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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.

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PQ · 08-27-2009, 09:21 AM

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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!!

Michael_Js · 08-27-2009, 10:52 AM

I do agree though, memory in the driver's seat and a fully adjustable passenger seat WOULD be great!! I have NO idea how my girlfriend will feel as she hasn't bothered to check one out yet - she's waiting for mine - and SO AM I!! Waiting....

thebighar · 08-27-2009, 11:01 AM

Let me tell you even after you fixed this, if it is an issue, you're wife would find something else to bitch about. lol. Anyone should feel lucky to be a passenger.

FenwickHockey65 · 08-27-2009, 11:08 AM

Uhh...I'm 5'4ish and the passenger seat was fine for me...

Lord Grey · 08-27-2009, 11:26 AM

I vote for memory settings for the driver's seat and outside mirrors. I'm 5'9" and my wife is 4'11". She thinks it's a royal pain to make adjustments to all of the controls and mirrors every time we swap drivers.

The passenger seat is a lesser concern for me, personally. I do think it's just plain dumb that it's a power seat, but not fully adjustable like the driver's seat.

myold88 · 08-27-2009, 11:33 AM

When I drove my wife around for the first time in my SS her comment was:
"I won't be able to drive this car, I can't see out the windshield, the seats are too low"..
I'll just let her keep thinking that. lol

tjd24 · 08-27-2009, 12:00 PM

Coming soon to your Dealer to address the passenger seat issue, as well as being used on bumblebee stripe installers who put them on crooked or with bubbles:

CloudXTC · 08-27-2009, 12:27 PM

does it come with a manual option? like to pump it up?

67 Convertible · 08-27-2009, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by CloudXTC

does it come with a manual option? like to pump it up?

Nope, the owner's manual states that it's manually adjustable, but it isn't. My wife sits on a pillow.

They prototyped this car for three years, I don't understand why someone didn't address this.
GM, Please make some kind of adaptor...I'm willing to pay for it, if it was available.
My one and only complaint with this car (actually my wife's complaint...I don't sit in the passenger seat)

michael's maro · 08-27-2009, 04:37 PM

I solved the problem, it only cost me 29.95 at bed bath and beyond

caverman · 08-27-2009, 05:32 PM

Looks like I'm going to have to do something similar. Mine might cost more though because I'll have to find a black pillow case to go with it.

GTAwheelman · 08-27-2009, 05:38 PM

am i the only one wondering why passengers NEED to see perfectly out of the windshield?

08-27-2009, 08:45 AM	#1
caverman Drives: '69 SS Convertible Join Date: May 2009 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 6,351	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 Drives a Maro Drives: Hybrid SS Camaro Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 35,635 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 __________________ PEDDERS NO BULL/BeckyD@RodgersChevrolet.................................................. .....

08-27-2009, 08:53 AM	#3
PonyMan Drives: 2009 C6 4lt Vert, 2011 Camaro Vert Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 877	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: 406	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, 09:04 AM	#5
DDustiNN Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: MI Posts: 1,843	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, 09:10 AM	#6
VenomZ302 Live to Win, Dare to Fail Drives: 2010 Aqua Blue RS/SS M6 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 1,786 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, 09:17 AM	#7
rolnslo Farewell 2010 1LT/RS... Drives: 2011 2SS/RS SGM Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,304 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. __________________ #1: 2010 1LT/RS Victory Red M6 - July 2009-Oct 2011 (SOLD). #2: 2011 2SS/RS Synergy Green A6 - Oct 2011.....

08-27-2009, 09:26 AM	#10
VASCAR2 Drives: 94 Camaro, 10 1LT IBM Camaro Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Illinos Posts: 195	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: 406	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: 3,710 View My Garage	ditto on the wife comments. __________________ Magnaflow Cat back / ROTO-FAB Intake / Whipple Kit / RDP Tune. 580hp - 650Tq

08-27-2009, 09:45 AM	#13
SNV Drives: 2010 IBM 1LT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 1,244 View My Garage	I can't wait to see my 5' wife sit in it hehe.

