seat cushion install
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If you're trying to put the cushions on with the seats still bolted down you're never going to do it. You need to take the seats clear out...................
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the new foam is thicker..make sure the foam is not interfering with the wire that goes into clip.. trim if necessary.. you can also bend the wire out slightly to make it easier.
Yes the seats are out of the car and taken apart. I want to fit them before i re-dye the seats. Read this post after all the frustration, i did have to remove foam from the bars and bend the bars catch the mount better. I think it will be easier to do if the two seats half’s are back together. The factory manual says to use a screwdriver with a "V" notched in it to push on the bars. I got on a top piece on and those are the hardest so hopeful it will go well. What have you guys used as sound deadener?
the covers are on. i was asking isf there are any tricks on getting the cushions on to the seat backs and seat bottoms. manaul says to use a v notched tool. to push the bars past the clips. i notches an ould screw drives and works great.
second question: i removed the seat rails to sand blast and refinish. one seat of rails is taller then the other. which on goes on what side?
second question: i removed the seat rails to sand blast and refinish. one seat of rails is taller then the other. which on goes on what side?
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The seat-adjust chrome balls both go on the right side...................
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I just realized you have a '79 and I was referring to the seats in my '68 and '71. Both have their adjustment knobs on the right side and the seat rails are the same height on both sides.
How much taller? I just looked in my Corvette Central catalog and it only shows the seat rails for the '68's thru '78's (???). I suggest calling the tech department at Corvette Central at (800) 345-4122 and ask them
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How do you know they're taller on the driver's side? Did it say they're taller on that side? And I'm wondering why they're taller as I don't think they are on my '82 but then again my '82 has a powered-seat on the driver's side so I really don't know for sure. As you have your seats out try measuring the floor pans and see if you can see any difference in their depths.
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Great advice, since if that is the case on your car no matter what side you put your sliders on the chrome balls will always be on the right side, but that has nothing to do with which one goes on which side. It just illustrates the way you think.
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