Foamectomy - do it!
Discussion
After sitting in a car with it done, I tried this the other day - its such a good thing to do.
For the un-enlightened - This works on a standard 1pc MX5 seats in a MK1.
It may or may not work on other stock mazda seats - I would imagine it does though.
The standard seats are nice looking and a good shape, but there not very snug.
You can foamectomise your seats in two halfs.
I started with the top. Drop the hood. 4 14mm bolts, holding the seat rails to the car. Possibly a 5th holding your seatbelt stalk to the tunnel.
Pull it out, flip it over.
At the rear, base of the seat back is a straight flap of material - under here are 7 hog rings holding the cover together. Snip em with sidecutter, pull the remains out of the foam. Flip the seat back over.
Pull the flap of material through the join in the base/back - pull out the foam piece from the centre of the seat - keep this safe in case you want to replace it. Reattach the cover using sturdy zip ties, pulling the cover tight. Vac out 15yrs of filth from the now visible seam in the centre piece of your seat.
Bolt seat back in.
Revel in the new found 'bucketyness' of your standard seat. For free, which is the best price.
Team up with a CG lock for ultimate fit.
Seriously, its worth doing, makes the seat a much better fit and the bolsters wrap around much further.
The only visible difference is the seat cover looks a tiny bit 'baggy' if you dont fold it all back neatly when your re fitting it.
Step 2 is to remove foam from the base, but this is more involved as it involves cutting foam with an electric carving knife. This also allows you to drop down an inch or so, useful for gangly people - I havent done this so far as I'm not too bothered about sitting lower.
For the un-enlightened - This works on a standard 1pc MX5 seats in a MK1.
It may or may not work on other stock mazda seats - I would imagine it does though.
The standard seats are nice looking and a good shape, but there not very snug.
You can foamectomise your seats in two halfs.
I started with the top. Drop the hood. 4 14mm bolts, holding the seat rails to the car. Possibly a 5th holding your seatbelt stalk to the tunnel.
Pull it out, flip it over.
At the rear, base of the seat back is a straight flap of material - under here are 7 hog rings holding the cover together. Snip em with sidecutter, pull the remains out of the foam. Flip the seat back over.
Pull the flap of material through the join in the base/back - pull out the foam piece from the centre of the seat - keep this safe in case you want to replace it. Reattach the cover using sturdy zip ties, pulling the cover tight. Vac out 15yrs of filth from the now visible seam in the centre piece of your seat.
Bolt seat back in.
Revel in the new found 'bucketyness' of your standard seat. For free, which is the best price.
Team up with a CG lock for ultimate fit.
Seriously, its worth doing, makes the seat a much better fit and the bolsters wrap around much further.
The only visible difference is the seat cover looks a tiny bit 'baggy' if you dont fold it all back neatly when your re fitting it.
Step 2 is to remove foam from the base, but this is more involved as it involves cutting foam with an electric carving knife. This also allows you to drop down an inch or so, useful for gangly people - I havent done this so far as I'm not too bothered about sitting lower.
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