Lower drivers seat-need headroom
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Le Mans Master
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From: One day you're a Comet...the next day you're dust... Arkansas
Lower drivers seat-need headroom
Has anyone seen a kit to lower the drivers seat. I'm 6'5" and my head is touching the headliner with the seat all the way back. 1989 Coupe manual adjusting seat.
Racer
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From: north branford ct
5 foot six I have the opposite problem. If there is a bracket that the seat slides on You might be able to have a metal shop take a piece out of the middle and tack it back together. I have the sport buckets with all the air bag stuff so Im not messen with that
Safety Car
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From: Mt Laurel NJ
St. Jude Donor '06-'07
I am 6' 4" and could not drive a vert with the top up, and I am cramped in a car w/o a clear roof. I would love to see a way to lower my seat
I guess you wou have to cut and reweld the seat supports?
I guess you wou have to cut and reweld the seat supports?
Pro
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From: Daytona Beach Florida
Originally Posted by BADDUCK
Has anyone seen a kit to lower the drivers seat. I'm 6'5" and my head is touching the headliner with the seat all the way back. 1989 Coupe manual adjusting seat.
I removed my sun visors. This didn't help with head or leg room, but the difference is like night and day on how much you can see.
Like when your sitting at a stop light and trying to see when it changes.
It also cleans up the look when the top is off.
They are very easy to put back on. You'll just need to buy new hardware.( $8.00 @ Corvette Central)
Damn, it's also easier to take off and put on the top.
Let us know if and how you lower your seat please and thank you.
Burning Brakes
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From: Dunstable MA
St. Jude Donor '05
I had my sport seats redone last year, and I noticed the roof got a lot lower as a result. The uphosterer hog-ringed in a cloth piece to the frame under the seat cushion, and I don't think there was one there before. I have heard of others adjusting or removing that cloth support to allow the cushion to drop a little. Non-destructive and reversible; it might be worth a try.
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Le Mans Master
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Thanks Rich, I'll pull the seat when I get the car back from the shop next week and see if there are some unneccesary "layers" under there.
Melting Slicks
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From: backwoods upstate ny
manual seat tracks from a pontiac fiero or full size chevy vans75-95 are only about 1-1/4'' high, van tracks are ez find at j-y....flat bar(we use 1/4x2 mild steel) with a hole on each end at all mounting points will allow everything to line up, just leave all the flat bars a bit loose until the seat is in and then probe under with the wrench to tighten...making a sheet metal copy of the bolt hole layout of the seat, to get all the little flat bars rite length, is recommended if you are new to this kind of thing
was gonna put fiero seats in my 86 to save the almost perfect originals, would have needed to raise the fieros about 3'' (i am 6-3)...we have seat swaps on a bunch of stuff, really a piece of cake with the flat bar adapters that move all over
was gonna put fiero seats in my 86 to save the almost perfect originals, would have needed to raise the fieros about 3'' (i am 6-3)...we have seat swaps on a bunch of stuff, really a piece of cake with the flat bar adapters that move all over
Last edited by redrose; Jun 8, 2006 at 01:27 PM.
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From: Daytona Beach Florida
Originally Posted by redrose
manual seat tracks from a pontiac fiero or full size chevy vans75-95 are only about 1-1/4'' high, van tracks are ez find at j-y....flat bar(we use 1/4x2 mild steel) with a hole on each end at all mounting points will allow everything to line up, just leave all the flat bars a bit loose until the seat is in and then probe under with the wrench to tighten...making a sheet metal copy of the bolt hole layout of the seat, to get all the little flat bars rite length, is recommended if you are new to this kind of thing
was gonna put fiero seats in my 86 to save the almost perfect originals, would have needed to raise the fieros about 3'' (i am 6-3)...we have seat swaps on a bunch of stuff, really a piece of cake with the flat bar adapters that move all over
was gonna put fiero seats in my 86 to save the almost perfect originals, would have needed to raise the fieros about 3'' (i am 6-3)...we have seat swaps on a bunch of stuff, really a piece of cake with the flat bar adapters that move all over
Please
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From: Daytona Beach Florida
Originally Posted by BADDUCK
Bubba,
I'm kinda new to Vette's. What the hell is a frisbee and how do you remove it?
I'm kinda new to Vette's. What the hell is a frisbee and how do you remove it?
I think the "frisbee" is there to dampen the vibration of the a/c cycling on and off. It's just a power robber.
I'll post pics later if you need them.
Good luck
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From: Daytona Beach Florida
Originally Posted by BADDUCK
If it's not a lot of trouble that would be great. Thanks for the quick reply.
Badd
Badd
:o I still don't have one.
Pro
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From: Daytona Beach Florida
Originally Posted by BADDUCK
If it's not a lot of trouble that would be great. Thanks for the quick reply.
Badd
Badd
Try this tech tip, it's something until I can get you that pic.
Melting Slicks
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From: backwoods upstate ny
Originally Posted by Bubba91
Could you post some pics.
Please
Please
what you need are four pieces of flat bar(for ea seat) about 2 or 3 inches long as req'd with 3/8'' holes at each end (nice sloppy fit for the metric seat bolts) and four 5/16 bolts/nuts for flat bar/track attachment, and maybe four more same for track/seat attach but many only need new holes drilled in the track....you may want to bend/adjust the wire that releases the second adjuster lock on the other track for the van/fiero track or just tie open--the vette track only locks one rail
Pro
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From: Daytona Beach Florida
Originally Posted by redrose
i'm digital camera challenged, can't do pics until my daughter teaches me how--how do you slow down a college kid on summer vacation?
what you need are four pieces of flat bar(for ea seat) about 2 or 3 inches long as req'd with 3/8'' holes at each end (nice sloppy fit for the metric seat bolts) and four 5/16 bolts/nuts for flat bar/track attachment, and maybe four more same for track/seat attach but many only need new holes drilled in the track....you may want to bend/adjust the wire that releases the second adjuster lock on the other track for the van/fiero track or just tie open--the vette track only locks one rail
what you need are four pieces of flat bar(for ea seat) about 2 or 3 inches long as req'd with 3/8'' holes at each end (nice sloppy fit for the metric seat bolts) and four 5/16 bolts/nuts for flat bar/track attachment, and maybe four more same for track/seat attach but many only need new holes drilled in the track....you may want to bend/adjust the wire that releases the second adjuster lock on the other track for the van/fiero track or just tie open--the vette track only locks one rail
Melting Slicks
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From: backwoods upstate ny
Originally Posted by Bubba91
So I should be looking for a seat track out of a feiro first?
