Max... I've got to ask...
What model 'year' Miata was it?
There are three seat variations between 1990 and 2002.
1990-1993?-94? 1993?94?-1999 and then 2000 on.
I have 1990-1993?4? style Miata seats in two of my LBC's
and love BOTH setups.
I can't say I've ever parked my butt on the newer two styles
but my two installations are very comfortable.
With the high side bolsters, how can your butt slide around
in the seat? tiny buns?? :^)
I recently went through the process of modifying the
seat foams to lower my 'eye/windshield' level and headroom.
Even now, having cut out a bunch of the foam, l still don't even feel
the wire frame I (now) know is buried within the foam to 'form' it
One of my main reasons for the installation was the speakers
in the headrests. It vastly simplified having nice tunes
in the car without having to cut speaker openings.
Paul Tegler
ptegler@cablespeed.com
www.teglerizer.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Max Heim" <mvheim@attbi.com>
To: "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 6:15 PM
Subject: Miata seats in MGs
> I have heard a lot on this list from time to time about people fitting
Miata
> seats to MGBs. Well, I finally had an opportunity to drive a Miata (late
1st
> gen), and I thought the seats were the worst part of the whole package.
The
> backrest was fine, firm and with good lateral support, but the seat
cushion
> was extremely strange. It felt like it was squirming around like jello on
> every little bump, and had a very annoying lateral seam right where it
could
> be felt the most -- the seam felt like sitting in an Adirondack chair with
> one slat missing.
>
> This is a relatively low-mileage car, with the original
not-too-heavyweight
> owner, so I don't think the seat could be too worn out, and anyway, the
> passenger seat felt the same, and it's been hardly used. Apparently some
> people (possibly with different-shaped posteriors) find these seats
> comfortable, but I personally would rather have my 1966 MG seats any day.
>
> Just an observation...
>
>
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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