Anyone successfully fitted MX5 seats in a chim?

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As title.

I really must get rid of the standard seats!

I'm 6'-3" tall, normal build and I find even for road work these seats severely lacking.

They have little or no lateral support, the seat base is springy, the seat back short and the headrest position a joke.

Chim and griff seats need to be narrow at the base that's why I am told, the MX5 seats will fit

Sooo, your feedback and a few piccies would be appreciated.

I still reckon for track use, I will bolt as Elise seat in place.

If your wondering why I don't fit a pair of Elise seats in as a permanent fix, well me wife thinks that the standard seats are so much more comfortable then the Elise seats in my old chim!

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Thanks for that Daz.

Do you know who's car that is?

I'm guessing that they might be a tad short in the back as I'm not!

It would be good to try a pair, I suppose I could just sit in a MiXer

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QBee said:

Peter, that photo is on the thread I linked above

I know, I read it but Daz is quicker on the keyboard, ta anyhow A.

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s p a c e m a n said:

I think that the mk2.5 seats look much betterer

Those look good, is that your car?

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With standard seats and no crash helmet, my hair skims the roof so helmet on is a non starter!

Very old picture at one of my first TDs with standard seat giving a Noddy appearance!

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roseytvr said:

Peter
More Elise seats here
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C456013

Thanks for the heads up Ian, am picking them up tomorrow.

Coincidently they are less then a mile away from my 10.30am appointment, result!

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Newly acquired today, thanks Ian.

Complete with runners from an Elise 111S.

I have the choice of the higher or lower seat mount and runners as for some reason only known to Loti owners they fit both!

I'll fit the lower ones to the drivers seat for max headroom.

Black seat is chopped about very old Elise seat that I bolted in for the last TD.

These seats are superb on the track and this model has the extra bum padding, probably the "Lotus Touring" spec

As for the colour, I might have a go at dyeing them, interior is dark blue and cream, not exactly a match!

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Rough fit, bit of work required!

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Ah, my immaculate cream seats? Only 30K wear from pert buttocks

You needing?

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They will go but I may need dome professional work on these Lotus ones first.

You'll be the first to ask.

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Alexdaredevils said:

Bugger! Now I can't drive it

I did try and fit it with the Lotus runners but it raises the seat by a tad, a tad too much!

We'll see, I need to take them to my upholsterer pal for a look see.

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TV8 said:

I must sit in those seats next time we meet up Pete. Looking at them in these pics, they seem to have very little side/slide support?

Deceptive.

I just took my black Elise seat out and went for a country lane drive with the standard seats.

I absolutely HATE the standard seats! No centre of the back support, too high, bouncy like a bouncy thing and you slide off the sides worse then just about any car I've driven

I'm really tempted to slot in the old mismatched Elise seat just for the better experience.

There are those that think the seat is fine but honestly, it's rubbish!

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An Elise seat weighs a fraction of a chim seat!