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Postby Ajay » Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:47 pm

hey guys..

im after some replacement seats.. i know s2000 seats fit..

but what others cars fit?.. do BMW Z3 seats fit?
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Postby Ajay » Thu Jun 21, 2007 3:11 pm

also!..

anyone with an import roadster

do your seats have speakers in the BASE of the seat not the headrests?..

if so has anyone got a picture of these?? id love to see how they are mounted

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Postby deez » Thu Jun 21, 2007 3:32 pm

If you're after some cheap buckets like me you can consider Justjap seats :P I know some guys on here have got them in their 5's...they're ADR approved as well so despite being cheap knockoffs, they're safe knockoffs :mrgreen:

http://www.justjap.com/parts_nseats.htm

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Postby mx_adam » Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:07 pm

Hey! I've got an import roadster and the speakers are in the headrests. they are 50mm x 90mm (about the same size as a business card) and each one has its own little plastic \"speaker box\" which is screwed into a cutout in the foam. Gotta say that you shouldn't expect too much in the way of quality from these speakers (no bass) but its hany when you've got the top down to get that extra bit of volume 8) [/img]

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Postby Juffa » Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:43 pm

In some MX-5 markets mazda installed a higher end sound system. It was called the Mazda Sensory Sound System. Built into the seats were something akin to woofers, which could be controlled from the headunit. I always poo pooed the concept until I drove one of John Hewitt's Miatas in Washington state last year. This particular car had this system installed and I was surprised for the clarity and depth of sound from a factory system.

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Postby Ajay » Fri Jun 22, 2007 12:10 am

yeah i have the headrest speakers.. ive upgraded mine to 4\" as most poeple do.. i just found it facinating that my cousins import had these speakers in the base of the seat.. i noticed on the original head unit he has on ebay that there is an actual control for the seat speakers

you can see in the pic.. either choose headrest or base of seat sound

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Mx5-Eunos-Roadst ... dZViewItem

i want these :( lol
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Postby kula » Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:20 am

ive got a pair of MOMO START buckets id let go cheap..

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Postby Andy Wana » Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:55 am

kula wrote:ive got a pair of MOMO START buckets id let go cheap..


deez might be interested in these ... he is looking to replace his seats with bucket ones.
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Postby deez » Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:34 am

Haha thanks Andy.. PM sent to kula
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Postby mx_adam » Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:39 am

Heres a pic I took thismorning. Standard headrest speakers from '89 enuos raodster. I'd be interested to see any pics of a 4inch upgrade if anyone has one.

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Postby Ajay » Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:59 pm

if you click the pic in my sig you can see the mod i did with 4\" fusion speakers..

i want someone to post a pic of the seats in the base of the import seats!.. :D

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Postby Garry » Fri Jun 22, 2007 3:17 pm

The things that go in the seat base aren't regular looking speakers. They are about 110mm in diameter and about 20mm deep. All they do is vibrate the seat with the bass and trick your body into thinking there is more bass. Unlike a subwoofer they dont actually make any noise. Jaycar used to sell them and they were called bass shakers or something. I'm not sure if they are still around, it's very old technology that didn't really catch on.
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Postby Ajay » Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:02 pm

arr thats clever! thanks for that garry

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Postby Okibi » Sun Jun 24, 2007 12:50 am

Yeah alpine make \"Bass Shakers\", exactly as Gary said, I think they were more than a fad

unless you want seats that vibrate? :shock:
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Postby Ajay » Sun Jun 24, 2007 12:53 pm

nah the sub does that enough lol.. i actually thought they were proper speakers!.. dont really want them now lol
thanks for your help guys
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