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...and Spitfire Graveyard? So I managed to track some down at Spitfire Graveyard after ringing back over a few weeks. I have now stumbled on a new peculiar issue... My spit is a Mk3 according to chassis number, a very late one having been registered after the mk3 stopped production, however I have just taken the existing after market seats out that the previous owner fitted. Weirdly the Mk3 seat runners do not fit, I have a pair of mk4 seat runners which I checked out of curiosity and they do fit. So it appears my mk3 has a mk4 floor plan...has anyone else come across anything like this? I'm now thinking I have 3 real options to get the mk3 seats in the car. Get a custom fixed bracket fabricated to bolt the seats to the mk4 holes. Get the mk3 rails modified to fit the mk4 holes, they are about 1inch wider and several longer so a plate welded to the runners may work? I could possibly get the mk4 runners modified to fit the mk3 seats. I don't want to drill new holes as they floor already has two sets with the mk4 and aftermarket holes! Any advice appreciated! Cheers, Andy

Excellent, I'll get a set ordered then! Thank you for everyone's review!

Hi all, I had the pleasure of a unplanned 3 wheel stop a while back and whilst I know a lot more about the whole set up now and I regularly oil the trunnions I can't say I have complete faith in them not to fail at some point.  I was looking at the canley classic trunnionless kits as a upgrade but I can't really find much in the way of reviews online. Has anyone got experience with these kits? Are they worth it? Cheers!

Spitfire.   Last time I checked with spitbitz they only had MK4 onwards runners, will check again just in case!

Evening all, I've acquired some MK3 seats and had them reupholstered however getting hold of any runners seem to be like finding unicorn faeces! I can't seem to find any mention of alternatives. I was thinking the easiest option would be to get some plates fabricated and to bolt them in a fixed position. Does anyone have any experience with this problem?

I know this is a old thread but I don't suppose you got anywhere with your seat runner fabrication did you Greta?   Cheers, Andy