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Old 03-02-2017, 03:23 PM   #1
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Lowering Recaro Seats

Hey guys, I have a Sunroof on my 2015 1LE, and I have a hard time sitting up completely straight . I have tried searching , is their any place that makes seat rails to lower the seats about an inch ? Thanks

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Old 03-03-2017, 06:22 PM   #2
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I cant help with your question but i am curious; did your car come with them or were they put in after? Are they manual or power? I heard the manual ones sit up a little bit higher than the power ones.

Wanna sell them?
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Old 03-03-2017, 06:27 PM   #3
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Nope, don't want to sell them. It's not a deal breaker , just the extra inch would be nice. They came with the car, and are power

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Old 03-05-2017, 09:01 AM   #4
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You might get some help on the Z28 side since the Recaro is installed at the factory on all Z28s. The track drivers wear helmets so might have some ideas for extra clearance.
Maybe the Recaro company has a thinner foam lower seat cushion that you could swap in under the leather seat cover on driver's side?
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Old 03-05-2017, 02:39 PM   #5
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Good call, ill have to check that out

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Old 03-05-2017, 06:03 PM   #6
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The manual seats in a Z28 are lower so you may want to get the hardware from those. You'd just lose the electric adjustment functions. Otherwise it's custom work you're looking at. Don't let some hack welder build them, the frame is integral to the seats ability to absorb energy in a crash. Reuse the OEM bolts.
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Old 03-05-2017, 07:54 PM   #7
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The manual seats in a Z28 are lower so you may want to get the hardware from those. You'd just lose the electric adjustment functions. Otherwise it's custom work you're looking at. Don't let some hack welder build them, the frame is integral to the seats ability to absorb energy in a crash. Reuse the OEM bolts.
Is it possible to buy the manual seat rails from the z28 ?
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Yes.
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Old 03-08-2017, 11:12 AM   #9
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The manual seats in a Z28 are lower so you may want to get the hardware from those. .
This is actually not correct.

I have a manual Z/28 Recaro drivers seat and even adjusted lower it sits higher than the power version in the car.

X25 had a manual Z/28 Drivers seat and switched to the power Recaro version as it was able to drop about 1" lower. You can search his build thread or name for more details.

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Old 03-13-2017, 04:35 PM   #10
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Thanks matt

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