wedge seats

[tcpc]

hi,

who has replaced there seat and what seats did you use

thanks

Tony

[P Oxley]

Mazda Miata seats fit well, have the look of the period, give great support and are cheap. I paid $50. Cdn each for some used ones in great shape. They are way more comfortable than the original leather ones and do not get as hot in the sun. Some even come with headrest stereo speakers. Check out the internet for several websites with instructions on how to install them in Spitfires, MGBs etc

[tcpc]

thanks for the reply P Oxley

I am trying to get some light weight ones, somthing like bucket seats as long as they are clean and tidy and dark blue or black in colour

Tony

[gemini]

demon tweeks do a range

[tcpc]

gemini said: demon tweeks do a range

thanks i will have a look

[jvaughan]

I have been down the seats route .. the problem with wedge seats is that they are very narrow. As Steve Heath has said, it is difficult to get aftermarket seats to fit. not impossible, but difficult.

I had a nice new seat sent to peninsula for me to try. the seat in general was too tall forthe car, and when it came to closing the drivers door, it turned out that the door handle wedge thing obstructed the seat, so if i had wanted it, they would have had to have dropped the floor in the foorwell to accomodate the height, and reshaped the inside of the door panel. not worth the hassle.
I have a quote of £400 ish for full refurbishment... im going to pay the extra and get it done with the origional seats. its less hassle spending the extra money.

[tcpc]

jvaughan said: I have been down the seats route .. the problem with wedge seats is that they are very narrow. As Steve Heath has said, it is difficult to get aftermarket seats to fit. not impossible, but difficult.

I had a nice new seat sent to peninsula for me to try. the seat in general was too tall forthe car, and when it came to closing the drivers door, it turned out that the door handle wedge thing obstructed the seat, so if i had wanted it, they would have had to have dropped the floor in the foorwell to accomodate the height, and reshaped the inside of the door panel. not worth the hassle.
I have a quote of £400 ish for full refurbishment... im going to pay the extra and get it done with the origional seats. its less hassle spending the extra money.

thanks for the reply jvaughan

did steve heath have to mod the floor to get he's seats to fit,

if i do get some joy with some seats i will let you know

tony

[GreenV8S]

tcpc said:

jvaughan said: I have been down the seats route .. the problem with wedge seats is that they are very narrow. As Steve Heath has said, it is difficult to get aftermarket seats to fit. not impossible, but difficult.

I had a nice new seat sent to peninsula for me to try. the seat in general was too tall forthe car, and when it came to closing the drivers door, it turned out that the door handle wedge thing obstructed the seat, so if i had wanted it, they would have had to have dropped the floor in the foorwell to accomodate the height, and reshaped the inside of the door panel. not worth the hassle.
I have a quote of £400 ish for full refurbishment... im going to pay the extra and get it done with the origional seats. its less hassle spending the extra money.

thanks for the reply jvaughan

did steve heath have to mod the floor to get he's seats to fit,

if i do get some joy with some seats i will let you know

tony

I used to have a Sparco club seat which fitted the S with loads of room to spare, Steve Heath fitted it to his wedge later on. I don't think he had to do anything special to the doors/floor to make it fit (although I seem to remember he took the the armrest off later on to clear the cage).

[wedg1e]

My old Tasmin had a red Cobra bucket in: it was a real pain to climb in and out of, the foam pads kept getting rolled round the frame etc.
A mate of mine has fitted some leather seats from a Rover (200 or 400, I forget which) - they went in on the TVR original runners with only the electric packs removed from underneath.
Bear in mind that as well as being very narrow, the Wedge seats also have very long base cushions: this gives more under-thigh support. The bucket always felt odd to me as my legs were at an odd angle.

Ian

[tcpc]

GreenV8S said:

tcpc said:

jvaughan said: I have been down the seats route .. the problem with wedge seats is that they are very narrow. As Steve Heath has said, it is difficult to get aftermarket seats to fit. not impossible, but difficult.

I had a nice new seat sent to peninsula for me to try. the seat in general was too tall forthe car, and when it came to closing the drivers door, it turned out that the door handle wedge thing obstructed the seat, so if i had wanted it, they would have had to have dropped the floor in the foorwell to accomodate the height, and reshaped the inside of the door panel. not worth the hassle.
I have a quote of £400 ish for full refurbishment... im going to pay the extra and get it done with the origional seats. its less hassle spending the extra money.

thanks for the reply jvaughan

did steve heath have to mod the floor to get he's seats to fit,

if i do get some joy with some seats i will let you know

tony

I used to have a Sparco club seat which fitted the S with loads of room to spare, Steve Heath fitted it to his wedge later on. I don't think he had to do anything special to the doors/floor to make it fit (although I seem to remember he took the the armrest off later on to clear the cage).

Thanks for the replys

Tony

[gf350]

I've just got the Griff 500 seats in the PH classifieds and they are more or less identical in size to the 350 ones I took out of mine.
They also look bl**dy lovely.
Ed if you happen to see this, cheers again I'm chuffed to bits with them!
Gareth.