Sitting in a C4Z..

[Vette73]

Like previously mentioned, the doors are wider.....So your left arm will have a little more room....

[rush91]

Originally Posted by Growler

I didn't, had no idea that you could adjust them.. Everything was covered in plastic too because of this covid ********.. But good to know that they can be opened up!!

I didn't know this either when I first bought my 1991 lol.....I have my bolsters squeezed all the way in, but I'm 5'9, maybe 150 pounds soaking wet. But sliding (or falling into) the seat once in, I love the feeling of how wrapped and tight everything is. These seats are VERY adjustable, get in one and mess around with the controls. I bet you find a comfortable position.....

[XfireZ51]

I use the C4 sport seats as a gauge of when to stop eating ice cream.

[secondchance]

Originally Posted by Vette73

Like previously mentioned, the doors are wider.....So your left arm will have a little more room....

I don't think this is true. Extra width at the waist is only minimal and it's achieved by pushing the outer skin outwards. Inside structure remains the same as any C4. B pillar (halo), is the same with standard C4. Again, extra width is achieved by additional offset between the halo (structure) and outer skin.

[Paul Workman]

My sport seats are sitting on the floor of my garage. (And, so are my wife's!).

I loved...LOVED the standard seats that were in my base 95 coupe. So, I swapped some into my Z and loved 'em from day ONE!

My wife is a tall gal - 6'1" with a gal's hips. She used to (as was suggested) put a cushion in the seat to help with the bolsters, but a local ZR-1 member had a set of base C4 seats, so we swapped them into her car too.

The base seats aren't electric: no buttons to play with. But, they are built very well - comfort wise, and we love 'em.

I keep the sport seats for when (if ever) I have to sell the car. But, until that day, the base seats are here to stay!

[DRM500RUBYZR-1]

Originally Posted by secondchance

I don't think this is true. Extra width at the waist is only minimal and it's achieved by pushing the outer skin outwards. Inside structure remains the same as any C4. B pillar (halo), is the same with standard C4. Again, extra width is achieved by additional offset between the halo (structure) and outer skin.

As usual, I believe he is again correct.

Marty

[DRM500RUBYZR-1]

Originally Posted by XfireZ51

I use the C4 sport seats as a gauge of when to stop eating ice cream.

Should be the quote of the week!

Marty

[DRM500RUBYZR-1]

Originally Posted by Paul Workman

My sport seats are sitting on the floor of my garage. (And, so are my wife's!).

I loved...LOVED the standard seats that were in my base 95 coupe. So, I swapped some into my Z and loved 'em from day ONE!

My wife is a tall gal - 6'1" with a gal's hips. She used to (as was suggested) put a cushion in the seat to help with the bolsters, but a local ZR-1 member had a set of base C4 seats, so we swapped them into her car too.

The base seats aren't electric: no buttons to play with. But, they are built very well - comfort wise, and we love 'em.

I keep the sport seats for when (if ever) I have to sell the car. But, until that day, the base seats are here to stay!

And a great solution without resorting to "after-market" seats, maintaining a stock look.
Kudos to you!

Marty

[32valvZ]

Originally Posted by Vette73

Like previously mentioned, the doors are wider.....So your left arm will have a little more room....

This misnomer seems to be more prevalent than I thought... There is NO DIFFERENCE in the width of the inside of the car be it a base, Convertible or ZR-1 C4.

[EvanZR1]

Originally Posted by Growler

It was a 90 vert.. Not sure what seats are in it, but here's the link.. Might just look into changing the seats, not sure what's available for these cars though in the aftermarket..

I'm not 100% positive, but I believe all the ZR-1s came with sport seats. Then there were different versions of the sport seat by year:

• 90 sport seats are the narrowest you'll find in a ZR-1 (carried over into a few early 91s as well). These are very tight, and if you have more than a 36" waist, you are probably not going to be comfortable in them.
• 91-93 were slightly wider than the 90s, but not by much.
• 94+ is when the C4 sport seats got a full redesign to fit a much wider (haha) buyer.

My advice would be to try a 91-93 with sports seats and a 94+ with sport seats to see how you fit in them. Then you can narrow your choice based on the results.