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[joewf10]

These are the Recaros I'll be putting in. Not sure what they're from, anyone want to take a guess??

The are rover vitesse recaros. I have some in my mini. Will be selling them soon though as I maybe breaking the car.

have you sold theese yet?

[minimaxie]

I've just installed a set of black leather recaro seats from an Audi S3 in my Cooper. Boy are the comfortable! I wasn't sure they'd fit, plus I'm 6'4" so they need to placed properly. Clarke McDonald at McDonald Minis cut the Audi subframes off the seats and fabricated a new frame to match the mini's connection points on the floor. A superb job. There's not much room for back seat passengers but hey ho. What a difference. I may even wire up the built in seat heaters for winter.

These look soooooooo comfortable! Need these in my Cooper!

[Bean]

I've got Mazda MX-5 seats in my van! They're not fitted yet though as we've not made the brackets!

Since my van was stolen, I have no need for these. PM me if you're interested.

(They've got speakers in the headrests and have been upgraded to better JVC versions)

[minimaxie]

Are you talking to me Bean hehe sorry I'm confused.

[joewf10]

I've got Mazda MX-5 seats in my van! They're not fitted yet though as we've not made the brackets!

Since my van was stolen, I have no need for these. PM me if you're interested.

(They've got speakers in the headrests and have been upgraded to better JVC versions)

i would be interested in these, pm me?

[rodandtom]

Lovin those F355 seat but I notice you didnt show how much room there is in the back. They look fantastic though.

RodAndTom

[72clubman]

 7942956358_49b5d05d7b_h.jpg   43.56K   68 downloadsJust trial fitting at the moment, but they look like they're going to be perfect!

[toms]

 7942956358_49b5d05d7b_h.jpg   43.56K   68 downloadsJust trial fitting at the moment, but they look like they're going to be perfect!

What are they from? The look the business!

[72clubman]

 7942956358_49b5d05d7b_h.jpg   43.56K   68 downloadsJust trial fitting at the moment, but they look like they're going to be perfect!

What are they from? The look the business!

They're out of a Porsche 911!

[toms]

Ahhh I thought they looked very porsche. Good find

[ian2000t]

VW guys use 944 seats in Beetles/Campers quite a lot, nice seats!

[72clubman]

I figured they were narrow enough so they may fit and took a punt on ebay. I'm so pleased with them! Navy blue to match the rest of the interior.

[ReggieBoy]

these pictures really dont do the seats justice as there is actually alot of leg room in the back and these seats are so comfortable!

by the way, these seats are from a ford puma, front seats have modified subframes and the back seats fit pretty much straight in..

[mike12345]

does anyone know what rear seats fit in a mini, i understand the alfa romao gtv rear seats fit directly and the ford puma seats, does anyone know any more?

[GlynC]

Hi just been reading through this thread which has really given me some ideas as I am now getting into the rebuild of my mini as all the body works done.
I was looking to maybe get the existing seats re covered but they are the boring 1990 bog standard jobs and the option some of you folks have gone for on here look very good.
Currently I am thinking of getting hold of a cheap set of rover 100/metro seats and possibly getting them recovered if cash allows. It would seem they are the very same seats used in the later coopers which have more about them than my originals . I could have the rears done in the same design then. What appeals is keeping the rears matching if possible to give it an oem look.
Failing that I like the ford puma seats and the bonus that the rear seat goes in too.
Couple of questions, on the metro seats if anyone has done this are they easily fitted or can they be adapted easy?
Same question on the puma seats what is involved in getting them installed and does anyone have any pictures they would email through of how they did it?
I assume it is always best to steer clear of anything with airbags fitted as I guess that would need taking out which is an added problem and not something t be messing around with?

Any pointers appreciated cheers Glyn