The Soul headrest ... creates a lot of discomfort and is a safety hazard in an accident.

Don't think turning the headrest around is safe ...

If you say the headrest is not safe the way it is, and not safe turned around, then remove it altogether.

 

The Soul headrest cannot be adjusted back and force ....

You're certain?

I don't have a Generation 3 so perhaps Kia changed the headrests and how they operate from the Generation 2 Souls.

On my 2014 the headrests adjust forward & back but unfortunately the range of travel rearward is less than I would prefer.

 

yes, looked it up in the handbook as well. In the Generation 3, LX, the headrest only moves up and down... And the Gen 2 headrest poles are slightly smaller / thinner.

 

Turn the headrest around and experiment. The thing will probably fit perfectly in the seatback, unless there is a series of grooves in only one side of the two headrest support rods that are used for the height adjustment.

The forward angle of the headrest in the OEM position may inconvenience you as it is, but, once it is turned around, because you are shorter, the slight rearward angle resulting from flipping it around might fit your posture correctly as the back of your head will probably be resting against the bottom half of the part.

No headrest is a big safety risk and an immediate broken neck in a hard impact. If the headrest angle once reversed is only a couple of degrees different, the headrest will still work as advertised IMHO. If it is too far forward now it may be upright instead once reversed and still quite functional.

I am not aware of the internal construction and reinforcement of the part however, so, this advice, being free, is worth the same amount.

 

The headrest is a safety item. Not a good idea to ditch it.
Maybe lean the seat back a bit more?

 

I'm not very tall. I never noticed the headrest it's adjusted up out of the way I guess. How did we ever survive without them?

 

How did we ever survive without seat belts? Or driving an old early 70's? VW microbus with no front end, the windshield at arms length, and no safety items beyond iirc a lap belt? It was slow but fun to drive though.

 

If you're vertically challenged, how does your head even get to the headrest? You must not be as short as it seems to the rest of us.

 

If you're that short, maybe your head lines up with the seat. But there's also leg length to consider in how tall you are, or are not.

 

Looks like a 55 Olds. I agree, it's gorgeous 😍

 

Beautiful green machine. What year is it?

Looks like a 55 Olds. I agree, it's gorgeous 😍

Yes. . it was exactly like this on. . 1955 Olds 98.

It had power everything and it all worked. Two tone leather seats to match the exterior.
I loved the look of hard tops.

Loved cruising in that car.

 

The Soul headrest cannot be adjusted back and forth

Don't think turning the headrest around is safe ...
Any ideas?

I am 5'5" and have a 2017+. The headrests constantly hit me in the back of the head which irritated me a lot. The headrest also cannot be adjusted back and forth so I just turned the headrests around. They work perfect - the headrest is about 1" in front of the seatback. I want my seatback straight not leaning back so this configuration works great for me.

 

Since 1969 was the last year for the Chevy Corvair, I'm guessing maybe you meant 1965? My oldest sister had one of those and it was the biggest POS anyone of my siblings ever owned. Hands down.

 

True, my mistake,I admit about the age of that Corvair.

 

I was not driving a 1985 car in 1969.

 

I had a 1969 Corvair and love d the thing. Picked it up in 1970 upon returning from Vietnam. I enjoyed driving and kept it until the the manual transmission died, and being a poor GI couldn’t afford the repair. I still miss.it.

 

My Corvair also had a 4-speed transmission. It was quick, especially after the transmission was replaced in the attached garage in the winter of Michigan. It came to me with an added Sun tachometer. That gear changing from 2nd to 3rd had to be moved to the right or it would get back into 1st, and >5000 rpm would lose that fan belt. The wrench and a new belt were required for the friend drivers. I used to coach them and stop at a gas station or supply store. That car had 4 carburetors on it. After my crash/accident, I got a ticket for under the spare tire Under age alcohol possession, and violation of basic speed law. Driving faster than the weather problems. Driving too fast for conditions, regardless of the posted speed limit.