MX5 seats

[Tiger tamer]

Anyone fitted mx5 / Miata seats to there cars. What is involved to fit them.
I don't really want to remove the original seat mounts from the floor.

Cheers Mal.

 

[michael-king]

Mal... check the SAOCA forum.. been done by about 15 people.. i know of a few down under... you can either adapt the MX5 runners.. or make a transfer frame.

 

[steven]

You can also buy universal runner sets that allow you to fit the MX5 seats to the existing runner mounts in the floor.

 

[Seabrook]

Not sure which ones you are considering but I drove a 2000 Miata for 7 years, seats were OK stock but I added a set of the aftermarket lumbar bladders that slipped in behind the center of the seatback... big improvement in comfort.

 

[Sunbeam_in_AZ]

Search the forum for Miata seats. This was discussed about a year ago. Some pics are included on what I did to fit the seats.

 

[Tiger tamer]

Thanks guys. All very helpful. I found the old thread, now to find some seats.

Cheers mal

 

[66TigerMK1A]

These are some of the nicest aftermarket seats I've seen for a Tiger... I helped adapt these to stock Tiger adjusters without much problem and they fit and look great

Procar Rally ... shown re-covered with a custom logo

http://procarbyscat.com/seats


Jim
B382000446

 

[0neoffive]

Comfy Lookin'

These are some of the nicest aftermarket seats I've seen for a Tiger... I helped adapt these to stock Tiger adjusters without much problem and they fit and look great

Procar Rally ... shown re-covered with a custom logo

http://procarbyscat.com/seats


Jim
B382000446

Looks like they would snugly caress my Italian fed "spare tire" . . . .like the logo. Imprint ? Stitched ?

 

[66TigerMK1A]

Looks like they would snugly caress my Italian fed "spare tire" . . . .like the logo. Imprint ? Stitched ?

'Stitched'...in white. The rest of the stitching on the seat is yellow and very subtle

 

[mwood]

I went for a more "period" look, but still wanted good bolstering and comfort...adapting stock sliders wasn't too difficult, as these are bottom mount seats. Just needed to make the brackets and weld to the stock slider mechanism.
Miata seats are comfortable, readily available and light. I can see the attraction.

 

[Tiger tamer]

These are some of the nicest aftermarket seats I've seen for a Tiger... I helped adapt these to stock Tiger adjusters without much problem and they fit and look great

Procar Rally ... shown re-covered with a custom logo

http://procarbyscat.com/seats


Jim
B382000446

Jim, I like those seats. but it's a long way to send them. I also like the way they have been re-covered, over how you buy them.
I have seen BMW seats that look very similar. You can see what will happen here. I will end up with a pile of seats ( next to the pile of steering racks ) that I could not get to fit and end up fitting MX5 seats.

Cheers Mal

 

[michael-king]

Jim, I like those seats. but it's a long way to send them. I also like the way they have been re-covered, over how you buy them.
I have seen BMW seats that look very similar. You can see what will happen here. I will end up with a pile of seats ( next to the pile of steering racks ) that I could not get to fit and end up fitting MX5 seats.

Cheers Mal

Mal what is your budget? There are some really nice aftermarket period style seats... the cobra classic or corbeau ones... the richfeild ones and the GTS ones... aloo really nice and worth looking into.

That said.. the stock microcells well restored are really good

 

[Warren]

Headrests

Anyone know of a period detachable headrest available like this one.

 

[XTIGERX]

Anyone know of a period detachable headrest available like this one.

Could be a headrest I suppose but definitely seat related.

 

[cobrakidz]

Anyone know of a period detachable headrest available like this one.

Warren--my neighbor bought some originals from that photo shoot from a man in Germany, I believe he was related to the original photographer. I have been trying to buy one for quite some time.

 

[cobrakidz]

These are some of the nicest aftermarket seats I've seen for a Tiger... I helped adapt these to stock Tiger adjusters without much problem and they fit and look great

Procar Rally ... shown re-covered with a custom logo

http://procarbyscat.com/seats


Jim
B382000446

Jim--did he have the whole seat recovered? Looks like the stitching is not stock either but I like it. Very nice.

 

[66TigerMK1A]

Bruce...
He had the whole seat recovered and the highlight stitching is in yellow to match the car with the 'logo' in white

He also had map pockets added to the backs...

Jim

 

[Warren]

Scat VW

Wow these guys have grown up. I used to get my VW glasspack mufflers from them then scoffed at all the CAL style bugs in the layte 70's and early 80's there stuff was nice and affordable then and they are next door in Redondo Beach.

 

[dlyle]

Anyone know of a period detachable headrest available like this one.

I've done some research on these for the Shelby prototype. From what I can tell these headrests were very similar to Porsche 356 or Cal Custom pieces. I have some of the Cal Custom variety and the mounting holes line up that were still present on the backs of the seats.

When I asked William Carroll about the prototype having headrests he told me it never did. I could see them in some of the early pictures of the car and I could also see the holes in the seats.

 

[Warren]

Thanks Dlyle

I don't want to go roll bar as a method of getting a headrest. I have seen some in the Porsche 356's at local meets. Searching for headrests on eBay is a needle in a haystack

I am totally wound up after being tailgated by some crazed youts today.

I got mild rear ended in the Falcon 64 convert and the low back whack resulting was horrible.

Then there is the tonneau cover problem and cutting around headrests that's why I'm thinking a true easy removable roll bar with stumps hard mounted so it all comes out with out getting under car.

Sorry to left turn the thread somewhat. Mazda seats look like Mazda seats to me, the only thing likeable is price and speakers.

Chuck Daly had some Volvo122S seats in his green car sweet if you can find em.