Swapping Seats?
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Swapping Seats?
I am looking to buy C8, either w/Z51 package or Z06, but I want the GT3 bucket seats. Are there issues swapping seats? In my Porsche realm that I’m more familiar with, switching from sofas to buckets usually require wiring harness and adapter.
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but have people here swapped or pushed any after market seats?
and can you add 6pt harness to the bucket seats?
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From what I have heard thus far, the dealership had to "correct" the error codes from swapping seats. The guy who did it was swapping like for like--just colors were changing. I would assume that swapping from GT to Comp seats would be similar.
And yes, if you have GT1 seats that you swap to Comp, you will not get all the 2/3 LT/LZ functions out of the Comp seats. I asked about this specifically for people ordering a 1LZ, if the Comp seats were a workaround solution to get full seat functionality--and this appears to not be the case.
And yes, if you have GT1 seats that you swap to Comp, you will not get all the 2/3 LT/LZ functions out of the Comp seats. I asked about this specifically for people ordering a 1LZ, if the Comp seats were a workaround solution to get full seat functionality--and this appears to not be the case.
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Ya, I’m coming from the Porsche realm, so learning the Vette world now, lol. I was at dealer just today checking out the different trim levels, guess there’s an option for competition bucket seats, and they seem pretty good, comfortable.
but have people here swapped or pushed any after market seats?
and can you add 6pt harness to the bucket seats?
but have people here swapped or pushed any after market seats?
and can you add 6pt harness to the bucket seats?
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But probably your best bet & your highest reward will come from hiring a good race driving instructor to ride along w/you.
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But probably your best bet & your highest reward will come from hiring a good race driving instructor to ride along w/you.
But probably your best bet & your highest reward will come from hiring a good race driving instructor to ride along w/you.