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RE: Miata seats in a midget..

To: "Michael O'Higgins" <roterhed2@attbi.com>, "spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Miata seats in a midget..
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 23:34:04 -0700
References: <v0313030db8ef30b617f5@[209.209.93.37]>
Michael,

No reason that I can think of why the won't. I don't think (personally)
that high back seat look as good in a Bugeye though.

Gerard

At 10:34 AM -0700 4/28/02, Michael O'Higgins wrote:
>Will they fit older spridgets? ie: Mk I sprites? I would like to restore the
>originals but they are too far gone and it looks like $700+ by the time I
>rebuild them.
>
>Michael O'Higgins
>roterhed2@attbi.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
>[mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Gerard
>Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 9:36 AM
>To: Ajhsys@aol.com; spridgets@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Miata seats in a midget..
>
>Allen,
>
>See my previous post on the subject, but here in California, Miata's are
>collected (even from other scrapyards) by "specialists" and you're lucky to
>be able to buy a set for less than $400-500. not onlt that, but you have to
>Sna Jose or Stockton to even see them. That's a 60 to 100 mile treck. I got
>lucky and found a set in a local yard for a $150 after some haggling,  but
>I can ususally often find good seats from other cars in good condition for
>$50 a pair from the same yard. $200 with the speakers doesn't sound too bad
>if they're in good condition. At least not here... on the other hand, I
>live in one of the most expensive places in the country.
>
>Gerard
>
>At 10:04 AM -0400 4/26/02, Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
>>In a message dated 4/25/02 5:53:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>>Robert.Haigney@anixter.com writes:
>>
>>
>>> Is it easy to fit Miata seats into a midget....?
>>> I have a 73 Midget and the chance to get two black cloth Miata seats from
>a
>>> 93 with speakers in the head rests for a little over $200.
>>> My seats frames are rusted through on the bottom, so are virtually
>>> unusable.
>>> But how easy will it be to fit them, anyone have any ideas....???
>>
>>- - - - - - - - - - - -
>>
>>I haven't done it yet, but it is next on my plan.  Miata (or Fiero) seats
>are
>>supposed to be an easy fit.  You may have to drill two holes thru the
>floor.
>>
>>I will be shopping for seats at Carlisle next month.  $200 sounds a bit
>high,
>>unless you don't have to recover them.
>>
>>Allen Hefner
>>SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
>>'77 Midget
>>'75 Midget "The Project"
>>'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport

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