Bleednipple Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 On 11/27/2021 at 9:50 AM, PaulAnderson said: For perhaps the ultimate go for Ridgard seats but the current range on the web page does not seem to show the recliners that they used to make I just bought a pair of Ridgard seats earlier this year (not for my TR4), at that point the company had only just re-started production and were only making one or two models and I see their website now doesn't have any of the old recliner models. However they did say they were planning to expand the range again so it may be worth checking with them on that. (In my TR4 I have Moss seats that came with the car. They suit me very well, they are more supportive laterally than they look.) Nigel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jase Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 I find my original TR4A seats very comfortable, must be something wrong with me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndyR100 Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Jase said: I find my original TR4A seats very comfortable, must be something wrong with me Nothing wrong with you - you must simply be a perfect match to your seats ....... Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stillp Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 3 hours ago, Jase said: I find my original TR4A seats very comfortable, must be something wrong with me Great, there's two of us then! Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Moltu Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 Seat changes are hardly an irrevocably destructive swap to make and if you are using the car comfort is an issue. I fid the 4A seats and the early 6 seats very comfortable but the other half's back struggles if a passenger for over an hour. Swap to MX5 seats resolved that. The Mk1 & Mk2 MX5 seats fit and there a few variations. You just need the adaptor brackets from the likes of TR Bitz. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Andy Moltu said: You just need the adaptor brackets from the likes of TR Bitz. Or make your own from the drawings on the Technicalities CD. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malbaby Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 Be aware that some MX5 seat runners bolt holes are not symmetrical. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SuzanneH Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 On 11/28/2021 at 10:05 PM, stillp said: Great, there's two of us then! Pete + 2 more nothing at all wrong with TR4A original seats, for approx 300,000 miles and counting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytr5 Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 Had Ridguard seats for years with four point harnesses and roll cage. Bob Ridgaurd even made the passenger seat wider due to my better half breaking her hip. Lovely seats and very comfortable. Wind forward a few years and when strapped in I could not reach the glove box and found (both of us) a tad struggle to get in and out. Took the roll cage out and fitted Mazda seats of which have done 1000s of miles in them. I love my Mazda seats, recline, head rest's, easily transverse front and back. Just love them. Regards Harry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bleednipple Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 8 hours ago, harrytr5 said: Had Ridguard seats for years with four point harnesses and roll cage. Bob Ridgaurd even made the passenger seat wider due to my better half breaking her hip. Lovely seats and very comfortable. Wind forward a few years and when strapped in I could not reach the glove box and found (both of us) a tad struggle to get in and out. Took the roll cage out and fitted Mazda seats of which have done 1000s of miles in them. I love my Mazda seats, recline, head rest's, easily transverse front and back. Just love them. Regards Harry Have done a couple of thousand (rally) miles now in my Ridgards bought at the beginning of this year. They give excellent support they are however quite a 'motorsport' shape with a very pronounced back-slant to the seat cushion. Also I should have ordered them with lumbar support which I will get retro-fitted when I get round to it. They are probably less likely to suit people for multi-purpose use than a more conventional seat will, I suspect. And I'm not sure how well they would work with inertia reel belts (I have harnesses and my seats were made with the appropriate harness slots). Nigel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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