Few remember, but it is easy to guess that the first car seats resembled kitchen furniture - a straight back, a flat seat, all at the same angle. From that time on, drivers could no longer blame their height or fatness.
In the early 60s, there was a revolution in the automotive industry in general, and for car seats in particular. The previously flat seat and back of car seats received recesses so that the bodies of the driver and passengers were better fixed in the seats during high-speed maneuvers.
Since then, discussions have come about good (or not so) lateral support for car seats.
The headrest of a car seat, which has already become its integral attribute, is also an innovation of the 60s. By our time, it has been improved and “stuffed” to the eyeballs (and not at all with goose down). Not only is the headrest adjustable in angle-height, it can be fitted with a monitor, speakers and a preventive safety system servo.
A modern car seat is not just a place where the driver (passenger) sits - it is a multifunctional device. In a modern car seat, everything for the driver's comfort - heated back and lower, massage rollers (with several modes) and multimedia in the headrests.
And if the car electronics detect a pre-emergency situation, the car seat itself will take the safest position for a person sitting in it. You can adjust a modern car seat to the most intimate subtleties - for any curve of the back, the length of the legs and the thickness of the buttocks. In this case, you do not have to move anything - the electric drives will do everything, and the computer will remember the setting.
The idea of a “transforming salon” appeared about 50 years ago. But she received her real recognition in the last 10-15 years. In fact, it is convenient: the chairs can be easily removed, rearranged, folded into the floor.
But the folding armrest of the rear sofa is also a convenient innovation. You can put a bottle and control the comfort options with multimedia.
We have reviewed the history of the emergence of modern car seats, and now let's talk about their operation ...
In order for car seats to keep their fresh appearance as long as possible, they naturally need to be looked after from time to time. The car owner has everything he needs at his disposal: various car vacuum cleaners, many types of brushes and sponges, and a sea of car cosmetics ...
But despite this, sometimes you still need to do a professional dry cleaning at the station. The price of this procedure ranges from 1000 to 3500 rubles (depending on the degree of pollution and the type of upholstery).
When the car seats are badly worn out, the upholstery needs to be changed to restore their appearance. This will cost from 2,500 to 7,000 rubles for a chair without the cost of material. By the way, completely new salons are also being dragged over - many change the fabric upholstery to leather upholstery made according to an individual project.
Fans of racing aesthetics can replace regular car seats with “sports” ones. It costs from 7000 rubles.
A cheaper and "quicker" option for restoring the appearance of car seats is covers. Price per pair from 2500 rubles.
For children, special child car seats are provided in the car, which are required by traffic rules. Their choice at the moment is already quite rich. Prices for child car seats start from 300 (for an overlay on a regular seat) to 6000 rubles (for a full-fledged child car seat).
