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I also found this guy who apparently imports the same seats but custom orders them with a variety of different cover materials. Cost is a lot more than the ebay PVC and PU "leather" versions but still a lot less than actual recaros. IIRC it's around $1k a pair depending on your choice of options. He markets them specifically to NC miata guys and even has an option to include direct fit brackets for those. A leather+suede pair in an NC2 PRHT club would be an awesome DD.

http://www.motor-o-polis.com/

Look under MX-5 Interior and "R-Style sport seats"
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troyguitar wrote:Looks like we're probably bringing the vibe up next weekend so you can sit in it if you want. It might be too short for you in the shoulders.
Yeah, the Floodrolla is pretty small. I can fit in it for sure, comfortably, but it's pushing the limits of mow much :melon: an econobox can hold.
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troyguitar wrote:Here's the set that I have bookmarked if I can make them fit:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Driver-Passenge ... 5731.m3795

They're about the same weight as stock seats so no weight savings, but comfort level is :mindblown: at least for me. The alternative is these which I know will fit with room to spare:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/152165245795?_t ... fresh=true
:notbad:

They look the part, at least.
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troyguitar wrote:Here's the set that I have bookmarked if I can make them fit:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Driver-Passenge ... 5731.m3795

They're about the same weight as stock seats so no weight savings, but comfort level is :mindblown: at least for me. The alternative is these which I know will fit with room to spare:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/152165245795?_t ... fresh=true
The stock seats suck so much, is love to replace them with the ones you linked.
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Melon wrote:
troyguitar wrote:Here's the set that I have bookmarked if I can make them fit:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Driver-Passenge ... 5731.m3795

They're about the same weight as stock seats so no weight savings, but comfort level is :mindblown: at least for me. The alternative is these which I know will fit with room to spare:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/152165245795?_t ... fresh=true
:notbad:

They look the part, at least.
The stock seats are so shitty, in sure the Chinese ones are fine by comparison.
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Davestr wrote:Holy Shite - Cayman base + PDK = 3.9s 0-60....not bad - http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/201 ... and-driver


Base car reviews well. Id own this. Yellow looks super!

It is kind of crazy how a car with only 300 hp goes 0-60 below 4...
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Detroit wrote:
Melon wrote:
:notbad:

They look the part, at least.
The stock seats are so shitty, in sure the Chinese ones are fine by comparison.
Good news is that it fits...

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Bad news is the only way it'll actually work in the car is to swap them left to right so that the recline handle is on the inside. It takes up the entire lower seatbelt reel's space otherwise.

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It also weighs about the same as stock and ends up with about the same headroom as stock on the manual sliders, likely adding a couple lbs and gaining at most an inch of headroom depending on the exact mounting brackets used. Because of the extra shoulder width, I'm not sure the seat would be able to go far enough back for giants to fit. The combo of attainable leg+head room probably wouldn't be enough for you.

:notsure: at this point.
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troyguitar wrote:
Detroit wrote: The stock seats are so shitty, in sure the Chinese ones are fine by comparison.
Good news is that it fits...

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Bad news is the only way it'll actually work in the car is to swap them left to right so that the recline handle is on the inside. It takes up the entire lower seatbelt reel's space otherwise.

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It also weighs about the same as stock and ends up with about the same headroom as stock on the manual sliders, likely adding a couple lbs and gaining at most an inch of headroom depending on the exact mounting brackets used. Because of the extra shoulder width, I'm not sure the seat would be able to go far enough back for giants to fit. The combo of attainable leg+head room probably wouldn't be enough for you.

:notsure: at this point.
:rage:

Thanks for checking it out, doe.
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Damn, the seats look so good.
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Melon wrote:Damn, the seats look so good.
:dat:

I was hoping they'd be a viable option...
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But if I change seats, I'm going to do so for headroom. Without the bottom springs, the stock seat goes LOW
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Detroit wrote:But if I change seats, I'm going to do so for headroom. Without the bottom springs, the stock seat goes LOW
Yeah, I want headroom more than anything.
I'm fat enough to stick myself in the seats.

:sad:

But, the stock seats are super comfy for long distance cruising.
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Melon wrote:Damn, the seats look so good.
:dat: I want new seats. I'm liking the :mahtroy: posts in this thread. Reclinable black leather for me. At $4xx+ each I might just pass but at $2xx they are a no brainer
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Detroit wrote:
Melon wrote:
:notbad:

They look the part, at least.
The stock seats are so shitty, in sure the Chinese ones are fine by comparison.
This is true. They probably need to be recar-bros or whatever name brand to ensure some level of quality control. The pleather likely wouldn't hold out.
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Melon wrote:
Detroit wrote:But if I change seats, I'm going to do so for headroom. Without the bottom springs, the stock seat goes LOW
Yeah, I want headroom more than anything.
I'm fat enough to stick myself in the seats.

:sad:

But, the stock seats are super comfy for long distance cruising.
Not when you yank the springs for max headroom. At least I can fit with a helmet, doe.
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Detroit wrote:
Melon wrote:
Yeah, I want headroom more than anything.
I'm fat enough to stick myself in the seats.

:sad:

But, the stock seats are super comfy for long distance cruising.
Not when you yank the springs for max headroom. At least I can fit with a helmet, doe.
Yeah... about that...
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Melon wrote:
Detroit wrote: Not when you yank the springs for max headroom. At least I can fit with a helmet, doe.
Yeah... about that...
Such headroom, doe...
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Detroit wrote:
Melon wrote:
Yeah... about that...
Such headroom, doe...
How's the comfort?
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Detroit wrote:
Melon wrote:
Yeah, I want headroom more than anything.
I'm fat enough to stick myself in the seats.

:sad:

But, the stock seats are super comfy for long distance cruising.
Not when you yank the springs for max headroom. At least I can fit with a helmet, doe.
Replace seat cushion with a plywood board because racecar :stig:
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Melon wrote:
Detroit wrote: Such headroom, doe...
How's the comfort?
Not great. You sit inbetween the rails...which isn't the wide and digs into your thighs. It's a great way to gain a bunch of headroom for free, and it's how I have my seat all the time, but comfort is compromised. I bet it could be made comfortable with additional foam, etc. I need to look into it.
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Detroit wrote:
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How's the comfort?
Not great. You sit inbetween the rails...which isn't the wide and digs into your thighs. It's a great way to gain a bunch of headroom for free, and it's how I have my seat all the time, but comfort is compromised. I bet it could be made comfortable with additional foam, etc. I need to look into it.
0/7
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Melon wrote:
Detroit wrote: Not great. You sit inbetween the rails...which isn't the wide and digs into your thighs. It's a great way to gain a bunch of headroom for free, and it's how I have my seat all the time, but comfort is compromised. I bet it could be made comfortable with additional foam, etc. I need to look into it.
0/7
I hate having my head jammed up in the roof more than anything. For me, it's 5/7. No aftermarket seat option comes close to this much headroom.
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