The Miata seats definitely are a bit higher than my stock seats. I'm
pretty sure the issue is clearance with the top. I've also heard that
taller seats custhions can put the top of the windshield frame in the
way.
Adam
--- "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com> wrote:
> So what I'm assuming by what I've read is that these seats do not fit
> the
> low windsheild, or you guys are too tall for the low windsheild. I
> have no
> problem with the low windsheild cause I'm only 5' 8". But will the
> Miata
> seats be higher and that is a factor. Or is it because my seats are
> trashed
> and I'm actually sitting lower, like on the floorboard?
> I really cannot drive my car without the window being rolled down so
> I can
> hang my arm out the window. I have wide shoulders. I had a problem
> with it
> when I was 240 lbs. now that I'm 270,!!!!! What do you think? Get
> the
> shoehorn, or the crane?
> Pat
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Bradley <ambradley@yahoo.com>
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Date: Sunday, March 04, 2001 12:40 PM
> Subject: '70 seats up for grabs/Miata seats installed
>
>
> >I got my Miata seats installed! It actually wasn't as difficult as
> I
> >expected and I didn't even whack the seat bottoms to make them fit
> >better. They probably do rub against the carpet, but since my
> carpet
> >is so shot I don't really care. Maybe I'll whack them a bit when I
> >replace the carpeting. See my car and the seats on my new-fangled
> >PhotoPoint album at
> http://albums.photopoint.com/j/MyAlbums?u=1565860
> >
> >On that note, I have two original 1970 seats up for grabs. When I
> say
> >up for grabs, I mean you can come by and take them. If you're
> really
> >nice we'll set up a swap for some little trinket I need, like the
> side
> >badges (1600 and DATSUN emblems) or the passenger-side alternator
> mount
> >brackets.
> >
> >The driver's seat is horribly torn and two of the studs are broken
> off
> >the tracks (one on each side). The passenger seat is in much better
> >shape (there is a moderate amount of rippage) and the tracks are
> fine.
> >Both have reasonably nice headrests.
> >
> >I'm in Elk Grove, just south of Sacramento, CA. Let me know if you
> >want them and they're yours.
> >Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices.
> >http://auctions.yahoo.com/
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