So, I have the IY Leather/Cloth seats in my R57, and I just happen to notice this today, but the actual rear seat bottom is about 1.5 inches shorter than the actual body part they rest on. I don't know if I'm describing this correctly, but take a look at this picture, and you'll see what I'm talking about.

Is everyone's else R57 the same, or is this just common with the leather/cloth combination?

 

They are all like that. I'm sure it's due to structural design to help stiffen the topless version. I think the rear seat cushions are the same length as the R56 but that bulkhead/cross-member type structure beneath is moved forward by that little bit.

 

Thanks. That sounds about right. My only concern was that since my R57 was originally a week 6 and then moved to a week 10, I might have gotten one of the very early one and they improved on that for the following week builds...

 

Mine is the same.

 

So is mine

 

Excellent. Thanks Mullman, NotPortlyNJ.

 

Nice RECARO car seats My 3 yr old son loves his.

 

Yeah. I had to pick up four of them, as I have twins and each vehicle needs two car seats. Kids love them as well, and two of them fit just perfectly in the Convertible.