TPSMak

I'm asked a few times a month about the Corbeau A4 seats being installed into a C4... if you have a set in your C4 can you post pictures of them?


Thanks,

j-vette

American Raven

Does this make you happy?







1995 LT1. They fit rather tight but they do fit. The price for two seats and the brackets were roughly half what it would have cost to recover the original stock seats.

The seat dealer has even used a picture of the A4 in my Vette on his website to demonstrate how well they fit and how good they look in a C4. There's another guy in town who has A4's in his '75 C3 - they look good in that car also.

http://www.autobahnpower.com/product...tno=corbeau-a4

Good people to deal with. Spent several minutes on the phone with me telling me what to expect when I went to replace the old seats and place the new brackets in. I may try to shoehorn a pair of Corbeau GTS II seats in my '79 Vette if I can't find a pair of Fiero seats in decent condition for a decent price. If I do buy another pair of seats, I'll go with Autobahnpower again.

5POINT7

your rims are on backwards

American Raven

Yeah, that was done by the crack-staff who mounted the tires. It worked out because I bought a set of 9.5"X17" ZR-1 reproductions a couple of weeks later and they didn't charge me to change the tires to the new rims and balance them.

Those poor sawblades are so battle-scarred, I have them hidden deep in my garage.

shakedown067

Those do look sharp. Do they hold you in pretty snug? They are on the top of my short list for new seats. That and the Sparco Chrono Sport.

lil_Mike

how were they mounted?

Bondami

Most importantly, do they seat you higher or lower in the car? Im out of headroom with stockers.

American Raven

You have to purchase the correct sliding-mounting base for the seats to the car. You have to remove the original seats and the original mounting brackets. You bolt the new brackets to the seats first, then bolt the mounting bracket to the car. I used three "fender washers" on the front mounting bolts between the car floor and the mounting bracket to have the seat sit at the angle that is comfortable for me. It took about 5 hours to do the entire job of removing the old seats, placing the new seats in and adjusting them to my preference.

The A4's will sit you an inch or so lower than the original stock seats. As I stated, I used three washers per bolt on the front anchor bolts toelevate the front of the seat to the angle that I find comfortable (seven knee surgeries have made my knees tempermental when stuck in cetain positions for any length of time.)

American Raven

Yeah, wearing the stock seat belts will prevent any lateral motion when taking curves fast. I felt more comfortable the very first time my *** was placed in the A4's than in the stock seats.

I see the OP is a Supporting Vendor. Are you planning to become a Corbeau dealer? I try to steer as much business as I can towards any of CF's Supporting Vendors, so I hope to be able to send a few dollars your way over the next few years.

j-vette

Looks awesome

shakedown067

THANKS. They have now been moved to the very top of my list. Nice to know they'll sit a little lower too. I too am out of head room with my helmet.

shbbykins

I REALLY like that

Vette Fast

Are they the wide version? If not is that because they would not fit. Only 5 hrs., Nice job.

blakngold4life

are you able to keep the electric controls and is that the black micro suede pictured? I'm thinking of adding the same ones, just don't really care for the advertising on the top of the seat.

Muffin

My A4's set you much lower. Like limbo low compared to my old stockers.

Vette Jockey

Muffin

If I recall mine were something like $65.00 a side.

Coupe89

I just took my A4's out of my 89 and put them in the 90Z
I didn't like the bracket that Corbeau made. I made some brackets to connect the seats to the stock power units.

I'll try to get some pics tomorrow

Old thread
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1552218494-post12.html

American Raven

Just plain, bottom-of-the-line black cloth with leather side bolsters. I prefer a cloth seat over a vinyl or leather seat. You can order the seats without the CORBEAU logo - when I call the dealer, he had everything I needed and shipped it out within an hour of my order. You may have to wait longer to get the seats without the logo.

If you're going to drive any legth of time, buy the lumbar pump for both seats. You back will thank you for it.

As for the person asking about the electrical controls - no, electrical controls won't fit the mounting slider brackets (unless you're really good at fabricating). I have read that some people have managed to make their own mounts that allowed the electrical seat adjustment motors to be utilized. The effort to do so isn't worth it in my eyes. I'm the only person who drives my '95 LT1 so I don't have to worry about re-adjusting the seat at any time.