"Comfy" seats for spit 1500

[PabloMoorzio]

I've heard about MX5 seats being chucked into spitfires but does anyone know what year MX5 I'd need to be looking for and anything else needed, rails etc..?

 

Any advice appreciated

[RobPearce]

Rebuild the original seats. It's a lot less hassle and you'll discover they were actually quite comfortable.

Otherwise, if anyone has a worn-out driver's side seat base for a Mk4 Spitfire, I'm looking for the wire cage bit to build up instead of ripping apart my current perfectly serviceable one to match the rest of the refurbished set.

[Clive]

11 hours ago, PabloMoorzio said:

I've heard about MX5 seats being chucked into spitfires but does anyone know what year MX5 I'd need to be looking for and anything else needed, rails etc..?

 

Any advice appreciated

I fitted "tombstone" MK1 seats. But not as easy as it sounds, I had to remove foam from the base to reduce height, and even then I was sitting too high in the car depite being a correctly-sized 5'8. Goodness knows how oversized people get on.  The seats were indeed comfy, just too high.

I now have refoamed original seats which are comfy too. And sit me at the correct height.

[Amy Wade]

I would agree with Clive and Rob, stick with the originals, I've seen a couple of Spitfires with MX5 seats & I think they make the car  look odd as the seats appear too tall.

I guess it's a personal thing & it will be up to you if you decide to fit them,  just don't get rid of the originals until you are happy with the results. 

[Nick Jones]

Unless you are short (even very short) the MX5 seats sit you too high and don’t go far enough back.

It is possible, though quite involved to mod the seats to go back further but getting low enough isn’t really possible for a 6’ plus driver at least. 
 

Refurbed OE is like to give best results.

Nick

[PabloMoorzio]

Cheers all. Next Q then, where would you refurb? Tried drivers a couple year ago, made right balls up of it 😁

[Wendy Dawes]

16 hours ago, PabloMoorzio said:

I've heard about MX5 seats being chucked into spitfires but does anyone know what year MX5 I'd need to be looking for and anything else needed, rails etc..?

 

Any advice appreciated

I have a pair of mx5 tombstone seats ready to put in my Herald, not got round to it yet , a job for the winter lay up I think 

[Tim Bancroft]

Another thumbs up for the standard seats. 

MX5 seats just look weird in Spitties!

[McJim]

Not to mention some of their drivers!

Present company excluded.

Jim.

Edited July 28, 2022 by McJim

[RobPearce]

7 hours ago, PabloMoorzio said:

Next Q then, where would you refurb?

I've just done a set for a Mk3 GT6 myself, using the kit from Park Lane. I found it not overly difficult - just follow the instructions carefully.

The ones for my Spitfire I had done professionally by a chap in Cambridge who I'd previously recommended to a well known club member. We are both very happy with the chap's work. Where abouts are you?

[PabloMoorzio]

Manchester, bit far for me that! 😁 

[Ray Nugent]

Got some mx5 seats in my spitfire. 
I live in Manchester if you want you can try my seats see if you like them. 
not to had to fit. 

[PabloMoorzio]

9 hours ago, Ray Nugent said:

Got some mx5 seats in my spitfire. 
I live in Manchester if you want you can try my seats see if you like them. 
not to had to fit. 

You beauty, where abouts are you based boss? Would love to see how they are

[Ray Nugent]

Irlam near 10 mins from Trafford Center 

give us a bell if you want to pop over. 
07771890719. Ray

[PabloMoorzio]

1 hour ago, Ray Nugent said:

Irlam near 10 mins from Trafford Center 

give us a bell if you want to pop over. 
07771890719. Ray

Ledgend. Cheers Raymondo