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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 06:35 PM
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I been pondering weather it's been done or not but I tried it anyways.
I got xD headrests and wanted to see if they'd fit in the xB's rear seats cause they're slightly bigger than the tC's and I really like to flush look of them.

Old Mar 29, 2008 | 09:14 PM
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thats really sweet.i pulled my rear headrest so u could see my monitors from the rear. these are low profile and look like a good option
Old Mar 29, 2008 | 09:51 PM
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Headrests? Just take 'em out, that's what I did. You don't need 'em back there cause I find they block some of my view when looking back or reversing...but that's just me!
Old Mar 30, 2008 | 01:08 PM
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^thats what i like bout those. u can keep em in and they have a low profile height.
Old Apr 2, 2008 | 08:37 PM
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where did u pick urs up anyway
Old Apr 2, 2008 | 08:49 PM
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Yea, where'd you get em?
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think the stealership would hose me on a part like this
Old Apr 3, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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I used the rear headrests out of the xA.
Old Apr 13, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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FYI sparks lists factory headrests at $275.00 a piece.
Old Apr 14, 2008 | 09:05 PM
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OUCH!!!!
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I tried this the other day. They are nice, but they don't lock in place like the xB ones. So if you're going to keep them down all the time, they look good, but they're quite uncomfortable to sit against.
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all looks for my ride. i just dont want empty holes in back
Old Apr 14, 2008 | 11:41 PM
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and you can cut grooves to make em lock. i added a couple extra locking positions to my center headrest
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^ That's a good idea... hmm.
Old Apr 15, 2008 | 04:10 AM
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Looks good but if you are planning to have back seat passengers, just not very practical.

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^ They raise up and are just as useful, as long as you notch some locks in the posts like Kevin said.
Old Apr 15, 2008 | 05:33 AM
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That loooks siccckkkk.. takes up less room than those old giant ones.
Old Apr 16, 2008 | 12:52 PM
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They look nice like that but what would they look like if turned around?
I took all my headrests out right away. Love the look of the low buckets. Plus I like resting my arm around my girl when she is riding shotgun.
Old Apr 20, 2008 | 06:05 AM
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No headrests!!! Yikes!!! Guess you've never been rearended. Whiplash incorporated.
Old Apr 20, 2008 | 06:26 AM
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Got rear ended a couple times back in the 80's with low back bucket seats with no problems.
Whiplash is a lawsuit term used to describe a temporary sore neck that sometimes occurs. Depending on how you sit in a seat you can still get whiplash with head rests cause most people don't adjust them up where they need to be anyway.
Why do they call them headrests? They are in a bad spot to rest your head on while driving.



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