C3 seats ultimate thread!!!!
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Joined: Mar 2011
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From: Tupelo Mississippi
When I bought my 76 it came with 79 seats. Honestly I like the way they sit and they are very comfortable. I will be refreshing them with new foam and covers. My vette is very modified in many ways but I just haven't seen any seats that I like in a C3 except for the C3 seats. Everyone has a preference and I respect that, this is just what my personal thoughts are.
Mark
Mark
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From: tuttle ok
When I bought my 76 it came with 79 seats. Honestly I like the way they sit and they are very comfortable. I will be refreshing them with new foam and covers. My vette is very modified in many ways but I just haven't seen any seats that I like in a C3 except for the C3 seats. Everyone has a preference and I respect that, this is just what my personal thoughts are.
Mark
Mark
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From: Kansas City KS
When I bought my 76 it came with 79 seats. Honestly I like the way they sit and they are very comfortable. I will be refreshing them with new foam and covers. My vette is very modified in many ways but I just haven't seen any seats that I like in a C3 except for the C3 seats. Everyone has a preference and I respect that, this is just what my personal thoughts are.
Mark
Mark
Then I looked at prices for recovering c3 seats, and it was cheaper to buy c6 seats that are 10x more comfortable than to redo my existing seats. Was a no brainer for me then, seat height was the only negligible issue with my height. If the c3 seats only cost $200 to fix, I would have fixed them, but not for the $500 to $1k it can cost for foam and covers.
Melting Slicks
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From: Titusville Florida
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From: Summerville SC
THere is a thread on the Forum about a guy putting 2005-07 Mustang seats in his C-3. Almost a direct bolt in if I recall. And about $500 range, really comfortable looking and that's the way I plan on going when I get that far! Check it out.
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From: The Woodlands Texas
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From: Chesterfield Virginia
CWerner,
My neighbor has a mill and lathe in his shop, so all my parts were designed and made by him. My bad, never took photos before install so hard to show his work. I can tell you the rear bolts were almost impossible to get in due to tight quarters. They are almost too high for people around six foot. At the strip, my helmet will rub the T-tops unless I leave the inner liners out. We did modify the C6 original brackets to go along with our attaching hardware. Wish I had taken photos but too late now. Hope we never need to take those suckers out !!!
Norm
My neighbor has a mill and lathe in his shop, so all my parts were designed and made by him. My bad, never took photos before install so hard to show his work. I can tell you the rear bolts were almost impossible to get in due to tight quarters. They are almost too high for people around six foot. At the strip, my helmet will rub the T-tops unless I leave the inner liners out. We did modify the C6 original brackets to go along with our attaching hardware. Wish I had taken photos but too late now. Hope we never need to take those suckers out !!!
Norm
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From: tuttle ok
Terrorizing Orange Cones
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From: Northern CO
I'm keeping this thread in mind as I really need to upgrade the seats in my old mule. My current set of originals are worn out enough that my fat behind is all the padding that I have left!
Melting Slicks
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From: Florida
Melting Slicks
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From: Florida
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From: B.F.E....Bowling Green Kentucky
I have a 2003 Celica. The seats (cloth) are very comfortable, not bad looking either. I think if I ever switch my Vette seats out, I will go with these, no more leather either, too hot on the legs and quite embarrassing when you get up and leave a puddle of sweat on the seat!
Leather is overrated.
Would like to see pics of the Celica seats in the Vette.
Leather is overrated.
Would like to see pics of the Celica seats in the Vette.
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From: Las Vegas NV
After measuring and much deliberation, I have found that the seats in my wifes Saturn Sky are the same width and depth as the stock C3 seats. I will be "trying" one this weekend to check the fit.
thanks to all that responded I will continue to subscribe and update.
thanks to all that responded I will continue to subscribe and update.