Carvaggio Seats
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I spoke to John Carvaggio today. If you want the upgraded C5 seats($3200), then you have to send him your seats. He will give you his code to his shipper, so you get his discount, but I will be looking at $300 each way(from MS). So I’ll be nearly $4,000 into seats. Tough decision, I only paid $12,000 for the car, but….I already have over $25,000 in it, so I guess in the grand scheme of things, another $4,000 ain’t going to kill me…..
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Oh, you are talking about re-skinning stock seats, not the fiberglass one-piece sport seats? I have the latter, I may have mislead you when I mentioned in another thread that I have caravaggio seats.
Anyways I cannot recommend $4000 seats in a C5, honestly. The stock seats also are just not ... really good for anything other than being plushy. Your call.
Anyways I cannot recommend $4000 seats in a C5, honestly. The stock seats also are just not ... really good for anything other than being plushy. Your call.
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I spoke to John Carvaggio today. If you want the upgraded C5 seats($3200), then you have to send him your seats. He will give you his code to his shipper, so you get his discount, but I will be looking at $300 each way(from MS). So I’ll be nearly $4,000 into seats. Tough decision, I only paid $12,000 for the car, but….I already have over $25,000 in it, so I guess in the grand scheme of things, another $4,000 ain’t going to kill me…..
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I spoke to John Carvaggio today. If you want the upgraded C5 seats($3200), then you have to send him your seats. He will give you his code to his shipper, so you get his discount, but I will be looking at $300 each way(from MS). So I’ll be nearly $4,000 into seats. Tough decision, I only paid $12,000 for the car, but….I already have over $25,000 in it, so I guess in the grand scheme of things, another $4,000 ain’t going to kill me…..
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I spoke to John Carvaggio today. If you want the upgraded C5 seats($3200), then you have to send him your seats. He will give you his code to his shipper, so you get his discount, but I will be looking at $300 each way(from MS). So I’ll be nearly $4,000 into seats. Tough decision, I only paid $12,000 for the car, but….I already have over $25,000 in it, so I guess in the grand scheme of things, another $4,000 ain’t going to kill me…..
For a data point, I have C7 seats and I can tell you they are light years in comfort above the stock C5 seats.
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Sounds like your mind is made up. While I have never seen Carvaggio seats in person, they look fantastic and there is no question they are superior quality. If you are willing to wait for an opportunity, every now and then on the famous auction site, someone puts up a set of C7 seats that are decent for less than $2000. The problem I have seen is usually salvage yards post them and they are grossly over-priced with the majority of them having deep scratches, gouges, and/or stains. I find the private sellers on Ebay tend to offer the best seats at better asking prices.
For a data point, I have C7 seats and I can tell you they are light years in comfort above the stock C5 seats.
For a data point, I have C7 seats and I can tell you they are light years in comfort above the stock C5 seats.
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$3295 for the Caravaggio seats...You don't need to send your stock seats in for that design, it's a totally new seat.
$3295 for the Caravaggio seats...You don't need to send your stock seats in for that design, it's a totally new seat.
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I spoke to John Carvaggio today. If you want the upgraded C5 seats($3200), then you have to send him your seats. He will give you his code to his shipper, so you get his discount, but I will be looking at $300 each way(from MS). So I’ll be nearly $4,000 into seats. Tough decision, I only paid $12,000 for the car, but….I already have over $25,000 in it, so I guess in the grand scheme of things, another $4,000 ain’t going to kill me…..
C5 Caravaggio Seat | caravaggiocorvettes
$3295 for the Caravaggio seats...You don't need to send your stock seats in for that design, it's a totally new seat.
$3295 for the Caravaggio seats...You don't need to send your stock seats in for that design, it's a totally new seat.
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