Seriously, what is the best, no BS alternate seat for the C5?
09-08-2012, 11:18 AM
#41
Safety Car
Yep. C6 seats have an air bag in the outer bolster of each seat. All C6s have impact sensors inside each door to activate them in the event of an accident.
I removed them and filled the void with foam which I cut to fit (bought locally from a furniture upholstery shop) when I installed my C6 seats. Also had to swap out the seat belt receptacle as the C5 seat belt will not latch into a C6. Easy swap.
I removed them and filled the void with foam which I cut to fit (bought locally from a furniture upholstery shop) when I installed my C6 seats. Also had to swap out the seat belt receptacle as the C5 seat belt will not latch into a C6. Easy swap.
Thank you. I'm tired of every other thread on this forum being political. Let's stop living up to the grumpy old white men stereotype.
For what it's worth, I love my A4s, but I am not sure they are easier to get in and out of. With better support, I am not sure if that is possible.
For what it's worth, I love my A4s, but I am not sure they are easier to get in and out of. With better support, I am not sure if that is possible.
Question on the A4s, I've heard lots of good stuff and have thus been planning to purchase someday. For now, I've been ratcheting the stock belt down nice and tight to hold me in place. How comfy are the A4s on a long road trip?
09-08-2012, 11:30 AM
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Furthest I have gone is 3 hours or so up to Tahoe, and they were fine. A darn sight better than my torn and hard "sport" seats!
09-08-2012, 12:35 PM
#43
Drifting
Read it off the forum already. Just take your time and don't pry off the seat position switch like I did. The C6 switch prys off. The C5 doesn't and I learned the hard way.
09-08-2012, 12:41 PM
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There's a problem with your avatar? Don't see it. 
Really don't see that much politics going on from thread to thread either besides in politics section.
The seats, since the connectors are not compatible between the two gens how difficult was the wiring hookup for C6 seat into C5?
Darion
Really don't see that much politics going on from thread to thread either besides in politics section. The seats, since the connectors are not compatible between the two gens how difficult was the wiring hookup for C6 seat into C5?
Darion
09-08-2012, 01:07 PM
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The C5 and C6 connectors-bodies are totally different, so I located the correct C5 style connector-body and pins and then crimped and soldered them to the appropriate C6 wires so everything then plugs into the existing C5 connector, just like factory.
Having a C5 and a C6 seat wiring schematic is a must.
09-08-2012, 01:08 PM
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There's a problem with your avatar? Don't see it. Really don't see that much politics going on from thread to thread either besides in politics section.
The seats, since the connectors are not compatible between the two gens how difficult was the wiring hookup for C6 seat into C5?
Darion
Really don't see that much politics going on from thread to thread either besides in politics section. The seats, since the connectors are not compatible between the two gens how difficult was the wiring hookup for C6 seat into C5?
Darion
And, to take it a step further...do you even need to bother with all the hookups? I'm the only driver in my C5 and once the seat is in position it stays there.
09-08-2012, 01:10 PM
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I bought "new" 2010 base model seats for $300 off Craigslist. Then I got rid of the C6 slides, seat belts, electronics, switches, and used my C5 parts. I also added my C5 bladder controls and used the rubber blood pressure cuff fix on all the bladders. I also fixed both sliding seats.
I have to cut some of the leather for the C5 bezel, line up and drill a hole for a bezel screw, and add a little foam to get rid of a crease around the bezel.
I sold the seat belts and slides on the C6 forum and just about broke even since these were all new. Top that.
I have to cut some of the leather for the C5 bezel, line up and drill a hole for a bezel screw, and add a little foam to get rid of a crease around the bezel.
I sold the seat belts and slides on the C6 forum and just about broke even since these were all new. Top that.
No kidding.
09-08-2012, 01:29 PM
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If you do leave them, also leave the wiring and the yellow connector alone and just tuck/ty-wrap it up under the seat out of the way. All the yellow connectors have a "shorting bar" made into them which, when they are unplugged, automatically prevent the possibility of a static charge triggering the air-bag, so leave the yellow connector attached and you're good.
