A friend of mine and I decided that the stock seats in my Camaro dont quite give enough lateral support at the upper side bolsters, especially while racing....

Simple solution: bend the side bolsters in at the seat framing. You dont even have to take the seat out. Just unscrew the 2 screws that hold in the seat belt shoulder track, then pull off the"flip-forward" lever on the back of the seat (just pull HARD). With a little bit of persuasion, the seat cover will just slide off (theres some velcro holding it to the seat in the front, get your hand in there and work it off). Once the seat cover is off, flip the foam padding forward to expose the seat frame. You can see the side bolster metal frames welded to the main frame. We just bent them in with a big-*** screw-driver, careful not to pop the welds off A few degrees in for each side was enough for me. Replace everything...and....presto! Lateral Support!

Definitely hold me in place better than before....you can do the leg side bolsters as well, but you have to take the seat out for that and I am lazy

Just thought you guys might want to try this out, if you didnt know about or have this done already

Happy Racing!

 

That sounds good, I think I"ll give it a try. Our cars REALLY need help in the lateral support area. Thanks for the tip!

 

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interesting...very interesting

 

get a torso strap too

cheap and holds your upper body in place

 

I actually just ordered one. Although, a friend of mine said they are not SCCA legal...anyone know for sure?

 

I'm guessing since the Firebirds/TA's already have the inflatable side bolsters, that there isnt much that can be done for them, or is there?

 

couldnt tell ya dude.....thats what i'd guess also tho...

 

I heard of some guys modding their camaro seats to fit harnesses through them. I tried to find the pieces for that and have an interior shop stitch them in... but so far no dice. Anyone ever see something like that?

I like the bending bit! What a *cheap and effective* idea! Hmmmm...

 

They are legal. You can't use them however, if your head sticks out of the top of the (T-Top) car or in a convertable with no roll bar.