Andre, I don't know how tall you are, but I installed MX5 (European name for Miata/Eunos) seats to my Spitfire, and found that the extra thickness in both base and back meant that a car that fitted me just right before (at maximum seat extension and a fair amount of recline) now feels a little too small. The main problem is that I am sitting a little too high, and am peering out of the top few inches of the windscreen rather than the centre. I haven't tried it with the hard-top yet, but I am concerned that I really will not fit in the car with it fitted.
So, if you are below 6" (183cm to a Canadian!), go for it, check out other seats including Miata. If you are over 6", check out seat base thickness very carefully, as you cannot afford anything thicker than the standard seat. Also, the original seat is designed so that the centre actually sits below the level of the runners, and there is a recess in the floor to accomodate this; alternative seats will undoubtably have a base level with or above the runners, again adding to the height. I vaguely remember someone finding a seat made by a company called Cobra that had a reasonably thin base that would work. It came in a variety of sizes so you could make sure that it was narrow enough to fit. Can't remember the cost, but it was reasonably cheap - certainly competitive with the cost of re-covering original seats. Richard & Daffy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Important Notice: The information in this email is confidential and may be legally-privileged. If you have reason to believe you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful and you are requested to contact the sender urgently and dispose of this email -----------------------------------------------------------exp. /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