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!! __________________ 2SS/RS, VR, Blk hockeys, Blk leather, MN6, sunroof, GFX Delivered: 29 June 09 !!! Current: '57 BelAir 2Dr Post '07 Avalanche LTZ (daily driver) '10 Traverse (wife's demo) '99 Harley FLHTC

08-27-2009, 10:52 AM	#15
Michael_Js SoCal C5 Family Member Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS - Black w/IOM; 6M Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Posts: 5,329 View My Garage	I do agree though, memory in the driver's seat and a fully adjustable passenger seat WOULD be great!! I have NO idea how my girlfriend will feel as she hasn't bothered to check one out yet - she's waiting for mine - and SO AM I!! Waiting.... __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2010 Black 2SS/RS; 6M; IOM, GFX, sunroof; ADM Race CAI; Zoomers CB; Viper Alarm; Pdaft F&R sways, Adj Endlinks, Rtrailing arms, Camber kit, strut brace, Front Trailing Arm Bushing; SLP Skip-Shift Elim; Tinted lights/windows; Hurst Short-throw; LoJack; Door & Dash ABL Mods; Subthump; JBA Shorty headers; AACStyle LEDs; Stillen DS rotors, Hawk Ceramic pads; Havoc Blk Chrome wheels: 20x9s; Lingenfelter Blk Al Pedals; RevXtreme Catch Can; Goodridge SS lines; Ported TB; RK Sport hood; Hotchkis chassis brace; KW V3 coilovers;

08-27-2009, 11:01 AM	#16
thebighar Drives: 2010 1LT CGM RS/CC Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: abington, pa Posts: 559	Let me tell you even after you fixed this, if it is an issue, you're wife would find something else to bitch about. lol. Anyone should feel lucky to be a passenger.

08-27-2009, 11:08 AM	#17
FenwickHockey65 General Motors Aficionado Drives: Carbon Metallic 2003 GMC Envoy SLE Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 26,035 View My Garage	Uhh...I'm 5'4ish and the passenger seat was fine for me... __________________ FenwickHockey65's GM Thread! 2013 GMC Terrain SLE 2003 GMC Envoy SLE 1998 GMC Sonoma SLS Extended Cab

08-27-2009, 11:26 AM	#18
Lord Grey Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Cedar Park, TX Posts: 168 View My Garage	I vote for memory settings for the driver's seat and outside mirrors. I'm 5'9" and my wife is 4'11". She thinks it's a royal pain to make adjustments to all of the controls and mirrors every time we swap drivers. The passenger seat is a lesser concern for me, personally. I do think it's just plain dumb that it's a power seat, but not fully adjustable like the driver's seat.

08-27-2009, 11:33 AM	#19
myold88 Drives: SUMMIT WHITE 2SS/RS CAMARO Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ct. Posts: 4,649 View My Garage	When I drove my wife around for the first time in my SS her comment was: "I won't be able to drive this car, I can't see out the windshield, the seats are too low".. I'll just let her keep thinking that. lol

08-27-2009, 12:00 PM	#20
tjd24 Thank you Oshawa/St.Cats! Drives: 2010 2LT RS 2G1FC1EV4A9103434 Join Date: May 2009 Location: NW NJ Posts: 3,442 View My Garage	Coming soon to your Dealer to address the passenger seat issue, as well as being used on bumblebee stripe installers who put them on crooked or with bubbles: Attached Images __________________ http://www.hubgarage.com/mygarage/tjd24 http://ny5thgen.com/TJD24.html #3434 Born 4-15-2009, Delivered 5-22-2009 BBOMG 2/3/4 & booked for #5

08-27-2009, 12:27 PM	#21
CloudXTC Drives: 1LT\|RS\|SIM\|M6\|BA Stereo Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Brampton, Ontario Posts: 1,830	does it come with a manual option? like to pump it up? __________________ 1LT \| RS \| M6 \| SIM \| BA Stereo 1000 - [07-23-2009] Order Made at dealer 1100 - [08-04-2009] Preliminary order accepted 2000 - [08-25-2009] Accepted by GM 3000 - [09-01-2009] Accepted by production control TPW = 10-05-2009 3300 - [09-28-2009] Scheduled for production 3400 - [10-01-2009] Broadcast - Being Built 3800 - [10-13-2009] Produced - Built- VIN 2G1xxx54917 4200 - [10-19-2009] Shipped 5000 - [10-19-2009] Delivered to the dealer 6000 - [10-20-2009] Delivered to the customer

08-27-2009, 04:37 PM	#23
michael's maro RAM'S CAMARO Drives: 2010 camaro ss Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: mt. pleasant south carolina Posts: 758 View My Garage	I solved the problem, it only cost me 29.95 at bed bath and beyond Attached Images

08-27-2009, 05:32 PM	#24
caverman Drives: '69 SS Convertible Join Date: May 2009 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 6,351	Looks like I'm going to have to do something similar. Mine might cost more though because I'll have to find a black pillow case to go with it. __________________ *-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, 05:38 PM	#25
GTAwheelman Drives: 1985 Camaro Sport Coupe Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: IL Posts: 187 View My Garage	am i the only one wondering why passengers NEED to see perfectly out of the windshield?

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