I picked up a pair of Honda Odessy seats in the pick and pull the other day... 45 bucks for the pair... I want to lost the uncomfortable ones that came with the palm beach, but, I would like to lower them, and make them move back further. (I'm a bigger guy and need a little breathing room...lol) I still would like to utilize the regular bases, but I need to go lower.

Being tall, I hate to have to duck to see a traffic light...lol

Any suggestions on how to make it work?

Thanks!

Appalachian English? OH..OK.

Appalachian English is a variant of American English native to the Appalachian mountain region of the Eastern United States. Historically, the term "Appalachian dialect" refers to a local English variety of southern Appalachia, also known as Smoky Mountain English or Southern Mountain English in the United States,[1] both influential upon and influenced by the Southern U.S. regional dialect, which has become predominant in central and southern Appalachia today, while a Western Pennsylvania regional dialect has become predominant in northern Appalachia.[2] The 2006 Atlas of North American English identifies the "Inland South,” a dialect sub-region in which the Southern U.S. dialect's defining vowel shift is the most developed,[3] as centering squarely in southern Appalachia: namely, the cities of Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tennessee; Birmingham, Alabama; and Asheville, North Carolina.[4] All Appalachian English is rhotic and characterized by distinct phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon. It is mostly oral but its features are also sometimes represented in literary works.

Extensive research has been conducted since the 1930s to determine the origin of the Appalachian dialect. One popular theory is that the dialect is a preserved remnant of 16th-century (or "Elizabethan") English in isolation,[5][6] though a far more accurate comparison would be to 18th-century (or "colonial") English.[7] Regardless, the Appalachian dialect studied within the last century, like most dialects, actually shows a mix of both older and newer features.[7]

Appalachian English has long been criticized both within and outside of the speaking area as an inferior dialect, which is often mistakenly attributed to supposed laziness, lack of education, or the region's relative isolation. American writers throughout the 20th century have used the dialect as the chosen speech of uneducated and unsophisticated characters, though research has largely disproven these stereotypes; however, due to prejudice, the use of the Appalachian dialect is still often an impediment to educational and social advancement.[8]

Along with these pejorative associations, there has been much debate as to whether Appalachian English is an actual dialect. Many researchers believe that it is more a part of the Southern dialect region as it shares many components with it. Others believe that it is its own dialect with results coming from differing lexical variables. Appalachian English does include many similar grammatical components as the Midland dialect.[9]

Oh, and I was surprised when I found that lower trapezoid mount. Got it from a friend that went with a set of Flexsteels that had their own mounts. It's like someone took that trapezoid and flattened it out by an inch. Just what I needed to make Lucy happy. You know, when moma's happy, everyone's happy.

Touché my friend, but I still need a pic to understand. Are your swivel unlock levers against the wall or on the isle side? I have only seen one set on the isle side with the offset swivel on isle side and glovebox door on the front. That is Jim Greys (Joe Jackson’s X) 78 Palm Beach.
Hope you and Lucy are well.

C Boyd wrote on Sun, 19 July 2020 08:07

Touché my friend, but I still need a pic to understand. Are your swivel unlock levers against the wall or on the isle side? I have only seen one set on the isle side with the offset swivel on isle side and glovebox door on the front. That is Jim Greys (Joe Jackson’s X) 78 Palm Beach.
Hope you and Lucy are well.

Hey Chuck,
Lets see what I can do, will have to lift the seats out to make my point, so, I'll try to get some pics today of the two mounts. Both mounts have the swivel levers on the wall side with the glovebox door forward.

Thanks Chuck, we are doing well. Hugs to Cathy from us.

Chuck, I slid the seats all of the way forward and took additional pics of the passenger and driver swivel mounts. If you still want me to take the seats off of the mount for more pics, I can do that.

Larry wrote on Sun, 19 July 2020 11:06

Chuck, I slid the seats all of the way forward and took additional pics of the passenger and driver swivel mounts. If you still want me to take the seats off of the mount for more pics, I can do that.

Larry, How did you slice town the passenger side swivel base? and what size unistrut did you use?

Shawn

Shawn Bennear wrote on Sun, 19 July 2020 10:39

Larry wrote on Sun, 19 July 2020 11:06

Chuck, I slid the seats all of the way forward and took additional pics of the passenger and driver swivel mounts. If you still want me to take the seats off of the mount for more pics, I can do that.

Larry, How did you slice town the passenger side swivel base? and what size unistrut did you use?

Shawn

Shawn,
I didn't cut it down. It was that way when I got it from a friend. It came out of a 78' Royale when he switched over to a set of Flexsteel seats that had bases. Odd, because both seat bases (driver and passenger) on my 78 Royale had the taller swivels.

Chuck, I'm pretty sure that was not refabricated. It looked dead stock to me when I got it. JWIT