Need help with Corbeau A4 install
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Former Vendor
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From: Tampa FL
St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12'-'13-'14-'15
Need help with Corbeau A4 install
I tried to install tonight but the seat will not fit due to the seat adjustment mechanism pressing up against the seatbelt retractor mechanism on the floor next to the door rail. The mounting bracket/ rails say 97-04 Corvette and the holes line up fine but as I said there is clearance issues. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Cajun
Cajun
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St. Jude Donor '08
You have to put the passenger seat on the drivers side and the drivers seat on the passenger side. So the leaver to recline the seat is on the inside next to the consol.....Hope this helps
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12'-'13-'14-'15
AWESOME, I thought that might be it, just too lazy to dismount an remount both LOL Thanks
Cajun
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St. Jude Donor '06 & '12
I've also been told that if you look on the base of the seat frame, it has 2 sets of mounting holes. If you remove the seat from the frame and swap mounting locations, it will allow you to install the seats in the side they are supposed to be mounted in. Its also my understanding that you need to file down the seatbelt latch bolt. If you dont, it wont fit next to the tunnel.
I have NOT done this personally, but I have read about it here more than a couple of times.
I have NOT done this personally, but I have read about it here more than a couple of times.
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Former Vendor
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 18,666
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From: Tampa FL
St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12'-'13-'14-'15
I've also been told that if you look on the base of the seat frame, it has 2 sets of mounting holes. If you remove the seat from the frame and swap mounting locations, it will allow you to install the seats in the side they are supposed to be mounted in. Its also my understanding that you need to file down the seatbelt latch bolt. If you dont, it wont fit next to the tunnel.
I have NOT done this personally, but I have read about it here more than a couple of times.
I have NOT done this personally, but I have read about it here more than a couple of times.
The seat belt bolts push on the center console but not really bad. It fits I just have to switch the seats around. Thanks for the info.
Cajun
Racer
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Tracy CA
Corbeau A4's
Here's what I did (okay, I had a friend mill it for me)
and hey look...they mount on the correct side. None of this mounting them with the recliner on the wrong side. Corbeau should be ashamed of themselves calling these brackets "C5 specific". What a joke.
and hey look...they mount on the correct side. None of this mounting them with the recliner on the wrong side. Corbeau should be ashamed of themselves calling these brackets "C5 specific". What a joke.
Last edited by Switchbarrel; Jan 12, 2008 at 04:27 AM.
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