1998 C5, With Bad Seats, Help
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Heel & Toe
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1998 C5, With Bad Seats, Help
I have a 98 C5 with 30K miles. This is a well maintained car. Other than a bland interior, I do not have a lot of complaints.
However, both the driver and passenger seats will slide forward or backward (noticeably) under hard acceleration or braking. And when I say "hard" I am not talking about crazy driving...I am talking about quick starts and quick traffic type braking. I am not talking about track type stuff. Just the basics.
This is a noticeable and very offensive flaw in an otherwise great car. I do not know if the problem is with the tracks or what. But there is not excuse and this is exactly the type of cheap *** stuff that gives the car a bad name. You can actually sit in the driver's seat and hold the steering wheel and with a tug, feel the seat slide forward.
If anybody has experienced something similar and knows of a fix, I would greatly appreciate hearing from you. wjgadd@yahoo.com
However, both the driver and passenger seats will slide forward or backward (noticeably) under hard acceleration or braking. And when I say "hard" I am not talking about crazy driving...I am talking about quick starts and quick traffic type braking. I am not talking about track type stuff. Just the basics.
This is a noticeable and very offensive flaw in an otherwise great car. I do not know if the problem is with the tracks or what. But there is not excuse and this is exactly the type of cheap *** stuff that gives the car a bad name. You can actually sit in the driver's seat and hold the steering wheel and with a tug, feel the seat slide forward.
If anybody has experienced something similar and knows of a fix, I would greatly appreciate hearing from you. wjgadd@yahoo.com
Le Mans Master
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From: Waldorf MD
You have the common "rocking seat", here are some links:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ats&forum_id=1
Email sent with additional documents
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ats&forum_id=1
Email sent with additional documents
Last edited by Oldvetter; Feb 12, 2006 at 07:51 PM.
Jacks996
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From: eagle mountain lake tx
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Here is a link to another thread about it. I just finished mine 15 minutes ago. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...errerid=197372
pm me and I'll give you in depth info on how to do it. My car is a 2000 with only 12,000 miles on it and had the problem.
pm me and I'll give you in depth info on how to do it. My car is a 2000 with only 12,000 miles on it and had the problem.
Last edited by jacks996; Feb 12, 2006 at 08:04 PM.
