baddriver Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 Hey guys, my seat has always been a little uncomfortable, and I wanted to replace it, but the other day it actually broke! so I guess the time has come. I'm not that big of a guy, but I guess these seats just weren't ment to take a lot of abuse. Anyway, I was sure I'd seen some writeups on putting miata seats in your car somewhere, but my search came up pretty empty, so I've got a few questions 1. Where are you getting your seats and what do they cost used? 2. How much trouble is it to install the miata seats? 3. I know some miata seats come with speakers in the headrest, do they all have speakers? 4. Didn't we used to have an interior forum for this stuff? Or am I getting my Z sites confused? I figured this or the non-tech board was the closest fit. my car's a 260z, and I have been looking for a place to put some front channel speakers....... EDIT: I found what I was looking for here: http://www.hybridz.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=22230&highlight=miata+seats Looks like there is nothing to it, Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 Try doing a search from the home page. That way you can search all forums at once. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maichor Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 I got mine on eBay from a 2000 miata. Nice leather for $400. I think one of my album pics shows them from behind. If not go here: http://photos.yahoo.com/maichor75104 I had to make my own mounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mas28O Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 I paid $125 from ebay for some black cloth miata seats. I just bolted the Z seat sliders on the Miata seats and then they bolted in. The Miata seat fits very nice in the Z. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAlford Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 This is a picture of my Recaro seats. http://waskomtexas.com/zcar/re_car/seats.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 I'm interested in knowing which miata seats had speakers. Also how were the speakers connected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baddriver Posted October 10, 2003 Author Share Posted October 10, 2003 Hey guys, thanks for the answers. It sounds like it's a pretty easy install. TomoHawk: The speakers are an option, so not all the seats will have them, but E-bay seems to always have a few listed. I think all years had this option. Oh, there are right and left speakers in each seat, I think they just have a 3 pin connector coming out the back, left, right, ground. I'm going to try to locate the seats locally though, to save the shipping. With over 1 million Miatas produced, it shouldn't be hard to find some! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 The miata seats would be a good alternative to installing speakers on an older Z, because they don't really have any place for the speakers to mount. Mine has 2-4" ones under the rear quarter windows, and the old rusted wires don't let the amps get to the speakers, or maybe they are too old to make loud sounds. In either case, a fresh receiver and wires would do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAlford Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 I have 4 small speaker behind the seats. http://waskomtexas.com/zcar/re_car/woofers.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 You still have your hearing?? I didn't have that much air flow since I was in a rock band in high school! I bet you could reverse those things out the back and get another 5 mph due to "Jet power." I prefer smaller speakers to show off the full-range of classic rock-n-roll music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAlford Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 I also have shakers under the seats, high range and mid range speakers. Also we just installed a DVD/CD radio with surround sound, a TFT LCD monitor in place of the rear view mirror and a color video camera looking back so we can see out the back. Watching a DVD movie that has a lot of base is a great experence in our car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Dude, You need to be watching what's in front of you, not what's on the video screen. I think video screens should be outlawed unless they are placed WAY behind the driver's seat, so there's no way the driver can be distracted or look away from traffic. It's just like damned cell phones- no place for them in the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAlford Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Hey, Lighten up. You sound like my wife. The monitor is for looking out the back, since the speaker wall blocks the rear view mirror. The DVD's are only for when I am parked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FinalRights Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 BAlford,how well do the bottom two speakers sit in place? Does the 280zx have the same mini-trunk that the 300zx has? If so,is that where they sit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAlford Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 The original speakers do not exist. I had in mind puting one speaker on the voice modual for it alone. http://waskomtexas.com/zcar/re_car/woofers.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two40MuscleZ Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 BD: I have a pair of Miata cloth seats with two (2) speakers in each headrest that fit nicely into my 2nd '72 240Z. Seats are very similar to fit, feel and comfort to the stock Z seats. They mount up easily to the stock position. As for the quality of speakers...so/so. Not a lot of power, but if listening to soft music while crusing, the stock ones are fine. You can replace them and enlarge the cutouts if you desire. They come prewired and the harness comes out under the seat for easy install. For the most part they are addiquite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 what year maita seats have the speakers in them? what colors did mazda offer them in? i wouldnt mind a pair of those in bright red leather or cloth mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two40MuscleZ Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Mike: Can't really tell you other than late model. I Bought them from a friend who no longer lives in the area! Sorry about that. VAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 oh tahts ok.. you have any pics? mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two40MuscleZ Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 I will go ahead and take a few of them and send them to you. VAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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