Seats are a personal thing, but I really think MG got the seats right in the
B. I've taken several 1000 miles trips in my stock '71, and felt great at
the end of the day. The TD is another matter, after 100 miles it takes me
awhile to straighten up. Can you fit Miata seats in a TD. ;-)
Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com
52 MGTD - NEMGTR #11470
71 MGB - NAMGBR #7-3336
----- Original Message -----
From: "Max Heim" <mvheim@attbi.com>
To: "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 11:15 PM
Subject: Miata seats in MGs
> I have heard a lot on this list from time to time about people fitting
Miata
> seats to MGBs. Well, I finally had an opportunity to drive a Miata (late
1st
> gen), and I thought the seats were the worst part of the whole package.
The
> backrest was fine, firm and with good lateral support, but the seat
cushion
> was extremely strange. It felt like it was squirming around like jello on
> every little bump, and had a very annoying lateral seam right where it
could
> be felt the most -- the seam felt like sitting in an Adirondack chair with
> one slat missing.
>
> This is a relatively low-mileage car, with the original
not-too-heavyweight
> owner, so I don't think the seat could be too worn out, and anyway, the
> passenger seat felt the same, and it's been hardly used. Apparently some
> people (possibly with different-shaped posteriors) find these seats
> comfortable, but I personally would rather have my 1966 MG seats any day.
>
> Just an observation...
>
>
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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