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Old 01-14-2007, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by DEMONBIRD
My assumption was that it was due to the fact the passenger side was manual and the driver side was power...
My stock cloth seats are power driver and manual passenger.
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Are the inserts in the center of the seat removable?

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approx. how much higher do you sit in this seat compared to the stocker? thanks and great write up
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Originally Posted by parbreak
Are the inserts in the center of the seat removable?

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Yup .

Originally Posted by Hawk108
approx. how much higher do you sit in this seat compared to the stocker? thanks and great write up
It's kind of hard to judge because the back/bottom of the seat is right where the factory seat sits, then the leg support angles up a good 4 inches from factory... In the end I would say you sit about 2 inches higher AT MOST (I want to overestimate so no one ends up with their head against the ceiling)...

I THINK if you had the Arizen brackets you would sit close to the factory height... Maybe KANDY SS can chime in for us here ...
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2" is not too bad but you cannot use the power seats if you use the arizen brackets correct?
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So what about seating height...I found thet with teh CR1's I actually sat a bit..too high and the amount of "usable" adjustability wasnt worh having them in

How about the arizens on teh electric base
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Originally Posted by BitViper
So what about seating height...I found thet with teh CR1's I actually sat a bit..too high and the amount of "usable" adjustability wasnt worh having them in

How about the arizens on teh electric base
Read two posts above yours...
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Originally Posted by Hawk108
2" is not too bad but you cannot use the power seats if you use the arizen brackets correct?
Correct.
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DOH...so just the sam as the CR1's..bummer

I could get the CR1's in the right position but it ended up being all the way down in back and nearly flat in the front
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Update, been almost a month and I have no bad things to say about the seats! They still look and feel great !
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dude those are so nice, once i have the money, im gonna get those
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Great write up,
very through and the pics are great,
will definately use when I get my seats.

pat
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where did you get them? can you pm em the address?......jj lol!! when did you do this write up? was this around when i got my seats and we went back and forth forever? btw i still havnt got the corbeau fbody specific sliders but id like to let everyone know kind of as the fourth option when i get them how they fit in. Cause you got stock, universal, and adapted universal. but you didnt mention fbody specifc pre-fabbed sliders. Im told they make you sit even lower than stock seats ill let everyone know once i get them. I have my lcense suspended till april so im in no rush to get them i cant promise when ill get them
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I just got my seats today......thank God for this write-up, I took my drivers side seat out & was expecting everything to line up....yeah right I'm gonna use my factory sliders because they look a hell of alot better quality than those POS sliders they come with......Factory sliders adjust ALOT further than the one's that came with it also.....thanx for this write-up......anyone that buys these seats will definately appreciate this
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I see that the center insert is removable, how is it held in place?
I ask because I found some inflatable lumbar support bags that you can put in your seats and I would love to do this when I get my seats,

again, great write up!

pat
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Originally Posted by z28pat
I see that the center insert is removable, how is it held in place?
I ask because I found some inflatable lumbar support bags that you can put in your seats and I would love to do this when I get my seats,

again, great write up!

pat
It's not really removable (it's sewed in) but it's VERY easy to pry it forward enough to work behind it (that's how I added my lumbar)...
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Wow that looks really good!
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indeed these are great seats especially for the price of them.
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do you have the part # for that emblem on your seats?

thanks

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Originally Posted by z28pat
do you have the part # for that emblem on your seats?

thanks

pat

Sorry I don't. I just went to ebay, did a search under "GM PERFORMANCE DIVISION" and bought the cheapest NEW pair...


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