slickfx3

maybe just for the pass

PLRX

Yes, I've seen pictures of it. I have also seen manual AC control.

Looks very cheap.

slickfx3

how can anything on a factory vette look that way..cheap

i love the simplicity of the manual hvac controls

the 202 zo6 had manual pass seats to save weight, maybee someone have a track to post/sell

vetteoz

The man C4 seat tracks interchange with the power ones

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-g...993-vette.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-g...eat-track.html

Axial

Manual seat adjusters don't look cheap...they are almost completely invisible. It's a simple mechanism, and it matches the rest of the interior. Granted, the whole interior is cheap, but I find it endearingly so.

slickfx3

thanks, does it sit lower or higher, i doubt if it goes up the the electrics

weight difference?

i exhale a little too hard and the plastic crumbles all around me

VettoVette

i have manual pass seats. im not sure if they are standard in 84's

Axial

We're talking about the front-back, recline, etc., yes?

It sits right at the mid-point of the power seats, possibly slightly lower. I couldn't give you an estimate on weight, but I'd hazard a guess that it's less since there are only two mechanisms for adjusting it: a lever underneath to move forward and back and a tiny tab on the lower left seat corner to recline. There are also no internal motors, wires, or air bladders. If you gut the console electronics for the power seats, it should ultimately save some weight.

For the record, I'm basing my information off of the manual seats that I have in my '96. I also happen to have manual A/C, and I think it looks and operates just fine. :p

NuckinFutz93

I have manual pass in my 95. When the drivers is lowered all the way in the rear and up a tad in the front, it matches the manual pass side. If it wasn't for my wife, I would just install manual tacks in the drivers side. She needs to raise the seat up to see.

slickfx3

why do you prefer manual, if it weren't for your wife?

Jerry Roubos

My 1986 vert has leather sport seats, power drivers and manual passenger. I have the window sticker and the build sheet - that is the way it was ordered.

slickfx3

cool

NuckinFutz93

Less crap to start breaking after 18 years. She will be 18 years old in March.

Blue 92

Standard setup in 92 was power driver side, manual passenger side.

Axial

Same here. Most of the 'Vettes I looked at prior to getting mine had power seats that were at least partially malfunctioning. It's hard to break a steel lever...

Cliff Harris

My seats are manual. I couldn't see paying (I think it was $1200) for a seat I would set once and never move again. Plus I didn't want leather. Hot in the summer. Cold in the winter. They always dry out and crack. My cloth seats are original and still look pretty good after 26 years.

Come to think of it, the seat in my 2003 Corvette was set once and never moved again... Well, that's not 100% true because I did move it when I took it out to make a fire extinguisher bracket that attaches to the seat.

slickfx3

you pegged it on leather, cloth is king, sep I had leather and got vinyl from ebay,

TTA579

But it's still possible. if the manual seats are of similar design to those in my '89 Trans Am, the connection between the lever and the locking mechanism is a thin metal wire. After 20 years the wire can snap. It's easier to replace than a motorized gearbox though.

Tom400CFI

I beg to differ.

My BASE '92 has manual, leather covered seats...BOTH sides. No power anything on the seats. Fore/aft, recline...all manual. Also has manual HVAC.

Since it was brought up, I prefer manual because:
Lighter
Less crap to break
*I* am in the drivers seat (controlling things) -not some GM engineers idea of how it should be (more the HVAC here).
What someone said above about the seat; how many times does the thing need to be moved?? Mine never moves.

dizwiz24

I just ordered a set of used manual seat tracks for my 93.

Im interested to see how much weight they save.

im guessing it saves 5lbs a side.

Every pound counts!