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caverman · 08-27-2009, 08:45 AM

Has anyone heard if GM is going to start putting in a passenger seat that will adjust up/down any time soon (or at all)? To me that seems like a fairly big issue that should be easily addressed and is one of the "very few" negatives on the car.

To me the 2LT and 2SS should come with both front seats being full power and also with memory settings. Yes GM....add a little more to the price for these features. Surely that can't cost all that much and for me I'm willing to pay for those options.

PQ · 08-27-2009, 08:50 AM

It would be nice. Bonnie is only 5' 3" tall and says she feels like shes sitting in a tank. But I got the fix, ala 'TheHolyCow' lol

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PonyMan · 08-27-2009, 08:53 AM

I would settle for drivers side memory seating!!

Dan3 · 08-27-2009, 08:56 AM

I agree, this would have been a nice feature. My wife is 5'3" and complains the passenger seat is a just a little too low. I'm 6'2" and the passenger seat is just a little too high for me. Guess I'll just have to buy another Camaro so neither of us has to ride in the passenger seat...

Ditto for the memory positions, since my wife and I are so different in height, the seat sits at complete opposite ends of its rails depending on driver.

DDustiNN · 08-27-2009, 09:04 AM

Honestly, none of my passengers ever complained about it... They were all just excited to be in the car, lol...

We'll see once I get my car back, and the excitement wears off, if there is any complaining... and if so, I'll tell them to go buy their own Camaro

VenomZ302 · 08-27-2009, 09:10 AM

Anyone know if we could mod this ourselves? Like maybe buying a new base of the passenger seat or something? I don't mind it much, but it would be kind of nice if my wife could position the seat however she wanted it.

rolnslo · 08-27-2009, 09:17 AM

Seems to be that those of us with spouses that are 5'3" have an issue with the passenger seat height. I'm in that group as well.

My wife said the Camaro would be a fine road trip car, if it wasn't for the fact that she has a hard time seeing out from the passenger seat. No problems when she is in the driver's seat.

I thought about seeing if I could find/buy just the lower seat cushion/frame (not the back) of a 1LT/1SS driver's seat and swap that out with the passenger seat. Swapping out the entire seat isn't an option because of the airbag location. The only thing I have't figured out yet is how to deal with the passenger airbag sensor in the seat cushion. I'm pretty sure the driver's side seat cushion won't have that in it.

If GM does listen and adds a height adjustable passenger seat in the 2011 model, I'm paying to get one for my car.

SoloSK71 · 08-27-2009, 09:21 AM

That might not be such a good idea, I do not know if the "pusher block" in the seat that moves the occupant's pelvis away from the impact zone is identical for driver and passenger seats.

- SK

PQ · 08-27-2009, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VenomZ302

Anyone know if we could mod this ourselves? Like maybe buying a new base of the passenger seat or something? I don't mind it much, but it would be kind of nice if my wife could position the seat however she wanted it.

I would spend for this.

VASCAR2 · 08-27-2009, 09:26 AM

My wife commented on the passenger seat height to. I wonder if the bolts/studs would be long enough to put large washers or blocks of wood/aluminum to raise the seat. With the sensor wires in the seats now they would have to be long enough or you'd have add length to the wires. Do you think a 1/2 inch would be enough or are we talking about a couple of inches. My Camaro hasn't been delivered yet.

Dan3 · 08-27-2009, 09:34 AM

Wouldn't sweat it too much tbh. This complaint is generated from the sick mind of malcontents. We just HAVE to find something to complain about to keep us from worshipping our cars.

franknbeans · 08-27-2009, 09:43 AM

ditto on the wife comments.

SNV · 08-27-2009, 09:45 AM

I can't wait to see my 5' wife sit in it hehe.

josh1147 · 08-27-2009, 09:48 AM

You guys just need to get taller wives.....or better yet, tell them to sit in the back seat with the rest of the kids!!

08-27-2009, 08:45 AM	#1
caverman Drives: '69 SS Convertible Join Date: May 2009 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 7,111	Anyone heard if GM to address Passenger seat Has anyone heard if GM is going to start putting in a passenger seat that will adjust up/down any time soon (or at all)? To me that seems like a fairly big issue that should be easily addressed and is one of the "very few" negatives on the car. To me the 2LT and 2SS should come with both front seats being full power and also with memory settings. Yes GM....add a little more to the price for these features. Surely that can't cost all that much and for me I'm willing to pay for those options. __________________ *-2010 Camaro* 2SS \| M6 \| VR w/White Stripes \| 1 3/4" KOOKS - 3" Magnaflow \| LPE 3.91 gears \| ADM tuned \| Halltech w/ADM Scoop \| Spohn/BMR Trailing Arm/Toe Rod \| BC Coilovers\| Pedders FE4 ZL1 swaybars \| Cradle/Diff/Radius Rod bushings \| VMax TB \| Morimoto Projectors \| MGW shifter \| Red Calipers Build Journal

08-27-2009, 08:50 AM	#2
PQ Booooosted. Drives: 2010 Supercharged SS Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 36,716 View My Garage	It would be nice. Bonnie is only 5' 3" tall and says she feels like shes sitting in a tank. But I got the fix, ala 'TheHolyCow' lol __________________

08-27-2009, 08:53 AM	#3
PonyMan Drives: 2009 C6 4lt Vert, 2011 Camaro Vert Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 870	I would settle for drivers side memory seating!! __________________ Last edited by PonyMan; 08-27-2009 at 09:05 AM.

