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May 3, 2013 | 01:32 AM

inner3

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Racing seat issues

I wanted to swap out the stock seats for racing ones. But from doing some research it seems the airbag could be a big problem. My car is a daily driver, is there anything that works for this or should it just be left alone? Its not so important that I do the swap if I will have problems after the install.
Thanks!

May 3, 2013 | 02:34 AM

Cyber Greg

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You can get a plug to override the airbag or lack there of.
Talk to Caravaggio about it. He also makes a great seat for your application.

May 3, 2013 | 03:45 AM

CO Lightfoot

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1. Lots of folks have successfully installed aftermarket seats in a C6. It's all about the details:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-z...room-gain.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1583096994-post11.html

2. Why do you want racing seats for a daily driver? Read this:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...g-to-lose.html

3. For street-only use...

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Originally Posted by CO Lightfoot

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...IMO your best bet is to upgrade your existing seats to your exact specs -- with new foam, rebuild kit, new leather/color combo, and whatever else you want.

DIY or go to a restoration/upholstery shop.

...Lots of related threads, like these:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...s-of-pics.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...05-2011-a.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...eat-today.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...seat-kits.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...-kits-jwm.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...9-shipped.html

4. If you're actually going racing, search the "Autocross & Roadracing" forum: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/auto...roadracing-23/

Lots of seat threads, like this:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/auto...-2010-z06.html

5. You are VERY smart to research-before-you-buy.

May 3, 2013 | 06:26 AM

AORoads

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#5 from CO above is esp. true! you can get a "racing" seat from several hundred, to several thousand dollars. and if OP is talking about still having all airbags functional after putting in new seats for a DD, I'll have to read all the threads to see if that's possible/done.

May 3, 2013 | 03:05 PM

HOXXOH

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I have a race seat that I swap in before I go to the track. For everything else, I use my stock seat. It's about a 10 minute swap including the harness. If the lack of an airbag with the race seat really bothered me, I simply wouldn't race.

May 6, 2013 | 07:12 PM

inner3

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Thanks for the compliment! I wanted them for my daily driver that I occasionally track, but I will have to read the threads you listed. Thank you for taking the time to post the links!

May 6, 2013 | 07:25 PM

inner3

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Well, guess I can't get seats. I had seat covers from cover king when I first got the car but after a year and a half the Alabama sun faded the covers (before I got the liner for my transparent top). Maybe I will get seat covers again, far cheaper than aftermarket seats and it was pretty comfortable and I got a lot of compliments on the seats. Funny thing is since I took the covers off I have had ZERO compliments on the the grey leather seats. Pretty funny!

May 7, 2013 | 01:04 AM

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I find that the c6 stock seat are very top notch as far as comfort and support, I have a racing cobra race seat that can compare to in my turbo Mini Cooper. Unless you're a track junker I wouldn't put it in a DD.