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Old 2nd February 2021, 09:41   #21
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Just been out to have a go, and discovered that yes, my head rests tilt . Only had the Rover for 14 years, so obviously still finding out about all its little features .

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Old 2nd February 2021, 11:31   #22
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As do my Cowley ones



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Old 2nd February 2021, 14:24   #23
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Just checked my 2003 registered embossed ones.

Don't budge an inch.

I did read somewhere some time ago that the headrests are not there to rest your head on as a comfort option but as a preventative for your head snapping right back and breaking your neck in an abrupt stop / accident.

I suppose that it could be argued that if there wasn't a slight gap between your head and the head rest the above scenario would be even more lessened but who am I to judge these things?


On the other hand I might just have dreamt reading about the whole accident thing and its all a load of rubbish.


Maybe others have read similar.
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Old 2nd February 2021, 14:53   #24
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Just checked my 2003 registered embossed ones.

Don't budge an inch.

I did read somewhere some time ago that the headrests are not there to rest your head on as a comfort option but as a preventative for your head snapping right back and breaking your neck in an abrupt stop / accident.

I suppose that it could be argued that if there wasn't a slight gap between your head and the head rest the above scenario would be even more lessened but who am I to judge these things?


On the other hand I might just have dreamt reading about the whole accident thing and its all a load of rubbish.


Maybe others have read similar.
Headrests in my R75 definitely do tilt and I found this out many years ago (18 years yesterday !!) when I was reading through the manual, noticing that one did tilt and one didn't- someone at the dealership had swapped the passenger side from a club to classic. Never really used the function, but the headrests in my new Volvo are contoured so that they are closer to the back of your head, so perhaps it is a safety feature.
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Old 2nd February 2021, 19:48   #25
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Thanks for the replies. I tried pulling at them on Saturday before posting this thread but I didn't pull very hard as I didn't want to break anything. I'll have another go tomorrow.
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Just tried my '99 Cowley Club and Yes, they tilt and No, I never knew that! These cars never cease to amaze me!
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I know this conversation is over a month old, but there i was sat in the car last night drinking a starbucks when I remembered people talking about adjustable headrests.

Sure enough ! My car does indeed have fully adjustable headrests. Seem to be held in place by friction, so they do require a bit of effort.

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Just been out and checked mine and they tilt on my 51 Connie SE
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Just checked my 2003 registered embossed ones.

Don't budge an inch.

I did read somewhere some time ago that the headrests are not there to rest your head on as a comfort option but as a preventative for your head snapping right back and breaking your neck in an abrupt stop / accident.

I suppose that it could be argued that if there wasn't a slight gap between your head and the head rest the above scenario would be even more lessened but who am I to judge these things?


On the other hand I might just have dreamt reading about the whole accident thing and its all a load of rubbish.


Maybe others have read similar.
the name headrests, is shortened from head restraints .

They are designed to stop the head (as you say) from being thrown backwards immediately after an impact. There are many many websites I am sure that will show what happens exactly, however, in an impact, you will be thrown forward by x amount of G. Therefore your head suddenly weighs many times more than it does at rest, and will be thrown backwards at a multiplied rate. Also online, I have seen various diagrams on how to position the head restraint correctly to limit the movement. The setting I preferred in an old car of mine, apparently was quite dangerous, as it would have forced my head to slide upwards in a heavy impact (although better than with no restraint lol).

If it is at a high enough rate (which can be as little as 2G if I recall, which means your head weighs twice as much as it does now), you can be technically decapitated. Internal decapitation I believe it is known as, effectively, your skull is removed from the spinal column. This is occasionally survivable, 20-30% if I recall.
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the name headrests, is shortened from head restraints .

They are designed to stop the head (as you say) from being thrown backwards immediately after an impact. There are many many websites I am sure that will show what happens exactly, however, in an impact, you will be thrown forward by x amount of G. Therefore your head suddenly weighs many times more than it does at rest, and will be thrown backwards at a multiplied rate. Also online, I have seen various diagrams on how to position the head restraint correctly to limit the movement. The setting I preferred in an old car of mine, apparently was quite dangerous, as it would have forced my head to slide upwards in a heavy impact (although better than with no restraint lol).

If it is at a high enough rate (which can be as little as 2G if I recall, which means your head weighs twice as much as it does now), you can be technically decapitated. Internal decapitation I believe it is known as, effectively, your skull is removed from the spinal column. This is occasionally survivable, 20-30% if I recall.
Not many people know that (ack. Michael Caine), nice one to go to bed on though....
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