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Old Feb 16, 2013 | 03:00 PM
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Has anyone insatalled mazda miata seats in their C3. I am looking at some local to me and it looks reasonable.
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If they are the same as the RX 8 seats, it didn't work for me. I ended up usinf Fiero seats with covers from Mr. Mikes.
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Japanese seats in a C3! That's just wrong.
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Japanese seats in a C3! That's just wrong.
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Fiero seats here!
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Originally Posted by my 76 ray
Japanese seats in a C3! That's just wrong.
but since he is willing to go with seats from a foreign car.........

73C34me check out this thread starting with post #4.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...new-seats.html
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Recaros from a BMW worked for me
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The miata seats as good as any non original sets in m my opinion. I can get these for nearly free, so it is a huge cost savings. I do Like the mustang seats from the referenced link too. Thnx for feedback.
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Originally Posted by dpw21562
If they are the same as the RX 8 seats, it didn't work for me. I ended up usinf Fiero seats with covers from Mr. Mikes.
I like those seats. Was the clearance issue with the seat bottom or the seat back?
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Years ago, I installed a set of bucket seats, high back, into my modified '62 Ford pick-up from a Renault Alliance. A perfect fit and bolted right up to the flat floor. I went through all the American seats in the salvage yard at the time, but they were all SHOT, worn out and beat down. All the foreign seats were in great shape and lookin' good. I was saddened that our American seats didn't hold up like the foreign jobs. I would have gone w/ some Volvo seats, but they wouldn't bolt to the flat floor I had inthe truck. What a shame that our American stuff doesn't get it at toimes. And I'm a die-hard conservative.
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