which seats fit a gold coupe

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Re: which seats fit a gold coupe

Postby manifold » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:10 pm

...too heavy!
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Re: which seats fit a gold coupe

Postby Stuart » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:14 pm

manifold wrote:...too heavy!


Hey I've just shed 15 kg so I can have a bit of comfort :D
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Re: which seats fit a gold coupe

Postby manifold » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:20 pm

15KG! You will need to shed more than that. them Rover 220 seats I had weighed a ton....and I bet they are not far behind with all their elastic trickery and airbags.
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Re: which seats fit a gold coupe

Postby Stuart » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:32 pm

manifold wrote:15KG! You will need to shed more than that. them Rover 220 seats I had weighed a ton....and I bet they are not far behind with all their elastic trickery and airbags.


They're supposed to weigh just 14.7 kg each, not Tillett light but reasonable, just a shame they're so dear.
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Re: which seats fit a gold coupe

Postby manifold » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:41 pm

14kg? I bet they aren't. Theres a steel base in there. Bound to be more.....and the air bag stuff must weigh a bit too.
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Re: which seats fit a gold coupe

Postby lankyjames » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:17 am

Almost won a set of Smart ForTwo seats this weekend, missed out on a bargain but I really ought to sort the sunroof leak first!
They have two styles;
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I haven't looked at any measurements but assumed they would be slim enough, flat enough on the base and mountings to accept the high back and they fold completely flat too.. (how this is useful I have no idea!)

They certainly look smart, pair went locally for £32 but it was either a dark pattern blue, or a bright gray. I would rather like some of the above cloth or leather variants!
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Re: which seats fit a gold coupe

Postby Stuart » Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:28 am

Smart seats are massive James, the roadster ones are the better shape for a Midas, but I still think the top of the seat could end up wedged on the headlining in a MK 2.
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Re: which seats fit a gold coupe

Postby lankyjames » Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:50 am

They look as big as MX5 seats in the photos to me, I should've bought the cheap ones to test fit. I agree they are certainly taller than most chairs but a bit of back support would be good!
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Re: which seats fit a gold coupe

Postby Stuart » Mon Dec 17, 2012 1:42 pm

I asked the seller of these seats how tall they are from floor to head rest top, and his reply was 93 cm, I've not checked my car, but that's taller than any seats I have.

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Re: which seats fit a gold coupe

Postby lankyjames » Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:38 pm

I'll break out the tape measure when I get home. 1m could be tight but also sounds too small to physically fit me in haha
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