front seats that fit a mini saloon
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I happen to have 2 pairs of seats I know fit nicely in a Mini. And they happen to be for sale. ...just sayin'
I thought the high bolsters on the door-side of the Newtons would wear out immediately, and they might have. But the door-bars take all the wear-and-tear and the bolsters are still looking great.
I wouldn't mind having a driver's side headrest—maybe attached to the rollcage? I broke my back a while ago and have a C-spine fusion and some screws and a metal plate in my neck. If I ever get rear-ended, my neck will snap like a stale breadstick.
EDIT: the faux Cobras and Kirkeys have been sold.
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I also wanted some decent seats that could flip forward to stuff a kid in the back if necessary. Newton Commercial makes some very nice looking seats but way out of the $800 budget for a pair of new front seats in Black Vinyl. Any input on these Corbeau Spot seats for a Mini Mk III would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
My first pair of seats had head rests and did not flip forward enough to easily get in the back seat. The headless Newtons and the tiny Corbeau buckets were easier to flip forward.
Keep in mind you will also need to buy bases for whatever you purchase.
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I also wanted some decent seats that could flip forward to stuff a kid in the back if necessary. Newton Commercial makes some very nice looking seats but way out of the $800 budget for a pair of new front seats in Black Vinyl. Any input on these Corbeau Spot seats for a Mini Mk III would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Lets keep this one going just a little longer. These are mine. Not for the large of backside but very comfortable none the less.
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Leather & heated seats with lumbar support!!!!
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my initial idea was to get an inexpensive comfortable seat to fit the mini. There are tons of Acura's in the boneyards, and they recline, are articulated, and are comfy. Most of all, they fit the MK 3+ and if you can weld, you've got a cheap replacement.
If you're gonna recover an old seat from another beast, you're already spending too much, and missed my point.
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I happen to have 2 pair of seats I know fit nicely in a Mini. And they happen to be for sale. ...just sayin'
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I am just in the process of fitting a pair of Sunbeam Alpine IV seats or also known as microcell seats , we have had to make frames to go onto the standard mini seat mounts they were fitted to works cars in the sixties and they fit the period of the car , 1963 , and having owned both a Tiger and an S4 Alpine I know they are going to be very comfortable once they are retrimed and the bits are available from Sunbeam Specialities in CA how good is that!!
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Agreed....cloth is the better choice.
Leather is hot and cold and doesn't really add to comfort.
Pleather is also hot and cold...and cracks...
Fabric is cooler in the heat and warmer in the cold....and is grippy in turns.
Fitting leather Acura seats may make you feel better about yourself....but are impractical in reality
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Thank you Malsal, that is a good suggestion.
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I can't give you advice on your seat choice as i have never used them, that being said Corbeau has been around years so the product should be decent. The problem i have seen with a lot of Mini's is due to their size when you install bigger seats with higher backs and headrests they sometimes take over the whole interior and look way too big for the car. Due to the fact of cost @ $700 and that you have all the dimensions of the seats you are looking to buy i would make a life size carboard pattern to see how well they really fit in a MK 1 Mini with door pockets, i have seen some where they touch in the middle and are too high to tilt forward for rear access. Just my thoughts.
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Has anyone tried the Corbeau Sport Seat?
//www.minimania.com/part/COR90010/Corbeau-Seat---Sport-Seat-Black-Vinyl---Pair
I think going with an original seat looks nice, but I think I want something that offers more support. I like the looks of the Corbeau and it will probably fit my 36" waist better than buckets. It would be going in an early Mk1 with the fixed welded seat mounts.
I would like to have decent access to the back seats with whatever I end up using. I thought these would be good as it looks like they can be flipped forward?
I have no idea where the trashed seats I have now came from, they are bolted in the back. Nothing salvageable from them.
Thanks, Robb
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@ N.J.
How much did it end up costing you for the brackets and can you get another set? I am thinking of going this way on my car. I used to drive a 93 Acura Integra and I always did love the seats.
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just installed some acura integra seats into my MK3 today. I had to fab some zinc plated 1.5" steal bars to extend the width of the Corbeau seat brackets. those seat brackets sits a bit higher than stock, but overall size of the seat fit very nicely. I thought these would be wider, but turns out to be about the same width as the original morris seats.
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I have aftermarket Honda Prelude race seats in my mini
But I don't have a back seat
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Lets keep this one going just a little longer. These are mine. Not for the large of backside but very comfortable none the less.
What kind are those and what did you use for rails?
Do you have any problems with the seat belts?
They look nice.
They're Newton Commercial Classic buckets. Newton supplies them with the direct fit rails. Seat belts work fine. The only complaints I would have for them is getting in and out you really need to slide the seat back to get in and out and the price $$$. I made one alteration to the rail so the front of the drivers seat would sit a little lower, other than that they're really comfortable.
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Lets keep this one going just a little longer. These are mine. Not for the large of backside but very comfortable none the less.
What kind are those and what did you use for rails?
Do you have any problems with the seat belts?
They look nice.