review and he says that the seats adjust for height, but not tilt. Is that right for all trim levels?
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Tilt? As in leaning the seat back
yeah, Alex on auto's review said it can move front/back, move up and down, but no tilt......
at 5:53 of this video he says it.

 

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If the seats are the same as a JL and I assume they are—- you have a lever to adjust height and a pull strap to adjust seating angle.
 

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yeah, Alex on auto's review said it can move front/back, move up and down, but no tilt......
at 5:53 of this video he says it.

As far as I know the seats in the front are the same. If you look at 6:35 you can see the 3 adjustments. The lumbar, the height and the tilt.
 
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As far as I know the seats in the front are the same. If you look at 6:35 you can see the 3 adjustments. The lumbar, the height and the tilt.
is the tilt the leather pull thing?
 

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If it's like JL, there is no tilt adjustment at all.

The seat back will recline with the fabric loop, and the height is adjustable with the handle, but there is zero tilt to the seat and that's what makes them so uncomfortable for long drives.
 
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If it's like JL, there is no tilt adjustment at all.

The seat back will recline with the fabric loop, and the height is adjustable with the handle, but there is zero tilt to the seat and that's what makes them so uncomfortable for long drives.
Okay, so I'm interchanging tilt with recline. Got it. Yeah that's kinda weird no seat tilt. Too luxurious!
 

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Okay, so I'm interchanging tilt with recline. Got it. Yeah that's kinda weird no seat tilt. Too luxurious!
Put a little plywood under the back 2 bolts of the seat frame (or front depending on tilt direction) and you'll be fine.

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I just watched Matt Maran's video and the Overland cloth seat looked very different from my JL seat. Appeared to have a lot more foam for comfort.

Now I'm curious....
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