Seating options
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Seating options
I am not real happy with the seats in my C6. I am thinking about replacment options. Anybody have suggestions. Back in the old days (shortly after the dawn of time) I put a set of Recaro's into a 442, . I am reasonably handy but changing out the seats in a modern Corvette seems like a real chore, appreciate any feedback...
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What year and equipment group is your car?
The reason I ask is to determine if you have the side airbags in your seats. This makes the seat swap a little more difficult.
The reason I ask is to determine if you have the side airbags in your seats. This makes the seat swap a little more difficult.
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Corbeau makes several seats that work well for the C6... we've installed or sold more Corbeau seats into Corvettes than any one around so if your looking for a set of nice seats that won't break the bank give us a call.
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I took this route and could not be happier>>>
The actual seat removal and install is not difficult overall...biggest pain was unplugging the various plugs (3 on drivers side and 2 on passenger side)... reconnecting the plugs was a breeze though
The actual seat removal and install is not difficult overall...biggest pain was unplugging the various plugs (3 on drivers side and 2 on passenger side)... reconnecting the plugs was a breeze though
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Looks fantastic! What make are they?
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I am not real happy with the seats in my C6. I am thinking about replacment options. Anybody have suggestions. Back in the old days (shortly after the dawn of time) I put a set of Recaro's into a 442, . I am reasonably handy but changing out the seats in a modern Corvette seems like a real chore, appreciate any feedback...
Like you, years ago I installed Recaro's (in a Duster & 320i). So I looked at aftermarket seats for my C6.
To make a long story short...
...Before you give up your stock seats, try the $40 rebuild/repair kit. Definitely worked wonders for my back comfort. If nothing else, it prevents the support wires from slicing the bottom foam.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...-kits-jwm.html
Plenty of solid options out there that solve all kinds of seat problems... do an advanced search with my user name and keyword seats, lots of discussion on this topic.
You just need to find what works best for you (and your wallet).
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