C7 competition seats installed!
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Looks great! I just ordered a pair of C7 seats and hope to get them installed in the next few weeks. Your seats are in very nice condition. I will say finding a nice set is difficult. The majority of stuff on ebay is way overpriced for the quality... lots of stuff with stains, gouges, tears, defects
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I found the seats on eBay after looking 40 times a day for weeks lol. They just popped up and I snagged them as quickly as I could. The seats are in phenomenal shape as well!
I'm trimming the trim pieces right now and wiring them up. I’m almost finished so I should have some finished pics soon! It took longer than expected since I had to use c6 seat belts. A little grinding here and there and they fit..
I'm trimming the trim pieces right now and wiring them up. I’m almost finished so I should have some finished pics soon! It took longer than expected since I had to use c6 seat belts. A little grinding here and there and they fit..
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I did the same thing to my car a few months ago. The best mod by far; completely changes the feel of the car. I highly recommend these seats!
In regards to the seat belts, I discovered the OEM male portion of the belt didn’t completely latch into the C7 female part on the seat. Double check this connection! The solution: I purchased a used set of female C5 latches and installed those on the seats.
You’ll also need to remove the horizontal airbag sensor bracket and cut off a small metal piece from behind the bottom trim. You’ll also need to trim back this part as well (angle cut in bottom right of photo). This mod will allow the seats to clear the “rolled up” part of the car’s lower seatbelt mechanism.
Also, you’ll have to decide if the airbags prevent the seats from going back as far as you need. Mine go back far enough for my needs. I still have maybe 1 3/4 “ left behind the seats. If I move them further back, the side airbags begin to push against the car’s plastic trim that conceals the seat belts.
Finally, as far as getting power to these seats, there is a good write-up about this on the forum. I couldn’t figure out how to power the telescoping wheel function so I moved my wheel forward and left it like that.
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I did the same thing to my car a few months ago. The best mod by far; completely changes the feel of the car. I highly recommend these seats!
In regards to the seat belts, I discovered the OEM male portion of the belt didn’t completely latch into the C7 female part on the seat. Double check this connection! The solution: I purchased a used set of female C5 latches and installed those on the seats.
You’ll also need to remove the horizontal airbag sensor bracket and cut off a small metal piece from behind the bottom trim. You’ll also need to trim back this part as well (angle cut in bottom right of photo). This mod will allow the seats to clear the “rolled up” part of the car’s lower seatbelt mechanism.
Also, you’ll have to decide if the airbags prevent the seats from going back as far as you need. Mine go back far enough for my needs. I still have maybe 1 3/4 “ left behind the seats. If I move them further back, the side airbags begin to push against the car’s plastic trim that conceals the seat belts.
Finally, as far as getting power to these seats, there is a good write-up about this on the forum. I couldn’t figure out how to power the telescoping wheel function so I moved my wheel forward and left it like that.
I didn’t want to cut up the seats so I just switched over to c6 belts and I trimmed the lower trim panel to fit.
