Hi Rob
I went through this same process a couple of years ago because my wife did
not like the support (lack of) from the stock seats. I went to several
junkyards and eventually settled on a pair from a 1976 Datsun 260Z. They
needed to be recovered but no problem there.
I used some angled steel and sheet steel to fab some brackets to mount the
seats. Since I did not want to drill more holes, I used the existing holes to
mount these plates and then the seats mounted to the plates. They fit perfect
with just enough room for the ebrake. They look great and have the highback
for better whiplash protection as well as much more support for comfort on
those occasional long journeys. There are upholstery kits available on the
internet that will make them look like new. Kits are $250.
I also looked at fitting the Miata seats but could not locate any with black
vinyl just lots of cloth out there. The Miata seats will fit but would also
require you to make up brackets. Also the Miata seats have the speakers in the
headrest in case you want to hear your radio at speed with the top down.
let me know if you want more details/pictures on my setup.
good luck
Larry
Message: 2
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:38:53 +0000
From: crbernardino@mac.com
Subject: [Tigers] Non factory seats in tiger
To: "Tiger Webring" <tigers@autox.team.net>
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Anyone have experience or suggestions for non factory seats? My seats
are falling apart at the seams and I would not mind extra lateral
support and a head rest in this daily driver.
Thanks
Rob in CT
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