Convert a car seat to an office chair?

[Ascender]

Did someone here get this done? Or is that just my brain creating its own fake news?

I've managed to f*ck my back with another weekend of loft-clearing, but had to pop to a meeting first thing and those seats are so supportive. I had the obvious thought I should see about buying a used one and getting it put on a base of some sort so I can use it in the office.

[tim]

I have an office chair made out of an aircraft seat, which is the most comfy chair I've ever owned. However it was done by the seat manufacturer (MIRUS) not a home made jobby.

[IanF]

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[Jimmy Choo]

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That's very cool!

The person I bought the BMW seat from sold the passenger side one to someone who was making a seat. The big thing to consider is that the squab on a car seat is much thicker than an office chair so it could end up with the seat not going low enough.

[Beany]

The other important consideration is that a car seat can be ergonomic for the position you sit in a car which is not the same as the position you sit in an office chair - legs out, vs legs down.

Be wary about just assuming that a car seat will be 'better' just because it's a car seat - if you're sitting with your legs hanging off it, it'll be no better for your back than anything else.

[ZedLeg]

The best of both worlds, ugly gaming chair and real car seat technology

https://www.recaro-gaming.com/en/

[Ascender]

Aircraft seats are incredibly cool

@Beany - that's why I'd like to find someone to do it properly. Honestly, the m3 one is just so supportive for my back, even on a bad day like today.

[DeskJockey]

Aircraft seats are incredibly cool

@Beany - that's why I'd like to find someone to do it properly. Honestly, the m3 one is just so supportive for my back, even on a bad day like today.

So the obvious answer is to get a full pro SIM racing setup and use it for work!

[integrale_evo]

Car / plane seats are great because they’re designed to be sat in in a fixed position for 3+ hours at a time. You can’t really adjust your position much while driving. I don’t know many people who sit rigidly in an office chair without getting up for a few minutes or adjusting their position / posture every now and then.

I’m not sure the positioning is that different really other than perhaps setting the base a bit flatter, not a problem if you’re using a seat with an adjustable back rather than a fixed back bucket seat.

I’d love an e36 sports seat as my chair. I don’t know if they’re genuinely really comfortable or if my body has just moulded to their sale after so many mile and years of use

I did have a little look earlier to see if anyone made a wide, low base specifically for you to be able to easily add a car seat with some custom brackets but didn’t find anything.

Car seats are also blooming heavy, although I guess you could lighten them if they no longer have to be crash resistant!

[mik]

Car / plane seats are great because they’re designed to be sat in in a fixed position for 3+ hours at a time. You can’t really adjust your position much while driving.

Absolutely agree for car seats. Plane seats* often have short seat bases, so airlines can have a smaller pitch between the seat rows without compromising the ability to exit quickly. Whilst turning one into an office chair is still CAF, it’s probably not that comfortable.

* not transatlantic business / first class or (probably) pilot seats

[Jimmy Choo]

Car seats are also blooming heavy, although I guess you could lighten them if they no longer have to be crash resistant!

Taking out the air bag and seatbelt pretensioner would probably be a good start.

[tim]

I've had this 3 years, honestly everything else is shite in comparison. I think it's what they were putting in Bombardier CRJ regional jets.

https://www.mirus-as.com/