New found leg room.

binko · 06-04-2014, 05:15 PM

I have had my seat all the way back in travel and tilt. I noticed that there was still some room behind the seatback and the carpet behind the back rest. There is a way to get the seat to travel further back AND recline further as well.
1. Move the seat to its full forward position.
2. Pull the carpet out that sits behind the back of the seat so that the rear bulkhead is exposed.
3. You will find a black plastic wire channel that routes wires to the rear of the car.
4. On top of that channel you will find a clear flexible strip about 1 1/2" wide that runs from the bottom of the bulkhead to near the top. Unplug the small 2 wire connector near the top of the strip and secure it so that it does not rattle.
5. You will now no longer be limited in seat travel or tilt and can squeeze some valuable additional leg room out. This applies for both seats

I hope this helps you tall guys like me out.

keitht4 · 06-06-2014, 08:14 AM

Awesome fine!!!! Made a nice difference for me. Thanks!

emsguy · 06-07-2014, 05:40 AM

isn't the rearward seat travel limiter the source of a recall? I thought that the limiter was there so that the seat was prevented from going too far back and chafing the wires.

binko · 06-07-2014, 07:23 AM

The wires are in a pretty hearty fully enclosed plastic tray. On top of that they also have the carpet over the tray.
I felt comfortable in doing mine. It made a huge difference in comfort for me.

carnut52 · 06-07-2014, 08:22 AM

Me too. I am 6'4'' and the car seemed cramped. I have a ZR1 also and it's much more comfortable to drive. The C7 seat was my biggest disappointment with the car. The seat tip was a great find. I was thinking of getting rid of the C7 because it wasn't fun getting in or out of. I would always pop the trunk release every time I got in the car unless I made a conscience effort to avoid it. So far this change in seat travel has made a big difference to me

Nate GM · 06-07-2014, 09:40 AM

Great post!! I will definitely try this out on mine.

kevin1106 · 06-07-2014, 06:14 PM

Worked like a charm! Great find and post... Should be a sticky!

khalil0202 · 06-14-2014, 11:34 AM

I'm 6'-4" and this is great news....... Thanks

Nate GM · 06-14-2014, 03:07 PM

I'm 6' 2" and ended up not even needing to do this. I was very happy and pleasantly surprised with the amount of room. But I'm sure that this will still be helping a lot of Stingray owners.

faninc · 07-26-2014, 06:41 PM

Anyone have a picture of before and after?

GeoC · 07-28-2014, 09:14 AM

I'm 5'18" will use this advice on mine

theanswriz42 · 07-29-2014, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoC

I'm 5'18" will use this advice on mine

Damn, you're tall.

06-04-2014, 05:15 PM	#1
binko Drives: Honda Accord Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Flanders, NJ Posts: 114	New found leg room. I have had my seat all the way back in travel and tilt. I noticed that there was still some room behind the seatback and the carpet behind the back rest. There is a way to get the seat to travel further back AND recline further as well. 1. Move the seat to its full forward position. 2. Pull the carpet out that sits behind the back of the seat so that the rear bulkhead is exposed. 3. You will find a black plastic wire channel that routes wires to the rear of the car. 4. On top of that channel you will find a clear flexible strip about 1 1/2" wide that runs from the bottom of the bulkhead to near the top. Unplug the small 2 wire connector near the top of the strip and secure it so that it does not rattle. 5. You will now no longer be limited in seat travel or tilt and can squeeze some valuable additional leg room out. This applies for both seats I hope this helps you tall guys like me out.

06-07-2014, 09:40 AM	#6
Nate GM Rand Paul 2016 Drives: Corvette Stingray Z51 2LT Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: U.S Posts: 592	Great post!! I will definitely try this out on mine. __________________

06-14-2014, 03:07 PM	#9
Nate GM Rand Paul 2016 Drives: Corvette Stingray Z51 2LT Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: U.S Posts: 592	I'm 6' 2" and ended up not even needing to do this. I was very happy and pleasantly surprised with the amount of room. But I'm sure that this will still be helping a lot of Stingray owners. __________________

06-06-2014, 08:14 AM	#2
keitht4 1st Corvette-Love it! Drives: C7 Z51 2LT Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Bloomingdale IL Posts: 1	Awesome fine!!!! Made a nice difference for me. Thanks!

06-07-2014, 05:40 AM	#3
emsguy Drives: 2012 2ss convertible Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: illinois Posts: 303	isn't the rearward seat travel limiter the source of a recall? I thought that the limiter was there so that the seat was prevented from going too far back and chafing the wires.

06-07-2014, 07:23 AM	#4
binko Drives: Honda Accord Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Flanders, NJ Posts: 114	The wires are in a pretty hearty fully enclosed plastic tray. On top of that they also have the carpet over the tray. I felt comfortable in doing mine. It made a huge difference in comfort for me.

06-07-2014, 08:22 AM	#5
carnut52 carnut52 Drives: Changes often Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Bloomfield Hills, MI Posts: 26 View My Garage	Me too. I am 6'4'' and the car seemed cramped. I have a ZR1 also and it's much more comfortable to drive. The C7 seat was my biggest disappointment with the car. The seat tip was a great find. I was thinking of getting rid of the C7 because it wasn't fun getting in or out of. I would always pop the trunk release every time I got in the car unless I made a conscience effort to avoid it. So far this change in seat travel has made a big difference to me

06-07-2014, 06:14 PM	#7
kevin1106 Drives: 2015 ZO6 3LZ Stage 2 A8 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: La plata MD Posts: 2,299 View My Garage	Worked like a charm! Great find and post... Should be a sticky!

06-14-2014, 11:34 AM	#8
khalil0202 Drives: In line for 2015 Z51 Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1	I'm 6'-4" and this is great news....... Thanks

07-26-2014, 06:41 PM	#10
faninc Drives: 2010 Camaro RS in SIM Join Date: May 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 563 View My Garage	Anyone have a picture of before and after?

07-28-2014, 09:14 AM	#11
GeoC Account Suspended Drives: 2014 C7 LT2 Z51 Coupe Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 77	I'm 5'18" will use this advice on mine