Jerry, I went the Mazda MX5/Miata route, and I was not too happy with the result. They fit in width-wise, but the bottom of the seat base is significantly higher than the original seats. This is partly because the base is deeper, but also because the underneath of the base of the original seats is suspended actually slightly below the bottom of the runners, while the base of the Mazda seats is above the top of the runners - must be an inch or two higher. The Triumph seats really make the optimum use of every bit of space to get the seats as low as possible.
The result of this is that, although the Mazda seats are more supportive, particularly laterally, you feel slightly more perched "on" the car rather than truly snug "in" it. Also, if you are as tall as I am (6'2") you are peering out through the top couple of inches of the windscreen, without the roof your head is in the windrush, and with it (hard or soft-top) your head is brushing the roof. If you are 5'10" or less they may be OK, but I wouldn't recommend them for anyone taller. I don't know about seats from other cars, but I'd have thought it is likely they'd face the same problem, I'd certainly check. There are companies making seats for race cars and kits cars (Cobra is one in the UK, I wouldn't know where to look in the US) who make seats that might well fit, and have a thin enough base that you would sit as low as the original seat. If I had to do this over again, I'd have fitted new foams and covers to my original seats, even if that did mean spending a bit extra compared to the cost of the Mazda seats. The passenger seat probably would have gone without new foams - not so worn as the drivers side, and rarely used anyway! Richard Gosling ________________________________________________________________________ This message (including any attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by return E-mail and delete this message from your system. Any unauthorised use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Please note that E-mails are susceptible to change. The Penspen Group shall not be liable for the improper or incomplete transmission of the information contained in this communication nor for any delay in its receipt or damage to your system. The Penspen Group does not guarantee that the integrity of this communication has been maintained or that this communication is free of viruses, interceptions or interference. Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org === Help keep Team.Net on the air === http://www.team.net/donate.html === unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try === http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool === Other lists available at === http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo === Archives at http://www.team.net/archive === http://www.team.net/the-local === Edit your replies!