ANY aftermarket seats that will work with the OEM power rails?
12-01-2013, 10:15 AM
#1
Drifting
Thread Starter
ANY aftermarket seats that will work with the OEM power rails?
I've searched off and on and just can't seem to find a definite answer one way or the other. Too many conflicting opinions. Hopefully someone can chime in and answer more definitively...
Are there ANY aftermarket seats that will work with the OEM power seat rails and will fit in the C5?
If not, are there any that can be modified to work with the OEM power seat rails (be it most likely modifying the seat rails).
Thanks in advance.
Are there ANY aftermarket seats that will work with the OEM power seat rails and will fit in the C5?
If not, are there any that can be modified to work with the OEM power seat rails (be it most likely modifying the seat rails).
Thanks in advance.
12-01-2013, 03:14 PM
#2
Le Mans Master
I will try and give as much info as I can here.
In my vette I have had stock, Procar, and Apsis seats.
Here are the seats that would fit the stock power seat rails:
Some Marrad Seats.
Caravaggio Seats
Apsis
Marrad makes brackets to put aftermarket buckets on the stock rails. They have had different models over the years.
Caravaggio makes a Sparco Roadster Like seat that will fit on the stock rails. It is also possible to have them build their other seat model using a C6 seat, then you mount that to C5 rails and it will work.
Apsis takes stock C5 or C6 seats and exaggerates the bolsters and rebuilds them-I have a used set of Apsis seats now that I like.
The other seats out there will use other rails.
ALL THAT BEING SAID:
Why do you want to keep the stock rails-in my opinion, even though I am currently using stock rails, they are a weak point of the OEM seats. The rocking seat issue develops in the stock power seat rails. An aftermarket bracket or OEM manual slider will, in my opinion give you a firmer feel because you wont have the potential for the rocking seat.
I'm looking for a drivers side OEM manual seat track to put my drivers seat on.
As you can see, I've thought about this all WAY too much.
In my vette I have had stock, Procar, and Apsis seats.
Here are the seats that would fit the stock power seat rails:
Some Marrad Seats.
Caravaggio Seats
Apsis
Marrad makes brackets to put aftermarket buckets on the stock rails. They have had different models over the years.
Caravaggio makes a Sparco Roadster Like seat that will fit on the stock rails. It is also possible to have them build their other seat model using a C6 seat, then you mount that to C5 rails and it will work.
Apsis takes stock C5 or C6 seats and exaggerates the bolsters and rebuilds them-I have a used set of Apsis seats now that I like.
The other seats out there will use other rails.
ALL THAT BEING SAID:
Why do you want to keep the stock rails-in my opinion, even though I am currently using stock rails, they are a weak point of the OEM seats. The rocking seat issue develops in the stock power seat rails. An aftermarket bracket or OEM manual slider will, in my opinion give you a firmer feel because you wont have the potential for the rocking seat.
I'm looking for a drivers side OEM manual seat track to put my drivers seat on.
As you can see, I've thought about this all WAY too much.
