Looking for new seats!

vii · Post by **vii** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:04 pm

Hi,

I'm after a couple of new seats for daily driving and the weekend "spirited drives" thru twisty roads. I don't use it for competitive racing.

Main complaint I have with current seats is that they're too high - when i first got the car, i had to duck to see below the centre mirror.. I've since modified the driver's seat but lateral support is still an issue.

I live about 45 mins from work but i think i will be fine with having bucket seats. I will just use another car if i have to take long trips. (the lack of sound deadening and heat shields don't help with long trips either)

Found only a couple of discussions in the forums though. So the question is, what seats do you have, where did you get it and for how much? What would you recommend? Cheers

Gravelben · Post by **Gravelben** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:35 pm

I have a Momo T-frame which sits me a lot lower than standard and bolts onto the factory rails pretty easily... picked it up cheap on tardme.

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 1:33 pm

http://www.seatwarehouse.co.nz/car.html

i always liked the bride replicas

Post by **jif** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 1:49 pm

You might find a bucket seat to be a bit too thin across the hips. The MX5 is pretty small in that area and for a seat to fit it'll prob be pretty narrow.

The Cobras (buckets) i'm selling were a tight fit for me, and I'm a skinny-ish guy... anyway, the other side-bolster style might allow for less anorexic drivers

Theres a seat fitting list on the flyingmiata site ... have a look for it

cheers
-j

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Gravelben · Post by **Gravelben** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:03 pm

I'm 95kg and the Momo is fine for me - certainly not as easy to get in and out as the standard seat though. It could also use a bit more lumbar support, but I plan to remedy that with a technologically advanced... cushion.

Having driven on track with standard seats previously there really is no comparison, I wouldn't go back to bracing myself with elbows and knees in the fast corners.

vii · Post by **vii** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:20 pm

Has anyone tried the bride replicas from seat warehouse? They seem to be of good value - considering i don't really need proper racing seats.

Having a snug fit across the hips might be uncomfortable..