hammer120

I own a 1999 and would like to purchase new seats.My back hurts everytime I drive the car. That is one reason. My second reason I think the bushing? at the back of the track may be broken.

If I am going to fix the track and was thinking I may as well just get new seats (whole assembly including the tracks) at the same time so I can wake up in the morning without my back hurting. Is this possible?

Any and all advice is appreciated.

Thank you

chad3113

What's your budget?

GySgt1811

Hammer120,

I had the same problem with my '99 coupe. Tracks broke, bolsters shot, plastic control panels pulled away from the seat mountings, and, last but not least, the bladders were all shot.

I sweated over whether to rebuild them or go with an aftermarket seat that MIGHT fit, and, would take lots of modification to install...plus loose all the adjustability of the sport seat setup.

I finally located a complete sport seat and track setup, driver and passenger, and in black to match the original, on ebay. They looked good, they were from a Corvette salvage shop with a good feedback...so I took a chance. They were shipped in 3 days...I had to pick up at the freight terminal 'cause I live in the boonies, ...and one afternoon, 10 bolts and 3 electrical plugs later I had darn near new seats and every thing works. And these look brand new.

I lucked out, but the point is, they're out there if you're patient. Price? I had saved up $3k to rebuild and recover the original seats. I got these - shipped - for under $1.7K. The money I saved turned into a new set of Borla S-II's.

I would recommend patiently trying to find a late C5 seat package - with everything working - and go that route. It worked for me.

Anyhow, best of luck and use a small pillow behind your back 'til you find your best solution.

Gunny John

hammer120

okay that is great advice
i will shop around and try to be patient
thank you for taking time to respond