seat bladders
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seat bladders
i have a 98 vert with the sport seats...
can i take out the passenger bladder and put it into my driver's side since my driver's side lower back support is leaking...? i dont really care if i have a leaking bladder in the passenger side since people rarely care to adjust the seat on that side anyway
can i take out the passenger bladder and put it into my driver's side since my driver's side lower back support is leaking...? i dont really care if i have a leaking bladder in the passenger side since people rarely care to adjust the seat on that side anyway
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The bladders are not difficult to fix. There's a plastic tube that routes from the motors that takes the air to the plastic bladder. It routes around the seat but it has plastic elbow connectors to get around some tight corners. Most guys seem to find that it's not the bladder thats punctured but the connector thats broken. A replacement is a few $$.
You can check out the problem with the seat in place by just unzipping the seat back. Mind you, it's a five minute job to get the seat out and it'd make it much easier to work on the problem, once you find it.
This is the best link and it has some pics to let you see the components:
http://www.vetteessentials.com/instr...er_change.html
Changing the seats out would mean moving the control panel to the other side and refitting the trim pieces. never tried it but I doubt it would be simple. I'd try a repair first.
To answer your other question, here's a link for a fix for the rocking seats:
http://www.lieblweb.com/TechLinks/Co.../C5SeatFix.htm
HTH
You can check out the problem with the seat in place by just unzipping the seat back. Mind you, it's a five minute job to get the seat out and it'd make it much easier to work on the problem, once you find it.
This is the best link and it has some pics to let you see the components:
http://www.vetteessentials.com/instr...er_change.html
Changing the seats out would mean moving the control panel to the other side and refitting the trim pieces. never tried it but I doubt it would be simple. I'd try a repair first.
To answer your other question, here's a link for a fix for the rocking seats:
http://www.lieblweb.com/TechLinks/Co.../C5SeatFix.htm
HTH
Last edited by DeeGee; 10-19-2008 at 01:04 AM.
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I fill up my bladder on my drivers side then a few seconds later it deflates. you guys think this a problem with the pump or is it the tubes? And like this original question, is it possible to just take the passenger side setup that works good and put it in the drivers side?
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I fill up my bladder on my drivers side then a few seconds later it deflates. you guys think this a problem with the pump or is it the tubes? And like this original question, is it possible to just take the passenger side setup that works good and put it in the drivers side?
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Drifting
So is it possible to just but the airbladder section? I bought an extra set of seats and they are shot on both sides.