datmony
Registered Member
Anyone running Corbeau seats in their k5? I had contacted corbeau and ordered a set of seats from them, their sport seats:
http://corbeau.com/sport-seat.html
I went with them because they had noted that they had brackets made up for these seats to be completely bolt in. As with most things aftermarket, well reality has proven different. First they sent me S-10 brackets (I had called them for the part number to order but despite asking me if it was a full size, guided me to the S10 parts). When I called noting the error they sent me to their bracket section of their site:
http://corbeau.com/master-seat-brackets
My k5 is a 91 jimmy. So I went and looked and they have a 87-94 set listed to which I of course went HMMM, that is odd since the k5 ended in 91. Called them up and they couldn't tell me if they were correct or not and asked me to go measure bolt patterns. I measured the bolt pattern and they came back saying that the ones they list as the correct ones are really far off bolt pattern wise and that I should check out the 88-97 pickup brackets as they were the closest bolt pattern wise. Knowing that these weren't going to work I asked how high they would be since they were simply focused on bolt pattern and come to find out these would have given me a seat 5" lower than stock.
They want now to make a set off of me simply sending them measurements which I already know is not going to be detailed enough to create a correct brackets since the floors have a lot of complex contours to them. I offered to make them a template and send it to them but they refused that noting they just wanted measurements. Since I know those are going to end up fitting terribly I was hoping someone had perhaps been down the path and found a correct K5 part number that I could leverage as a starting point to the bracket that they build. I am trying to refrain from simply building my own as I was going super simple on this build and trying to keep most everything just bolt in and go.
Anyone had any success? They also have some that go on top of the stock brackets but those raise the seat 1.5" and since this is a non tilt truck..... I am guessing that is going to put me too high and going to make it uncomfortable getting in and out of.
http://corbeau.com/sport-seat.html
I went with them because they had noted that they had brackets made up for these seats to be completely bolt in. As with most things aftermarket, well reality has proven different. First they sent me S-10 brackets (I had called them for the part number to order but despite asking me if it was a full size, guided me to the S10 parts). When I called noting the error they sent me to their bracket section of their site:
http://corbeau.com/master-seat-brackets
My k5 is a 91 jimmy. So I went and looked and they have a 87-94 set listed to which I of course went HMMM, that is odd since the k5 ended in 91. Called them up and they couldn't tell me if they were correct or not and asked me to go measure bolt patterns. I measured the bolt pattern and they came back saying that the ones they list as the correct ones are really far off bolt pattern wise and that I should check out the 88-97 pickup brackets as they were the closest bolt pattern wise. Knowing that these weren't going to work I asked how high they would be since they were simply focused on bolt pattern and come to find out these would have given me a seat 5" lower than stock.
They want now to make a set off of me simply sending them measurements which I already know is not going to be detailed enough to create a correct brackets since the floors have a lot of complex contours to them. I offered to make them a template and send it to them but they refused that noting they just wanted measurements. Since I know those are going to end up fitting terribly I was hoping someone had perhaps been down the path and found a correct K5 part number that I could leverage as a starting point to the bracket that they build. I am trying to refrain from simply building my own as I was going super simple on this build and trying to keep most everything just bolt in and go.
Anyone had any success? They also have some that go on top of the stock brackets but those raise the seat 1.5" and since this is a non tilt truck..... I am guessing that is going to put me too high and going to make it uncomfortable getting in and out of.
