c5 seats in a c4

[patrickj]

Anybody put c5 seats in their c4? My seats in my 85 are shot and i like the seats im my wifes 03 (cant take hers though) is this a viable swap the mounts look close not overly concerned about the electric side of it never really move the seats that often.I am in san diego cal. looking to buy some seats if anyone knows of some or possibly has some.Thankas all. Patrick

 

[boomdriver]

Anybody put c5 seats in their c4? My seats in my 85 are shot and i like the seats im my wifes 03 (cant take hers though) is this a viable swap the mounts look close not overly concerned about the electric side of it never really move the seats that often.I am in san diego cal. looking to buy some seats if anyone knows of some or possibly has some.Thankas all. Patrick

I've been told that it's been done, although I have not seen it done...
I installed some other seats in another vette I had and the biggest problem was the angle/width of the seat bottom mount. I had to make an adaptor plate for each of the 4 mounting bolts, but the orientation of the seat was off, twisted to one side a little and that made it too wide to travel on the tracks.

So, I'd do some careful measuring. Its not difficult to pull the seats. 4 bolts and its out. They even come out in sections. If it were me, I'd pull a seat from each car and do a side by side compareson and measure bottom width, the height of the back from the mounts, and the depth from front to rear.

A pair of C5 seats will be fairly costly, as would new c4 seats. You can get your old seats recovered with new foam. I did mine for $300 each....far less than the 700 to $1100 kits seen at vette stores or catalogs. I used marine grade vinyl because of its durability and strength instead of the high-maint leather that was too fragile for daily driving.

 

[kim]

I dont think they would fit too good, a little wider.

 

[helphos]

These might work

LOcal (washington DC) Craigs list has these:
Corvette 94-96 torch red seats, will bolt to all C4's

94-96 seats IF you like bright red!!
http://images.craigslist.org/3kc3p43lc5V65O45Z0b2la47df80f9d0b1a58.jpg

shipping might kill the deal, though.

Good luck