Need QUICK ANSWER: Seat Mounting Bolts!!!!
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Le Mans Master
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From: Puyallup WA
Need QUICK ANSWER: Seat Mounting Bolts!!!!
Ok-I have always hated the rocking power seat BS. You don't have the rocking seat with a manual seat track. The only C5s that had a manual seat track on the drivers side were the 99 and 00 FRC. I finally found one of them on e-bay and I am wanting to install it today. I have everything taken apart....
Then I realized that the bolts that go "up" from the seat track to the seat were not included with my tracks. What size bolt is this? Any idea if I can order this separately? I may try and just find a bolt that fits and use that as long as it works with the nuts. The problem is that if it is too long, I wont be able to "put it though."
Anyone that has swapped seats or tracks should know what I am talking about.
I REALLY need to do this now because I didn't realize this, but the bolts on the back of the existing power seat track were rusted and I had to bang them out with a hammer after the nut was removed. These are APSIS seats, built off a stock C5 seat. Either Apsis or the previous owner of these seats let these sit in moisture. They were so bad that when I used the hammer things bent-it was the only way to release it.
I'm going to work on solving this, but the collective knowledge of the forum is my backup plan.
And.....go....
Then I realized that the bolts that go "up" from the seat track to the seat were not included with my tracks. What size bolt is this? Any idea if I can order this separately? I may try and just find a bolt that fits and use that as long as it works with the nuts. The problem is that if it is too long, I wont be able to "put it though."
Anyone that has swapped seats or tracks should know what I am talking about.
I REALLY need to do this now because I didn't realize this, but the bolts on the back of the existing power seat track were rusted and I had to bang them out with a hammer after the nut was removed. These are APSIS seats, built off a stock C5 seat. Either Apsis or the previous owner of these seats let these sit in moisture. They were so bad that when I used the hammer things bent-it was the only way to release it.
I'm going to work on solving this, but the collective knowledge of the forum is my backup plan.
And.....go....
Cruising
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Winnipeg Manitoba
I have 2002 Z06 seats and rails out of the car. Passanger side, manual slider uses 4 bolts to tie seat to slider rails. Bolt size is M8 1.25 about 1 inch long.
However these bolts do not go "up" from rails to seat, they go " down" from seat to rails. So not entirely sure we are talking about the same bolts.
Goodluck.
However these bolts do not go "up" from rails to seat, they go " down" from seat to rails. So not entirely sure we are talking about the same bolts.
Goodluck.
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Puyallup WA
I have 2002 Z06 seats and rails out of the car. Passanger side, manual slider uses 4 bolts to tie seat to slider rails. Bolt size is M8 1.25 about 1 inch long.
However these bolts do not go "up" from rails to seat, they go " down" from seat to rails. So not entirely sure we are talking about the same bolts.
Goodluck.
However these bolts do not go "up" from rails to seat, they go " down" from seat to rails. So not entirely sure we are talking about the same bolts.
Goodluck.
The power seat rails have a bolt that goes up. Manual seat rails go down. The local Chevy dealer didn't have any bolts in stock. I went to home depot with 1/2 the track and an employee there helped me figure that out. M8 is what I ended up buying after he helped me try a few different sizes.
My drivers seat is now a manual slider, with no rocking seat issue.
Hopefully this thread will help someone else in the future!!!
Cruising
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Winnipeg Manitoba
We are talking about the same bolt. I mis-"spoke."
The power seat rails have a bolt that goes up. Manual seat rails go down. The local Chevy dealer didn't have any bolts in stock. I went to home depot with 1/2 the track and an employee there helped me figure that out. M8 is what I ended up buying after he helped me try a few different sizes.
My drivers seat is now a manual slider, with no rocking seat issue.
Hopefully this thread will help someone else in the future!!!
The power seat rails have a bolt that goes up. Manual seat rails go down. The local Chevy dealer didn't have any bolts in stock. I went to home depot with 1/2 the track and an employee there helped me figure that out. M8 is what I ended up buying after he helped me try a few different sizes.
My drivers seat is now a manual slider, with no rocking seat issue.
Hopefully this thread will help someone else in the future!!!
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '13
There is difference between old models and new models. I had a broken white plastic clevis and my track had studs and nuts. The new style had black plastic clevis' and needed bolts to secure it.
Just thought I'd share that info
Just thought I'd share that info
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Le Mans Master
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