C5 seat back
Thread Starter
Pro
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 553
Likes: 2
From: Jeddah
C5 seat back
both seat backs of my 99 C5 can be moved forward and backward without pulling any of the two levers of each seat,,
is that common?
if not,, fixable?
is that common?
if not,, fixable?
Last edited by kj217; Nov 16, 2010 at 05:38 AM.
Instructor
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 131
Likes: 0
From: Bath PA
Maybe one of the other guys on the forum can tell you how to repair it.
Good Luck.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,939
Likes: 7
From: Simpsonville SC
St. Jude Donor '09-'10
The latches can be seen on the inside of the sides. When you lift the handle on back of the seat, check that the two latches are lifting off the pegs that lock the seat in the back position. This is a safety function that needs to be addressed.
Team Owner
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 36,836
Likes: 244
From: Dear Karma, I have a list of people you missed.
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
FULL movement forward of the seatback should only be allowed by the use of the latch on the rear of the seat.
HTH
Thread Starter
Pro
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 553
Likes: 2
From: Jeddah
Partial movement forward is normal and by-design. It allows for seatback movement when the seat is slid all the way back against the bulkhead and the seatback is in the reclined position.
FULL movement forward of the seatback should only be allowed by the use of the latch on the rear of the seat.
HTH
FULL movement forward of the seatback should only be allowed by the use of the latch on the rear of the seat.
HTH
when the roof is off, it keeps moving back and forth all the time,,
Team Owner
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 36,836
Likes: 244
From: Dear Karma, I have a list of people you missed.
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
Since the roof is in no way connected to the seats or have anything to do with them, I don't see how having the roof "off" affects them.
Thread Starter
Pro
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 553
Likes: 2
From: Jeddah
loooool
i was only decribing how it acts when the roof is off and the wind move them,,
i was only decribing how it acts when the roof is off and the wind move them,,
Tech Contributor
Joined: Oct 1999
Posts: 41,057
Likes: 9,817
From: Charlotte, NC (formerly Endicott, NY)
The early C5 seats will flop forward if nobody is sitting in the seat. The recline feature determines how far back they will go but not how far forward. My 97 seats flopped under hard braking while the seats in my 03Z did not flop. While the early seats flopped forward they didn't have the problem of the seat back releasing when under pressure like the seats in later C5s did. My 03Z driver's seat back would release and drop a couple of notches rearward while accelerating hard coming out of turns.
Bill
Bill
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
