C3 seats ultimate thread!!!!
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C3 seats ultimate thread!!!!
I have been searching the FAQ out of this subject and still cannot find a full thread devoted to the subject.
I am (finally) redoing the interior of my 76. I would like a more comfortable seat but realize there are not a lot of options on these cars.
Please post up pics of the custom / aftermarket seats that you have used in your C3 build.
I have everything but foam to redo the originals. I have access to C5 seats but they need recovered. I have also seen the fiero option but they seem as pricey as C5 seats.
vendor info...part number..price..installation info is all appreciated.
TIA
David
I am (finally) redoing the interior of my 76. I would like a more comfortable seat but realize there are not a lot of options on these cars.
Please post up pics of the custom / aftermarket seats that you have used in your C3 build.
I have everything but foam to redo the originals. I have access to C5 seats but they need recovered. I have also seen the fiero option but they seem as pricey as C5 seats.
vendor info...part number..price..installation info is all appreciated.
TIA
David
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I went with C4 seats. The C5 seat are outrageous in price, and the one example I found on Fiero seats the guy must have thought they came from a Ferrari. With seats and seat covers, I'm in for under 500 bucks.
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Dave
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fiero seats
[years back I went with the fiero seats and do not regret it. Most of these seats are about 50.00 a set used at a local junkyard, then you order the from Mr. Mikes. He even includes a video. It was an all day job counting everyting but the comfort and fit are priceless and they look like they fit in the car not like a c5 seat. Just do a search on this forum using keyword FIERO and you will understand.
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Drifting
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The seat tracks on C4 seats are useless in a C3. I used the seat rails from the original C3 seats and build a few offsets to secure them to the C4 seats. If your over 6 foot tall, this isn't for you. I'm about 5'8", and it's perfect. Had I welded instead of building a bolt in solution, I could have dropped the seat about another inch.
Dave
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These are 'C4" seats in my "C2" but should work the same in a "C3"
and here is what I did to install === Click Here
George
and here is what I did to install === Click Here
George
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C5 standard seats in mine bolted to my original rails. They come out of a friend's well used '99, so I installed new foam and covers.
The custom leather embroidered covers came from Corvette Originals, a one-man operation in GA, but I believe he has since passed.
Don't recall where I got the foam, but it can be had from about any of the Vette parts vendors.
The custom leather embroidered covers came from Corvette Originals, a one-man operation in GA, but I believe he has since passed.
Don't recall where I got the foam, but it can be had from about any of the Vette parts vendors.
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Btw, I didn't mention before, I reused the seat tracks from my 72 seats. I drilled holes in the bottom of my c6 seats from a template and attached the tracks. Height is higher than stock but not too bad, I'm 6'4" and still fit (barely). Seats can move back and forth still, lean back, lean forward, etc.
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Here's a link to my Fiero seat install thread;
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...s-install.html
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From: tuttle ok
Ok I know my approach was radical but I stand 6'3" and I need the head room. Soooooooo I cut the floor pans out of my 79 and lowered them almost an 1 1/4" in the back and 3/4" in the front. Then I modified the seat bases of a set of C5 sport seats to lower them all that I could. Here is a couple of pics of the floor pan after mod and of the seat bases after mod and then of the drivers seat installed.
new pan welded in
after coating with spray on undercoat
modded seat base on the left
Pic with driver seat installed. Notice the relative seat height to the console.
new pan welded in
after coating with spray on undercoat
modded seat base on the left
Pic with driver seat installed. Notice the relative seat height to the console.
Racer
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From: Kansas City KS
Last edited by taylor34; Mar 3, 2014 at 08:57 PM.
