02impactblue

Does anyone know if the sparco evo2 plus will fit in a c5 without removing the factory seatbelt assembly? I have narrowed my seat choice down to the evo2plus and a 17" kirkey.

michaelkrelina

I've just posted a similar question to yours. Sorry I asked before looking.
I will be interested in the responses to your question.
Mike

MYRX

Last month, I installed a Sparco Evo 2+ in my 2002 Z06. I used the PFADT seat rails. I did not use the slider. (Be careful of overall height as the slider will add about 3/4 - 1"). I had several post on this subject in early January.

Bottom line, you will remove the OEM seat belts and cut/trim the bottom "B" Pillar molding. The seat is just too wide. The door does not hit the edge of the seat when closed but it is very close. The seat is very snug against the tunnel. My set-up includes a 6 point harness with a hardbar.


I can still pull the Sparco seat and reinstall all of the OEM equipment within 30 - 40 min. I am very happy with the results. The Sparco Evo 2 plus fits me like a glove and I am 6' tall 210 lbs.

vette.se

I installed a Sparco EVO 2 Plus a week ago in a 2002 C5 Z06. I used the PFADT seat rails without slider. We had installed the PFADT Roll bar earlier.

Stock belt is untouched, it's only the tunnelside mount that need to be moved from the stock seat to the PFADT rail. No mods to the B-pillar mold was necessary.

The driver is tall so the seat is monted in the lowest position and as far back as possible so we had to modify the PFADT rail to get the seat in the lowest position. With the door closed we have about 1" to the seat.

Yellow Z

Vette.se, I am interested in the exact same set up. What do you mean that "the tunnelside mount that need to be moved from the stock seat to the PFADT rail"? Did you have to do cutting or drilling to the Pfadt mount or the seat?

vette.se

I do not know the word in english ... it's the thing with the red button that releases the belt. You can see it in the picture between the seat and the tunnel ...

There is a hole in the PFADT rail already there you can mount it together with the 5/6 point belt.

Gray Ghost GS

I use these seats and can use both my stock seat belts (no modifications necessary) as well as my 5-point harnesses when on the track. I have a custom fabricated seat mount - no sliders.

Yellow Z

Thanks.

Your results seemed to contradict those reported on other threads. Other threads report having to remove the lower seat belt retractor to make the seat fit.

I am going tomorrow to pick up my Evo 2 plus seats and I have pfadt seat mounts. I called Pfadt and was told that you have to remove the retractor to make the seat work if you intend to use a slider and want to be able to slide the seat backwards.

I guess the slider is the difference between the results in this thread and other threads.

How is getting in and out of the car without the slider? I typically sit really close to the wheel so I am thinking that I may need a slider.

Gray Ghost GS

For me there was no difference. I never use to change the position of my seat when they were stock - I set it and left it alone, so having the custom fixed seat mounts didn't change the way I got in and out. I'm 6' - and don't sit real close to the steering wheel.

MYRX

Yellow Z:

I wish I could tell you different, but listen to Pfadt, (I posted earlier today). I had to remove the lower seat belt retractor. I also elected to trim the molding.

My next question to you is why would you use the OEM seat belt with the Sparco Evo 2+? These seats are not designed to work with the OEM seat belts. I recall many discussions on the same subject posted last year. The beauty of the Pfadt set-up, (as advertised) is being able to switch between the race seat and the OEM seat with ease. The design allows for this.

I trust it works out well for you. I am quite happy with my set-up.

Yellow Z

I agree. The supposed beauty of the Pfadt set up is that you can remove the whole race seat unit and replace it with the factory unit in a fairly quick manner. That is not true if you have to remove and reinstall the factory seat belt everytime you swap seats.

02impactblue

I don't plan on using the slider, I need all the headroom possible. I would like to leave the factory seat belts and trim in the car if possible. This will make thes witch from race seat to street seat less painful. Anyone using the hardbar mounts with this seat?