09-08-2012, 01:37 PM
#51
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Or, if you're changing from a power-seat to another power-seat, you can just remove the C6 seat from it's base and attach it to the C5 base. The only things you would then have to fiddle with would be the lumbar air-hoses, and you can splice the C5 hoses into the C6 hoses easily enough. You can also leave the seat-heater wires alone if you don't want to deal with that either. As far as I know, all C6 seats have heaters; at least the C6 Z06 seats I installed did.
09-08-2012, 08:05 PM
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Or, if you're changing from a power-seat to another power-seat, you can just remove the C6 seat from it's base and attach it to the C5 base. The only things you would then have to fiddle with would be the lumbar air-hoses, and you can splice the C5 hoses into the C6 hoses easily enough. You can also leave the seat-heater wires alone if you don't want to deal with that either. As far as I know, all C6 seats have heaters; at least the C6 Z06 seats I installed did.
09-08-2012, 08:33 PM
#53
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Since I was changing out the entire seat, including the base, yes, plus I was going from a manual seat to a power seat. Fortunately the car is pre-wired so all I had to do was find the correct wires on the C6 seat for all the functions (except memory, which I don't have) and hook them up to the C5 wiring harness.
The C5 and C6 connectors-bodies are totally different, so I located the correct C5 style connector-body and pins and then crimped and soldered them to the appropriate C6 wires so everything then plugs into the existing C5 connector, just like factory.
Having a C5 and a C6 seat wiring schematic is a must.
The C5 and C6 connectors-bodies are totally different, so I located the correct C5 style connector-body and pins and then crimped and soldered them to the appropriate C6 wires so everything then plugs into the existing C5 connector, just like factory.
Having a C5 and a C6 seat wiring schematic is a must.
09-08-2012, 08:36 PM
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Here's something me and another member on the C6 forum discovered. The mounting holes for both the C5 and the C6 seats are identical. I bought his C6 Corbeau brackets to fit into my C5. We both measured the spacing between the fastening points front to rear and side to side, and came up with identical numbers....pretty sneaky GM!
It's one of the reasons the C6 seat-swaps is/are so appealing. No mounting bracket issues to worry about.
09-09-2012, 08:18 AM
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09-09-2012, 09:21 AM
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You're right, I forgot about that. There's a 3/4" (~) threaded stud sticking out on the outboard side of the C6 seat frame at the rear. That's a simple job for a cut-off wheel equipped Dremel or hacksaw though. 
Obviously this would not be necessary if one were to attach the C6 seat to the existing C5 seat-base.
Obviously this would not be necessary if one were to attach the C6 seat to the existing C5 seat-base.
Last edited by LoneStarFRC; 09-09-2012 at 09:24 AM. Reason: typos
09-09-2012, 10:17 AM
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Team Owner
Dunno for sure. Never looked into Corbeau's set-up.
07-28-2016, 03:31 AM
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Heel & Toe
Can you help with my seats?
I met with a custom seat/interior shop guy last month. He does full interiors for major custom show cars. He owned a C5 previously so understands the problems we all have.
He did the custom interior on my father-in-law's Model A rod show car so I'm familiar with the quality of his work. He will modify the foam/frame on the C5 sport seats so that they hold the driver in and have much better comfort while retaining all the power and lumbar features. Doing all that while using high end Italian leather with red stitching and a small C5 logo or the word Corvette on the upper seat and a matching leather console lid for about $2200.
That is probably how I'm going to proceed.
He did the custom interior on my father-in-law's Model A rod show car so I'm familiar with the quality of his work. He will modify the foam/frame on the C5 sport seats so that they hold the driver in and have much better comfort while retaining all the power and lumbar features. Doing all that while using high end Italian leather with red stitching and a small C5 logo or the word Corvette on the upper seat and a matching leather console lid for about $2200.
That is probably how I'm going to proceed.
Thanks, Dan
07-28-2016, 03:59 AM
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If you click on the user name a pull down appears and you can send him a private message.
I also just did that and checked for more posts by him....see's like he hangs out in the C7 section, so he might have bought a new vette by now.
Pm in your case would work best.
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