08-27-2009, 08:56 AM	#4
Dan3 Captain of the Failboat Drives: 2010 IBM Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: USAF Seymour Johnson- Goldsboro, NC Posts: 405	I agree, this would have been a nice feature. My wife is 5'3" and complains the passenger seat is a just a little too low. I'm 6'2" and the passenger seat is just a little too high for me. Guess I'll just have to buy another Camaro so neither of us has to ride in the passenger seat... Ditto for the memory positions, since my wife and I are so different in height, the seat sits at complete opposite ends of its rails depending on driver. __________________ 2010 Camaro 2SS - Imperial Blue w/Black Leather Interior Ordered - 22 June 2009 Produced - 10 August 2009 : #34143 Delivered - 25 August 2009 Last edited by Dan3; 08-27-2009 at 08:57 AM. Reason: Ditto

08-27-2009, 09:10 AM	#6
VenomZ302 Live to Win, Dare to Fail Drives: 2010 Aqua Blue RS/SS M6 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 1,824 View My Garage	Anyone know if we could mod this ourselves? Like maybe buying a new base of the passenger seat or something? I don't mind it much, but it would be kind of nice if my wife could position the seat however she wanted it. __________________ 3/13/09 - Ordered Aqua Blue Metallic 2SS/RS M6! 7/13/09 - Built! 8/11/09 - Delivered! 2G1FT1EW2A9124579

08-27-2009, 09:04 AM	#5
DDustiNN Drives: Cars Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 1,986	Honestly, none of my passengers ever complained about it... They were all just excited to be in the car, lol... We'll see once I get my car back, and the excitement wears off, if there is any complaining... and if so, I'll tell them to go buy their own Camaro

08-27-2009, 09:17 AM	#7
rolnslo Rolling along... Drives: 2011 2SS/RS SGM Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,380 View My Garage	Seems to be that those of us with spouses that are 5'3" have an issue with the passenger seat height. I'm in that group as well. My wife said the Camaro would be a fine road trip car, if it wasn't for the fact that she has a hard time seeing out from the passenger seat. No problems when she is in the driver's seat. I thought about seeing if I could find/buy just the lower seat cushion/frame (not the back) of a 1LT/1SS driver's seat and swap that out with the passenger seat. Swapping out the entire seat isn't an option because of the airbag location. The only thing I have't figured out yet is how to deal with the passenger airbag sensor in the seat cushion. I'm pretty sure the driver's side seat cushion won't have that in it. If GM does listen and adds a height adjustable passenger seat in the 2011 model, I'm paying to get one for my car. __________________ 2011 2SS/RS Synergy Green A6

08-27-2009, 09:26 AM	#10
VASCAR2 Drives: 94 Camaro, 10 1LT IBM Camaro Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Illinos Posts: 232	My wife commented on the passenger seat height to. I wonder if the bolts/studs would be long enough to put large washers or blocks of wood/aluminum to raise the seat. With the sensor wires in the seats now they would have to be long enough or you'd have add length to the wires. Do you think a 1/2 inch would be enough or are we talking about a couple of inches. My Camaro hasn't been delivered yet.

08-27-2009, 09:34 AM	#11
Dan3 Captain of the Failboat Drives: 2010 IBM Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: USAF Seymour Johnson- Goldsboro, NC Posts: 405	Wouldn't sweat it too much tbh. This complaint is generated from the sick mind of malcontents. We just HAVE to find something to complain about to keep us from worshipping our cars. __________________ 2010 Camaro 2SS - Imperial Blue w/Black Leather Interior Ordered - 22 June 2009 Produced - 10 August 2009 : #34143 Delivered - 25 August 2009

08-27-2009, 09:43 AM	#12
franknbeans Whipped Drives: 2010 CAMARO Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pittsburgh-ish - PA Posts: 4,216 View My Garage	ditto on the wife comments. __________________ Car of the week 7/7/14

08-27-2009, 09:45 AM	#13
SNV Drives: 2014 RRM 2ls Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 1,307 View My Garage	I can't wait to see my 5' wife sit in it hehe. __________________ 2010 IBM 1LT out. 2013 BRM 1LS in. It's like having a blank canvas once again. Modding has started! Now on to a 2014......

08-27-2009, 09:48 AM	#14
josh1147 Delivered 29June09 Drives: Early Order Camaro Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 411 View My Garage	You guys just need to get taller wives.....or better yet, tell them to sit in the back seat with the rest of the kids!!

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