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#631 I hate Brian

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Posted 27 July 2020 - 06:57 PM

Has anyone managed to fit the New Mini (BMW) seats in a classic mini ??



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Posted 27 July 2020 - 08:39 PM

If you look up on this page 5 and 7 posts back you can see examples



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Posted 28 July 2020 - 11:32 AM

Hi they don't look like BMW seats to me ?



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Posted 28 July 2020 - 08:50 PM

BMW Mini or Bini if you prefer (not a Beemer BMW)



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Posted 28 July 2020 - 08:51 PM

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Posted 25 September 2020 - 04:36 PM

Sparco EVO L QRT bucket seats ,They are a tight fit but they do fit , hope this helps anyone looking ?

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Posted 30 October 2020 - 05:41 PM

Mazda Miata (MX5) dyed red to match the rest of the interior. 

 

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Posted 31 October 2020 - 09:30 AM

The MX5 and Porsche tombstone are nice in proportion in a mini, slim on the seat back so still gives impression of space in the cabin.

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Posted 17 November 2020 - 05:12 PM

I have seats out of an 88 or 89 Honda CRX .. they work relatively well. I wouldnt mind getting my hands on a set of 1991 Honda Prelude Si seats as they are equally narrow with good bolsters AND lumbar support



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Posted 17 November 2020 - 05:39 PM

I have seats out of an 88 or 89 Honda CRX .. they work relatively well. I wouldnt mind getting my hands on a set of 1991 Honda Prelude Si seats as they are equally narrow with good bolsters AND lumbar support

 

I drive a 5th gen Prelude as my daily driver, and have to agree, they are fantastic seats! Very similar in shape to the classic Recaro LX/LS which a few members have successfully fitted.  



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Posted 17 November 2020 - 10:34 PM

Just managed to get some elise seats. Will report back

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Posted 18 November 2020 - 10:10 AM

Just managed to get some elise seats. Will report back


I'd think they'd work well, I found the seats in my VX220 very comfortable, I did over 34,500 miles in 13 months in mine!

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Posted 18 November 2020 - 04:57 PM

I had an elise s2 and liked it. Will see if they fit in a pick up though

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Posted 22 November 2020 - 05:46 PM

To anyone who's fitted the Alfa GTV front seats, did you make up a completely custom subframe? Or would something like an off-the-shelf Cobra locking subframe be usable (perhaps with some minor tweaks)? I'm eyeing up a set of the GTV seats for my daily driven '91 mini but I don't really have the tools or capability to make my own frames. Any advice is greatly appreciated!



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Posted 13 December 2020 - 05:08 PM

Mazda Miata (MX5) dyed red to match the rest of the interior. 

 

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What do you have to get the MX5 seats to fit? 

Is it a custom subframe?






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