Looking at buying a Bose seat? Is it worth the money?

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  1. roundhouse

    roundhouse Road Train Member

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    Who has experience with the Bose seat ?

    Worth the money ?
     
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  3. uncleal13

    uncleal13 Road Train Member

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    I’ve had one for 5 years now.
    The seat cushion it’s self I found pretty stiff at first, but it settled in after several months.
    I used to get all kinked up and couldn’t stand up straight when I got out of the truck. That has never happened since I got the Bose. Also my shoulders seem better, not sore anymore.
    An additional benefit, the seat belt would wear a hole rubbing on my shirts. That doesn’t happen anymore.
     
  4. Dave124

    Dave124 Light Load Member

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    That’s a pretty good review.
    How are things holding up after 5 years? Anything else loosen up? Is the fabric/leather patch under your ### still intact?
    Are these direct bolt in with no modifications?
    I wonder what cost is now.
    Seat choice is so important, nothing worse then trying to stand and walk straight after being seated and stiffened up for 8 or more hours.
     
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  5. LTL Bull

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    R&l had them in some of their trucks. I had an assigned city unit with one and I was not impressed with them. Bunch of hype bear as I could tell. I felt no difference between the Bose seat and other quality air ride seats. R&L stopped putting them in the next round of new trucks, not sure why
     
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  6. MOBee

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    If you hate it after you get it, I will take it off of you. I have hip problems and they are they most comfortable seat I have sat in. The downside is that unless you get the extenders for the front of the seat, they may not be the greatest for people with long legs.
     
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  7. uncleal13

    uncleal13 Road Train Member

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    It’s still works great. In the winter it lost power, but I found it was just the switch. $9 and the was back in business.
     
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  8. slow.rider

    slow.rider Road Train Member

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    #####, I've been getting holes in my shirts in the collarbone area and been thinking all this time that I must have a hangar with a splinter sticking out. Was using a nail clipper to file down any sharp looking thing on all my hangars, etc. Now I've got a new avenue to investigate.
     
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  9. rbrtwbstr

    rbrtwbstr Road Train Member

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    Thought they quit making the Bose seats?
     
  10. roundhouse

    roundhouse Road Train Member

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    Thought they just changed the name ?
     
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