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Old 03-24-2022, 11:09 AM
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I cant fit the R100... Wount go all the way back so not enough room for my feet... And head hits the roof... Im 190cm.

How are the Corbeau A4... Will it go all the way back? Will you hit the head in the roof if your my hight?

They told me the R100 fits in the C5 but it dont if you need it all the way back. So i need anothet chair that fits...


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Have you looked at the C6 seatbelt mod? This might allow you to put the seat all the way back. Can't help with the headroom issues though. Maybe a different seat mount could get you a bit lower.
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The seat itself is not thick in the seat. The seat mount is really low, almost hugging the carpet but there is sliders that takes maby 4-5cm hight…. Im really disapointed. I think i need a bucket thats thin and sidemounts… evo x from corbeau shuld help but im afraid with sliders they get to high….. and i want to go trackdays using a helmet….maby if a plastic bag is ok
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Originally Posted by RCS
I cant fit the R100... Wount go all the way back so not enough room for my feet... And head hits the roof... Im 190cm.

How are the Corbeau A4... Will it go all the way back? Will you hit the head in the roof if your my hight?

They told me the R100 fits in the C5 but it dont if you need it all the way back. So i need anothet chair that fits...

I have Corbeau seats cut down 2 inchs. I am over 6 feet and
have plenty of leg room and I have a long torso with a racing
helmet my head does NOT touch the roof.
Good luck
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Originally Posted by road pilot
I have Corbeau seats cut down 2 inchs. I am over 6 feet and
have plenty of leg room and I have a long torso with a racing
helmet my head does NOT touch the roof.
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what you mean, did you have it cut down or it did lower your seating position with 2 inches? Did you use a low profile frame and then sliders?
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Originally Posted by RCS
what you mean, did you have it cut down or it did lower your seating position with 2 inches? Did you use a low profile frame and then sliders?

He may have done what I did to a previous Corbeau seat I had installed. If the seat is a bottom mount, the seat is not a flat bottom, there are raised areas where the mount screws into the seat. That raised portion is about two inches. I took a grinder to them and sanded them off so the seat bottom was flat. Then I mounted the seat to the mount and gained about two inches.


Fast forward to now I am using the Corbeau Evo X which was made to fit in a C5 and C6. No issues with the seat all the way back. I used the Corbeau sliders and I have headroom and I just under six feet tall.
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