Anyone using yonaka seats?
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Instructor
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Anyone using yonaka seats?
Im looking for a set of c5 seats to put in my c3. I came across some Yonaka motorsports racing seats on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/REAL-...Q5fAccessories Anyone tried these out or seen them in person?
Drifting
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Beware!!!! I bought those seats from that vendor who has two different names on ebay. Horror story. They say they fit C5's and they dont!! Not even close. Then he tried to show me a pic after I told them they don't fit. The pic was altered and the seat was just placed in the car. There is no way to fit that seat in the c5 unless you take out the seat belt retractor and alter the seat. Stay far away. Had one hell of a time getting my money back and still lost some. Big wise *** too w/ snide comments, like I have other customers that are very happy!! Jackass to say the least. The c5 I learned can only take an 18" rear width seat at the base. Took me over a month to get my money back and twenty emails!!! Bottom line terrible vendor, and seats don't fit. And my ad said c5 seats on the header----false advertising!!!! I now see that your putting them in a c3. I had a c3 also and I don't think they would fit. Check the dimensions very close because this guy is an *** and you could be stuck w/ them. I didn't think they were comfortable but they did look nice. Firm foam.
Last edited by seamus2154; Jan 9, 2010 at 11:11 PM.
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Instructor
Joined: Dec 2009
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Beware!!!! I bought those seats from that vendor who has two different names on ebay. Horror story. They say they fit C5's and they dont!! Not even close. Then he tried to show me a pic after I told them they don't fit. The pic was altered and the seat was just placed in the car. There is no way to fit that seat in the c5 unless you take out the seat belt retractor and alter the seat. Stay far away. Had one hell of a time getting my money back and still lost some. Big wise *** too w/ snide comments, like I have other customers that are very happy!! Jackass to say the least. The c5 I learned can only take an 18" rear width seat at the base. Took me over a month to get my money back and twenty emails!!! Bottom line terrible vendor, and seats don't fit. And my ad said c5 seats on the header----false advertising!!!! I now see that your putting them in a c3. I had a c3 also and I don't think they would fit. Check the dimensions very close because this guy is an *** and you could be stuck w/ them. I didn't think they were comfortable but they did look nice. Firm foam.
Drifting
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From: Palm Beach Florida
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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
This guy installed a set in his C5... but he looks like he did a BUNCH of welding modifications.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...have-them.html
Toque
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...have-them.html
Toque
Drifting
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Trust what I'm telling you, THEY DON"T FIT. That is the exact picture the vendor sent me taunting me that they fit. He said this customer likes them and got them in. That guy must be a midget! First of all the seat is modified and the adjustment ***** on the side are removed so it can't be easily adjusted. It is also sitting foward of the seat belt retractor. It will never go back past that. So either he is a midget or placed them there for the pic. I am 6' and have to recline and put the seat back past the retractor and that will never happen with the width of theses seats. I tried every which way. Only thing you can do is remove the seat belt retractor. Illegal for one thing dangerous for another. Thanks for getting my blood boiling again!!!!! You want them so bad, get them and then beat your head against the wall trying to convince yourself they fit!!
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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
Trust what I'm telling you, THEY DON"T FIT. That is the exact picture the vendor sent me taunting me that they fit. He said this customer likes them and got them in. That guy must be a midget! First of all the seat is modified and the adjustment ***** on the side are removed so it can't be easily adjusted. It is also sitting foward of the seat belt retractor. It will never go back past that. So either he is a midget or placed them there for the pic. I am 6' and have to recline and put the seat back past the retractor and that will never happen with the width of theses seats. I tried every which way. Only thing you can do is remove the seat belt retractor. Illegal for one thing dangerous for another. Thanks for getting my blood boiling again!!!!! You want them so bad, get them and then beat your head against the wall trying to convince yourself they fit!!
I was just saying that he did a TON of modifications to get them to fit. Not worth the time I think, and I don't have the tools or the know how to do everything he did. I was not trying to convince anyone to buy them. I would not touch them with a 10ft pole...
Toque
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Still have yet to put them in. Im restoring the entire interior right now so thats the reason for the delay. But they are very conforatable and they look like they should fit quite nicely. Ill be sure to post pics. when complete.
Drifting
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From: Oklahoma city Oklahoma
I see you bought other seats but the yonaka samuria seats fit my 00 vert. I did have to do a bit of modding to the power tracks it did fit and still have all movement on the power tracks.
Le Mans Master
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From: LAND OF OZ Kansas
This guy installed a set in his C5... but he looks like he did a BUNCH of welding modifications.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...have-them.html
Toque
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...have-them.html
Toque
that is the thread I was looking for.
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Im looking for a set of c5 seats to put in my c3. I came across some Yonaka motorsports racing seats on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/REAL-...Q5fAccessories Anyone tried these out or seen them in person?
The above looks really close to one of the ads for seats I saw at the top on the page here...for a lot less money.
http://www.dashzracing.com/Interior-...-p7519954.html
