Switching out Seats

[Ccmano]

Originally Posted by Paul Workman

Again... if all you want is standard seats and (like me) you don't care about the lumbar bladder or bolster except to NOT have them cutting off circulation in your legs (I'm 6 foot, 240lbs), you're gonna love the standard 95 seats.

Believe me, remove the seat cushion to access the 4 bolt on the track. Remove them and disconnect the harness, and lift out the sport seat and replace them with the std seats and reinsert the 4 bolts holding the seat frame to the track. Install the bottom cushion to complete the swap and begin enjoying your std seats. (One of the best mods I've done on my 90 and my wife's 91 ZR-1s!

Paul,
How did you wire the seat? The only real problem I see is the control of the seat back angle. On the earlier sport seats it controlled with a switch on the bolster. I’m looking at this mod myself.
H

[EvanZR1]

Later seats have a manual adjuster at the front left on the seat base.

[EvanZR1]

Here's an Ebay listing that has good pics and is actually a decent deal. Looks like you'd reuse your existing base with these, so you wouldn't even need to rewire the foreward/back wiring harness.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1984-1993-C...4/193004790143

[vermatrix]

its problematic finding the 1994-1996 standard seats as complete units, do you have a link for them? Its easy to find the cusions and or covers, and some of them are pictured as complete seats, but are not. Thanks for your help !!

[Paul Workman]

Originally Posted by Ccmano

Paul,
How did you wire the seat? The only real problem I see is the control of the seat back angle. On the earlier sport seats it controlled with a switch on the bolster. I’m looking at this mod myself.
H

I'll look again and let you know for sure, but it is a MANUAL adjustment - a little lever near the corner of the seat, if I recall correctly.

Marc Haibeck commented one time about how comfortable/nice my Z was to drive with those STD seats in it. I'd have to agree! (We put std seats in Ami's Z as well. Love um!)

[-=Jeff=-]

I did the swap but did 94 sport seats but used the 94 base seat design. I really like these. I also have a set of 1990 sport seats but they need to be redone.. what I do them I will make them like the 1992.. controls on one side and manual recline by swapping the bases and recline mechanisms

[BigJohn]

Are C5 seats to large?

[Paul Workman]

Originally Posted by -=Jeff=-

I did the swap but did 94 sport seats but used the 94 base seat design. I really like these. I also have a set of 1990 sport seats but they need to be redone.. what I do them I will make them like the 1992.. controls on one side and manual recline by swapping the bases and recline mechanisms

Your seats take the prize, Jeff!

[Locobob]

Originally Posted by BigJohn

Are C5 seats to large?

They'll fit, I've seen it done, but you lose head room.

I've driven a lot of C4's and the base seats from 94-96 are the most comfortable and likely the best option for larger people.

[ml3126]

Question from an older post. I see that the 94-96 seat cushions/ cover have a zipper on the back. Do the seat covers/cushions fit over a 1991 bucket or do you have to use the whole 94-96 seat? Thanks