seat angle
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5th Gear
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From: Hillsboro Or
seat angle
New to the forum here. On and 81, passenger seat... is there a way to adjust the angle of the seat back? My wife complains that it feels like it is reclined. I unbolted the back 2 bolts and put some washers in. It helped some but is there anything else I can do? Thanks, J
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2000
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From: St. Louis Mo
New to the forum here. On and 81, passenger seat... is there a way to adjust the angle of the seat back? My wife complains that it feels like it is reclined. I unbolted the back 2 bolts and put some washers in. It helped some but is there anything else I can do? Thanks, J
Safety Car
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From: Youngstown Ohio
There is a shim kit (washers and spacers) for 68-75's which works well on my '69, but I'm not sure if the seat backs are similar on an '81....see this link:
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....Z5Z5Z50000050G
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....0g~Z5Z5Z5GAXJU
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....Z5Z5Z50000050G
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....0g~Z5Z5Z5GAXJU
Le Mans Master
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From: Wildwood IL
Don't know about 81's...but on earlier C-3's you must be carefull not to shim the seatback up too much. The seat back lock may not catch.
A 1" thick piece of aluminum stock...drilled, sanded & painted makes a great spacer between the seatback strap mount & lower seat. Seatback bumpers can now be shimmed safely to a more upright position.
That's what I did to mine, so that this "short" guy can see over the dash....
Eddie
A 1" thick piece of aluminum stock...drilled, sanded & painted makes a great spacer between the seatback strap mount & lower seat. Seatback bumpers can now be shimmed safely to a more upright position.
That's what I did to mine, so that this "short" guy can see over the dash....
Eddie
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Springfield MA
St. Jude Donor '10-'11-'12, '19, '21
I took two pieces of heater hose (5/8), slit it on one side and snaped it over the clamshell seat. One on the seat part and one on the back part. Worked like a charm. Moved the seat-back up about an inch and now the wife will ride in the car. This is about the easiest and cheapest way to fix this problem.
Dave
Dave
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