Better Seats for C5
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Racer
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From: Quad Cities Iowa
Better Seats for C5
C5 OEM seats stink. They aren't comfortable and they don't have much lateral support.
I have black leather seats in mine and they are still in good condition. If I sell mine and buy after market ones, how much will it cost me to upgrade?
I don't really care if the seats are brand name or not, as long as they are comforable and have decent boltering. Leather is nice, but I could do cloth too. I don't want vinyl seats. I'm not going to change my seat belts.
I have black leather seats in mine and they are still in good condition. If I sell mine and buy after market ones, how much will it cost me to upgrade?
I don't really care if the seats are brand name or not, as long as they are comforable and have decent boltering. Leather is nice, but I could do cloth too. I don't want vinyl seats. I'm not going to change my seat belts.
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Corbeau A4s are the way to go. Lots of threads on these, look for a particularly good one by Toque. Best mod I have done by far...if you are looking for more lateral support, just re-covering the stockers won't do you any good.
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How much do used stock seats sell for?
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Stockers don't have much lateral support ? 
Your right... they have NO lateral support...
Here are my A4's. One of the best mods I have done to my car. Sold my stockers for $700, and got these for around $1200. Hell of an upgrade. They are not as nice as the Carvagio's but they cost 1/4 the price too.
Here is a post I made on the subject.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...holy-crap.html
Your right... they have NO lateral support...
Here are my A4's. One of the best mods I have done to my car. Sold my stockers for $700, and got these for around $1200. Hell of an upgrade. They are not as nice as the Carvagio's but they cost 1/4 the price too.
Here is a post I made on the subject.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...holy-crap.html
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Racer
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From: Quad Cities Iowa
Does the black cloth stand up pretty well?
thmotorsports $817 shipped
racing-seats-usa $640 shipped
lastcallracing $728 shipped
speed-eng $717 shipped (makes you register before it will tell you shipping cost)
rallysportdirect $640 shipped
TPS Motorsports doesn't carry that model
what do you do for brackets? make your own?
thmotorsports $817 shipped
racing-seats-usa $640 shipped
lastcallracing $728 shipped
speed-eng $717 shipped (makes you register before it will tell you shipping cost)
rallysportdirect $640 shipped
TPS Motorsports doesn't carry that model
what do you do for brackets? make your own?
Last edited by tb30570; Oct 30, 2011 at 10:42 PM.
