C5 seat repair or replace?
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From: Galt, CA
C5 seat repair or replace?
Some of the functions on my C-5 power seats have quit working when I look online to buy used seats I can’t tell which seat I need.
how do tell what seat will work in my car and should I buy used or upgrade to an aftermarket set of seats?
how do tell what seat will work in my car and should I buy used or upgrade to an aftermarket set of seats?
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Front not raising can be a switch problem, a motor problem, or -- most likely -- a broken plastic clevis. When you try to raise or lower the front, can you hear the electric motor under the seat spinning? Pulling the seat is four nuts and a couple of electrical connectors -- though getting it out the door can require a wee bit of gymnastics.
I repair mine for bad leather, bad seat foam, front back rock, and broken clevis. A bit over $1100 all told, and I still have a bit of driver's seat pitching. Not sure I wouldn't recommend aftermarket seats, even though none of them fit right out of the box.
I repair mine for bad leather, bad seat foam, front back rock, and broken clevis. A bit over $1100 all told, and I still have a bit of driver's seat pitching. Not sure I wouldn't recommend aftermarket seats, even though none of them fit right out of the box.
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Decided to repair
After extensive disassembly and thoroughly going through everything I have learned that one of the seat motors is bad, one of the pins that connects the seat wire harness to the seat harness was severely corroded and broke during disassembly also the seat controls went bad while I was determining the problem it appears that the car had gotten water in the drivers side and corroded a few things and because the drivers seat hadn’t moved in so long the pivot points had seized but I was able to break them free with penetrating lubricant then I swapped the front motor with the back motor since I never raise the back and that will work till I can find a motor to replace the bad one.
good thing I have two Corvettes with similar seats I swapped parts back and forth until I had the problem dialed in.
Thank you for the suggestions and sorry I took so long getting back with a response I am now pretty well versed on working on Corvette seats.
good thing I have two Corvettes with similar seats I swapped parts back and forth until I had the problem dialed in.
Thank you for the suggestions and sorry I took so long getting back with a response I am now pretty well versed on working on Corvette seats.
