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Old Jul 27, 2020 | 04:31 AM
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Yes I'm on my 2nd c5 and should know this but I don't remember. But I just bought this car and it has the sport seats, I don't know if they've been replaced and it's the old controls but does this gap look right or is it supposed to be flush? And the passenger side is even worse when hooked up
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Old Jul 27, 2020 | 05:11 AM
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It should be flush - it was on my C5s.

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Old Jul 27, 2020 | 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
It should be flush - it was on my C5s.
I thought so too. So assuming these seats aren't what came in the car, 98 stock, and they used the original controls; I'm assuming I need to buy sport seat controls. However, there is no indentation on these seats to support a flush fit. How is that?
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Plus the picture doesn't show justice to how bad the gap really is
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Mine looks like that - ‘98 with 37,000 miles - no mods or changes - sports seats.
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Get you some c7 seats
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Heck I'd like some c6 seats but I know I can't afford that plus the passenger seat is completely near perfect other than the control housing, it's broken so the controls sit on the floor. Nice
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Those controls look to be for the sport seats to me. I'm also thinking probably the seat foam may need replacing and nothing to do with the controls. The foam doesn't look good to me.
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You're right, the whole seat needs to be replaced IMHO. The skins are trashed and everything
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