Seat weight - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

DaveK · 11-16-2009

Anyone know how much the stock seats weigh?

Thanks

Dave

bdw18_123 · 11-16-2009

I have the seats out of my '90, so I weighed the passenger seat with a digital bathroom scale. Full assembled seat including the electrics and tracks came to 44 pounds for 1 seat. Damn things are pretty heavy.

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flyin ryan · 11-16-2009

The Recaro seats in my Stingray weight 36.5 LBS. EA., cloth & no power/lumbar nothin'

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DaveK · 11-16-2009

Interesting, I thought that the stock seats would be much heavier compared with manual race seats with all the power and adjusters.

Thanks for the info

Pete · 11-16-2009

I hear the 1994-95 seats are lighter,have not checked for myself but will soon.

I also checked my 1991 seats and they wiegh about 45lbs with bathroom scale.

If you take off all the electronics and go with sliders will minus about 20 lbs each seat.

I know the 1994-95 door panels are half the weight of the earlier door panels from 7-8lbs to 4lbs each.

Pete

Paul Workman · 11-16-2009

I just picked up a set of pristine (black) base mo. 95 seats from Vet 2 Vet. The seat alone weighs 21.8# on the bathroom scales. According to V2V they will bolt directly to the existing (sport seat) track. Gonna find out - prolly this w/e.

I loved the seats in my previous 95 coupe. It will be nice to shed some weight, but being able to ride for more than a couple hours before my legs fall asleep would be the reason for my changing over to the standards.

P.

11-16-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Workman

I just picked up a set of pristine (black) base mo. 95 seats from Vet 2 Vet. The seat alone weighs 21.8# on the bathroom scales. According to V2V they will bolt directly to the existing (sport seat) track. Gonna find out - prolly this w/e.

I loved the seats in my previous 95 coupe. It will be nice to shed some weight, but being able to ride for more than a couple hours before my legs fall asleep would be the reason for my changing over to the standards.

P.

V2V is incorrect. I'm running the later style seats on the 90 seat track. What will not work is the lumbar equipment. Unless you do some major rewiring.

-=Jeff=- · 11-16-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeffvette

V2V is incorrect. I'm running the later style seats on the 90 seat track. What will not work is the lumbar equipment. Unless you do some major rewiring.

Jeff,

Paul bought the BASE seats.. so there is no Lumbar or anything

so they will just Bolt up.. I have a set of 94-96 Frames for when I get tired of the 92 seats I have currently

LGAFF · 11-16-2009

My issue is not the weight of the seat but the fatazz that sits in them

DaveK · 11-16-2009

I was looking at some aftermarket ones, just toying with the idea -

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/REAL-...item58845f443e

Seems that it would probably be easier (and cheaper) to just get some manual seat tracks though.

I didn't realise that the door panels were lighter on the later ones. I actually have a set of later panels kicking around but the mounting method looked different so I never proceeded with the idea. What's the actual saving?

11-16-2009	#1
DaveK Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sudbury, Ontario. Canada Posts: 1,538	Seat weight Anyone know how much the stock seats weigh? Thanks Dave __________________ 1991 #1516 Black/Black davidmkelly.com "Speed is often confused with insight." - Johan Cruijff

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bdw18_123 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Prather, CA Posts: 809	Re: Seat weight I have the seats out of my '90, so I weighed the passenger seat with a digital bathroom scale. Full assembled seat including the electrics and tracks came to 44 pounds for 1 seat. Damn things are pretty heavy. . __________________ [IMG]http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a292/bdw18_123/_zr1netforumsigphoto.jpg[/IMG][B] 1990 Corvette ZR-1 [/B][I] White/Flame Red, #2299, mostly stock, 144K miles.[/I] -Cams timed to the '93-'95 405HP LT5 stock timing. -IAT sensor relocated to below front bumper. -Haibeck hoops installed in airduct. -OBX cat-back exhaust. [COLOR=DarkRed][B](SOLD - December 2012 [/B][/COLOR][COLOR=DarkRed][B]:hello:)[/B][/COLOR] 1993 Corvette Coupe Black/Black, 6-speed (SOLD - October 2009 :hello:)

11-16-2009	#3
flyin ryan Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta or Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 2,741	Re: Seat weight The Recaro seats in my Stingray weight 36.5 LBS. EA., cloth & no power/lumbar nothin' . __________________ There are no limit's mans ingenuity, just as mans ingenuity will never conquer the forces & behavior of this planet...Smokey Y.

11-16-2009	#4
DaveK Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sudbury, Ontario. Canada Posts: 1,538	Re: Seat weight Interesting, I thought that the stock seats would be much heavier compared with manual race seats with all the power and adjusters. Thanks for the info __________________ 1991 #1516 Black/Black davidmkelly.com "Speed is often confused with insight." - Johan Cruijff

11-16-2009	#5
Pete Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicagoland,IL Posts: 2,679	Re: Seat weight I hear the 1994-95 seats are lighter,have not checked for myself but will soon. I also checked my 1991 seats and they wiegh about 45lbs with bathroom scale. If you take off all the electronics and go with sliders will minus about 20 lbs each seat. I know the 1994-95 door panels are half the weight of the earlier door panels from 7-8lbs to 4lbs each. Pete __________________ '91 #1635 PoloGreen 350 LT5 11.09 @ 129.27 11.04 @ 128.86 474RWHP 400RWTQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFNFOhGGlR4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlRIOMwaDYY https://sites.google.com/site/peteszr1garage

11-16-2009	#6
Paul Workman Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Squires (near Ava MO in the Mark Twain N'tl Forest) - Missouri Posts: 6,493	Re: Seat weight I just picked up a set of pristine (black) base mo. 95 seats from Vet 2 Vet. The seat alone weighs 21.8# on the bathroom scales. According to V2V they will bolt directly to the existing (sport seat) track. Gonna find out - prolly this w/e. I loved the seats in my previous 95 coupe. It will be nice to shed some weight, but being able to ride for more than a couple hours before my legs fall asleep would be the reason for my changing over to the standards. P. __________________ Good carz, good food, good friendz = the best of timez! 90 #1202 "FBI" top end ported & relieved Cam timing by "Pete the Greek" Sans secondaries Chip & dyno tuning by Haibeck Automotive SW headers, X-pipe, MF muffs Former Secretary, ZR-1 Net Registry

11-16-2009	#9
LGAFF Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Posts: 7,194	Re: Seat weight My issue is not the weight of the seat but the fatazz that sits in them __________________ LGAFF 90 #966-150K miles-sold 92 #234-sold 1987 Callaway TT #17 1991 ZR-1 #1359

11-16-2009	#10
DaveK Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sudbury, Ontario. Canada Posts: 1,538	Re: Seat weight I was looking at some aftermarket ones, just toying with the idea - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/REAL-...item58845f443e Seems that it would probably be easier (and cheaper) to just get some manual seat tracks though. I didn't realise that the door panels were lighter on the later ones. I actually have a set of later panels kicking around but the mounting method looked different so I never proceeded with the idea. What's the actual saving? __________________ 1991 #1516 Black/Black davidmkelly.com "Speed is often confused with insight." - Johan Cruijff

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