Raising driver's seat
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Safety Car
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14
Raising driver's seat
A couple of threads by big guys, 6' or taller, 225 lbs or larger about will they fit. Answer yes.
I'm 5'6", 155lbs and need to raise the seat higher. I've raised it as far as I can and still have 5-6" of headroom.
Any suggestions on how to raise the seat higher?
I'm 5'6", 155lbs and need to raise the seat higher. I've raised it as far as I can and still have 5-6" of headroom.
Any suggestions on how to raise the seat higher?
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Melting Slicks
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I'm 5'6" and 150 and will make do. I'm looking to buy a C7 immediately. Did you have a C6 before the C7? I've got no issues with the C6. I can't imagine the C7 being that much different.
Last edited by slief; Nov 17, 2013 at 10:27 PM.
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Safety Car
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From: Boca Raton, FL
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14
[QUOTE=slief;1585455395
I'm 5'6" and 150 and will make do. I'm looking to buy a C7 immediately. Did you have a C6 before the C7? I've got no issues with the C6. I can't imagine the C7 being that much different.[/QUOTE]
Yes, have had the C4-5-6 and this is the first time I cannot get the seat high enough to comfortably rest my arm on the door sill with the window down.
I'm 5'6" and 150 and will make do. I'm looking to buy a C7 immediately. Did you have a C6 before the C7? I've got no issues with the C6. I can't imagine the C7 being that much different.[/QUOTE]
Yes, have had the C4-5-6 and this is the first time I cannot get the seat high enough to comfortably rest my arm on the door sill with the window down.
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Interesting.. I'm about to order my C7. Hopefully it wont be an issue for me. If it is, I will make do or figure out a way to modify the seat tracks. Only issue with doing that is safety. Would need to machine some good standoffs or weld on longer tabs where it mounts to the floor which would not be ideal as I would not want to permanently modify things as I only plan of keeping the car 3 years when I will upgrade to a Z model.
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I'm 6'2 and 215 lbs and my head just barely fits with the seat all the way down. No way it would work with a helmet. I also found the seat to be very narrow compared to my C5 Z06. In fact, I found the cabin to be very tight overall.