2019 headrest...

[Shaun Swiers]

So am I the only one with a '19 and the RSE that thinks the headrests do not go back far enough?

Maybe it's just a thing with the RSE in the headrest?

Let me know if you've been in an Expy with and without the RSE, and if there is any difference.

And Yes, I do in fact realize that the headrest tilts forward.

Thanks everyone.

 

[Adieu]

So am I the only one with a '19 and the RSE that thinks the headrests do not go back far enough?

Maybe it's just a thing with the RSE in the headrest?

Let me know if you've been in an Expy with and without the RSE, and if there is any difference.

And Yes, I do in fact realize that the headrest tilts forward.

Thanks everyone.

It's a federal regulation for whiplash headrests side effect

Basically, the FIRST/ONLY body part of a tall person sat up straight leaning back to touch the seat is supposed to be the head for some safety/medical reason.

They kicked in ~08-09 and forced a design change.... ever since, the ONLY comfortable angle headrests for people over 5'6" - 5'9"ish are the ones with the little explosive charge that deploys them forward in a collision (found on BMW and the like)

 

[Matthew Hoover]

Ha, I was thinking about this today during my commute. I have the RSE. I feel that the seat is reclined to where I like it and noticed my head touched my headrest more than I like it too. I ended up reclining the seat a bit more.

 

[aporthole]

Here’s a pic of my 2018 non-RES with the head restraint fully upright.

 

[JohnT]

What Adieu said, fed regs have made headrests much more aggressively tilted forward, We had a GMC Acadia and I could get by because I am 6' 4" but my wife was always complaining about the headrest being tilted too far forwards.