Reid,
You've heard from a couple of others already, but I thought I'd chime
in on this as well. I had some 'custom' seats installed in my Spit
many years ago. (Sorry, it was so many years ago I don't remember the
brand (1976-7)). I found that the slides needed to be drastically modified
to fit, the seats were not all that comfortable, and depending on how
tall you are, you may have clearance problems with the top.
Keep in mind that the Spit has a very narrow area between the trans
tunnel and the outer rail. This restricts the width of the seat, or
necessitates raising the frame up to where you will hit your head on
the soft/hard top.
I ended up going back to the original seats, and then had the after-
market ones stolen from my shipping crate when I came back to the
States.
Cheers,
Doug Mitchell
dmitchel@ismi.net
'73 Spitfire 1500 - now celebrating 24 years of ownership.
-----Original Message-----
From: Simmons, Reid W [mailto:reid.w.simmons@intel.com]
Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 7:57 PM
To: 'Spitfires'
Subject: Seat alternatives
Hello all;
I am interested in knowing what alternatives to the stock seats some of you
may be using. The seats in my Spitfire are in sad shape. The cost of new
foam padding, seat covers, and headrests would be well in excess of $600.
So, I am thinking of alternatives. Corbeau has 4 models of their seats
that are in the under $220 category that look really nice. Has anyone tried
Corbeau seats or any other brand for that matter?
Thanks.
Reid
'79 Spitfire (original owner)
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