| Miata Seats [message #484399] |
Sun, 23 October 2005 13:16 |
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I've just turned 230,000km. in my '91 Miata and the seats are starting to
look a little the worse for the wear.
Before I start looking around for suitable replacements could anyone advise
me whether or not there are compatible seats from other Mazda models of the
same vintage?
Thanks,
Peter Murphy,
Brampton, ON.
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| Re: Miata Seats [message #484401 ] |
Sun, 23 October 2005 17:25 |
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In article <FZM6f.382$ki7.21212 [at] news20.bellglobal.com>,
"Peter Murphy" <pa.murphy [at] sympatico.ca> wrote:
> I've just turned 230,000km. in my '91 Miata and the seats are starting to
> look a little the worse for the wear.
> Before I start looking around for suitable replacements could anyone advise
> me whether or not there are compatible seats from other Mazda models of the
> same vintage?
I doubt anything else will be narrow enough to fit, and nothing is
likely to be a simple bolt-in job. When mine get ratty enough, I'll
install Katzskin replacement covers.
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Lanny Chambers
'94C, St. Louis
http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html
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| Re: Miata Seats [message #484403 ] |
Mon, 24 October 2005 01:48 |
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"Peter Murphy" <pa.murphy [at] sympatico.ca> wrote:
>I've just turned 230,000km.
I did not know that nowadays they judge the age of humans by mileage
too. Makes me glad that I only live 3 miles or so from work. :)
> in my '91 Miata and the seats are starting to
>look a little the worse for the wear.
>Before I start looking around for suitable replacements could anyone advise
>me whether or not there are compatible seats from other Mazda models of the
>same vintage?
I share Lanny's doubt.
The conventional answer is to install leather seat covers. See miata.net
(garage, product reviews) for more on it. In the old days, leather skins
from a crazy red italian used to be popular. I have not heard much about
those recently; I wonder whether they ran out of crazy red italians. It is
probably way past time they passed a law requiring seat cover providers to
throw the young ones they catch back in.
Leon
>Thanks,
>
>Peter Murphy,
>Brampton, ON.
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Leon van Dommelen :) Bozo, the White 96 Sebring Miata .)
rammm [at] dommelen.net http://www.dommelen.net/miata
EXIT THE INTERSTATES (Jamie Jensen)
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| Re: Miata Seats [message #484406 ] |
Mon, 24 October 2005 04:51 |
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In article <bo7ol1td9rodo44t4v6etr6g8kmpeomk7k [at] 4ax.com>,
rammm [at] REMOVE_THIS_TAGdommelen.net (Leon van Dommelen) wrote:
> In the old days, leather skins from a crazy red italian used to be
> popular. I have not heard much about those recently; I wonder
> whether they ran out of crazy red italians.
Heaven forfend, they might have to start using crazy green or blue
Italians.
> It is probably way past time they passed a law requiring seat cover
> providers to throw the young ones they catch back in.
Are they still slaughtering those poor baby naugas for their hydes?
Personally, my favorite leather is unborn sperm whale (adults are prone
to unsightly barnacles and giant squid bites).
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Lanny Chambers
'94C, St. Louis
http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html
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| Re: Miata Seats [message #495284 ] |
Thu, 27 October 2005 01:17 |
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"Peter Murphy" <pa.murphy [at] sympatico.ca> wrote in
news:FZM6f.382$ki7.21212 [at] news20.bellglobal.com:
> I've just turned 230,000km. in my '91 Miata and the seats are
> starting to look a little the worse for the wear.
> Before I start looking around for suitable replacements could
> anyone advise me whether or not there are compatible seats from
> other Mazda models of the same vintage?
Look here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ;rd=1,1&item=8008741293&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT
I thought about this myself but can't afford it right now...
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