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Re: [TR] Miata Seats

To: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] Miata Seats
From: "Lee&John Howard" <leejohn7@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 May 2016 11:34:57 -0700
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Thank you all. You all should check out the Patton kit as referenced by Bob
Danielson. That's what I'm going with, assuming  I get it confirmed that
1990 seats will work.

John

On Sat, May 21, 2016 at 6:48 AM, J.C. Hassall <jhassall@gmail.com> wrote:

> Joe Alexander has a very nice mounting kit that I really like. Check
> The-vintage-racer.com <http://the-vintage-racer.com/>
>
> jim
>
> Fat-thumbed from my iPhone
>
> On May 20, 2016, at 9:53 PM, Dave Connitt <dconnitt@fuse.net> wrote:
>
> Hi John,
>
> I think my Miata seats were out of a =E2=80=9999. They had speakers in th=
e
> headrest, that I know for sure all though they were pretty much trashed a=
nd
> I ended up replacing them. I used a set of the Patton Machine billet
> aluminum mounting brackets which worked pretty well to mount them. You wi=
ll
> have to modify the seat tracks as the stock mounting orientation of the
> bolt holes in the seat brackets are on an angle. The mounting kit comes
> with very clear instructions so no worries there.
>
> I have a webpage on installing them on my website http://davestr4a.com
>
> I think someone else on the list has the same mounting kit but I can=E2=
=80=99t
> remember who right now.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Connitt
>
>
>
> *From:* Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net
> <triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net>] *On Behalf Of *Lee&John Howard
> *Sent:* Friday, May 20, 2016 2:42 PM
> *To:* triumph list list <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* [TR] Miata Seats
>
>
>
> I'm scouting for Miata seats for my 65 TR4.  I've done the research, but
> can't quite pin down the model years from which the seats work. Has anyon=
e
> used '90 seats? Or newer than 1999?  I imagine the tracks change somewher=
e
> in there but have no idea when.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> John Howard
>
>
>
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Thank you all. You all should check out the Patton ki=
t as referenced by Bob Danielson. That&#39;s what I&#39;m going with, assum=
ing=C2=A0 I get it confirmed that 1990 seats will work.<br><br></div>John<b=
r></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, M=
ay 21, 2016 at 6:48 AM, J.C. Hassall <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailt=
o:jhassall@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jhassall@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> w=
rote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;borde=
r-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div><span></span=
></div><div><div>Joe Alexander has a very nice mounting kit that I really l=
ike. Check=C2=A0<font style=3D"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)" color=
=3D"#000000"><a dir=3D"ltr" href=3D"http://the-vintage-racer.com/"; style=3D=
"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)" target=3D"_blank">The-vintage-racer.=
com</a></font></div><div><br></div><div>jim<br><br>Fat-thumbed from my iPho=
ne</div><div><div class=3D"h5"><div><br>On May 20, 2016, at 9:53 PM, Dave C=
onnitt &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dconnitt@fuse.net"; target=3D"_blank">dconnitt@=
fuse.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div><p=
 class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Cali=
bri&quot;,sans-serif">Hi John,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-ser=
if">I think my Miata seats were out of a =E2=80=9999. They had speakers in =
the headrest, that I know for sure all though they were pretty much trashed=
 and I ended up replacing them. I used a set of the Patton Machine billet a=
luminum mounting brackets which worked pretty well to mount them. You will =
have to modify the seat tracks as the stock mounting orientation of the bol=
t holes in the seat brackets are on an angle. The mounting kit comes with v=
ery clear instructions so no worries there. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p cla=
ss=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&=
quot;,sans-serif">I have a webpage on installing them on my website <a href=
=3D"http://davestr4a.com"; target=3D"_blank">http://davestr4a.com</a><u></u>=
<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;fo=
nt-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">I think someone else on the list =
has the same mounting kit but I can=E2=80=99t remember who right now.<u></u=
><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;f=
ont-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;C=
alibri&quot;,sans-serif">Dave Connitt<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"M=
soNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,s=
ans-serif"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span s=
tyle=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:<=
/span></b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,s=
ans-serif"> Triumphs [<a href=3D"mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net"; ta=
rget=3D"_blank">mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of=
 </b>Lee&amp;John Howard<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 20, 2016 2:42 PM<br><b=
>To:</b> triumph list list &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net"; t=
arget=3D"_blank">triumphs@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> [TR] Mi=
ata Seats<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></=
u></p><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt">I&#39=
;m scouting for Miata seats for my 65 TR4.=C2=A0 I&#39;ve done the research=
, but can&#39;t quite pin down the model years from which the seats work. H=
as anyone used &#39;90 seats? Or newer than 1999?=C2=A0 I imagine the track=
s change somewhere in there but have no idea when. <u></u><u></u></p></div>=
<div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt">Thanks for your =
help.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">John Howard<u></u>=
<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div>=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div></div></div></blockquo=
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