10 replies to this topic

[min ritz ryan]

Hi all. I have purchased a pair of mx5 seats and subframes. But I dont know about how to get around it fitting them in my car, either permanent fixings or being able to flil forward.

Could anybody give me a few pointers or even better a guide on how to fit them, but bearing in mind I can not weld. Thanks

[sam27]

hi i fitted mx5 seats to my mini recently and just made two bits of angle iron to go onto the mx5 subframes and bolt into the standard holes in the cross member they slide and tilt forward perfectly and look ace!

[richw911]

hi i fitted mx5 seats to my mini recently and just made two bits of angle iron to go onto the mx5 subframes and bolt into the standard holes in the cross member they slide and tilt forward perfectly and look ace!

Have you any pics please?

[Wil_h]

You need to fix them permanently reont and rear, to get in the back you can slide the seats forward and inlcine the seat by pulling the handle. Great seats, had them in all my road cars.

Edited by Wil_h, 20 November 2012 - 07:52 AM.

[min ritz ryan]

That look really good/ simple. Thanks. How have you gone about fitting the rear of the subframe?

[min ritz ryan]

Bump

[petey81]

looks like rear of subframe is standard just two brackets at the front in the photo.

[sam27]

i dont have any pictures sorry mate but iv done a simlar thing to wil_h but flattened the front of the subframe and bolted them to some angle iron and made some little box section legs for the back

[mike174]

The other option is get some mini specific seat subframes for base mounted bucket seats and bolt the front on and redrill the rear holes as they won't quite line up (will work on the drivers side but not certain on the passenger side)

[charie t]

Ryan, send me a text! I'll see what we can do

[min ritz ryan]

Ive got a good idea on how to fit them now. But thanks anyway charlie