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Lowering seats?

Postby zz00me » Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:32 am

Hi everyone, new to this site and a new MX5 owner.
I have just got my hands on a 1994 Na MX5.
Having a lot of fun.

Is it possible to lower the seats?
I am 6' 2\" and I find that I sit a little too high.
If I could sit 1-2 inches lower it would be perfect.

I look forward to your shared wisdom.

Thanks guys
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Postby JBT » Sun Aug 05, 2007 8:56 am

No, but you can remove some of the foam from the seat and back rest to give you more room. It's reversible too.

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Postby Adam_NAclubman » Sun Aug 05, 2007 3:33 pm

DONT take the foam out of the seat back. What they fail to tell you is that if you're tall enough to need to remove the foam then the headrest (where you cant remove the foam) sticks out right between your shoulders, which ends up bending your spine every time you drive the bloody car. I really need to pull mine apart again and put the back foam back in it

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Postby ampz » Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:30 pm

Just remove foam from the base. Matty did this on Nessy and it is lower by about 2 inches. I'm 6'2\" and fit with about an inch to the soft top.

My back felt fine after the drive from Melbourne up.
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Postby JBT » Sun Aug 05, 2007 5:32 pm

I took the foam pad out of the back rest and had no problems. In fact, the back of the seat seemed to wrap around better. I will admit it needed a bit of foam near the base of the backrest for lumbar support, but so did the unmodified seat.
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Postby SuperMazdaKart » Sun Aug 05, 2007 5:47 pm

aftermarket seats maybe? or newer MX-5 seats? wingback chairs?
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Postby PUR157 » Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:22 pm

Top Gear anyone?
\"Where are we gunna find wingback chairs to fit in a car?\"
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Postby Curly » Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:56 pm

Heh, that's soooo two seasons ago. :)

Back on topic - any comments on the comfort of 'modified' seats? I'd like to sit lower, even though I'm not particularly tall (5'11\"). I reckon the mx5 seats are among the most comfortable long haul seats I've sat in, so don't want to ruin that.

Suppose I should just suck it and see.

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Postby Adam_NAclubman » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:06 am

JBT wrote:I took the foam pad out of the back rest and had no problems. In fact, the back of the seat seemed to wrap around better. I will admit it needed a bit of foam near the base of the backrest for lumbar support, but so did the unmodified seat.


Oh, yeah the feeling of the seat wrapping around you on the sides is excellent, but the headrest just out an inch or two and is just below my shoulderblades, so I end up slightly hunched when I'm driving. Not good

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Postby JBT » Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:24 am

Curly wrote:Suppose I should just suck it and see.

That's right :wink:. You can always put it back the way you found it.
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Postby redshoes » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:41 am

I guess this is one of the few times that being short (5') is an advantage :D

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Postby bruce » Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:58 pm

Yes, the cushion you put on the seat is totally removable.

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Postby irwin83r » Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:07 pm

i took to the factory foam with a big bread knife and couldnt be happier... i think its a case of what suits the driver... if you tall (as in over 6'6\") then just attack the foam in the base to avoid the problem adam is having.

im 181cm tall (from memory) and ive gone nuts on the base and the back rest but retained some lumber support(very worth while) and i love my seat.. feel like im sittin about 1\" lower and the back rest actually feels better with just foam cut out from as high as i could get of the back rest and very little of the lower parts..

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Postby PUR157 » Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:00 am

Curly wrote:Heh, that's soooo two seasons ago. :)


Wingbacks are NEVER out of season! :mrgreen:
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