Mk1 and Mk2.5 Seats - Interchangeable?

[Fruitcake]

Chaps and chepettes,

It may be a bit of an obvious question but are Mk1 and Mk2.5 seats interchangeable?

There's some changing going on over at our gaff and was just pondering the practicalities of it before I end up torque-wrntching my nuts off, as it were.

Can anyone provide the info?




Edited for Spammy spelling.

Edited by Fruitcake on Sunday 23 November 21:56

[maz8062]

Yep

[hcanning]

I want some mk2/2.5 seats

[Fruitcake]

maz8062 said:

Yep

Nicely done.

Thank you.

[DennisTheMenace]

as previously said .... yep

Floorpans are the same

[Fruitcake]

Good stuff, though I suspect I'll be staying with the ones that give me a bad back

[OnlyMX5ives]

Some complain the Mk2 / 2.5 seats are too high, I find it varies seat to seat so check before buying.

[MX-5 Lazza]

I thought it was just Mk2.5 seats - especially the heated leather ones. Mk2 seats are the same as UK Mk1 seats with separate headrests...

[OnlyMX5ives]

I've found big variences between identical yr cars even Mk1's.

Differences of at least an inch which is a lot if you're 6' +

[MX-5 Lazza]

OnlyMX5ives said:

Differences of at least an inch which is a lot if you're 6' +

Tell me about it! That's why I've swapped my lovely comfortable heated leather Mk2.5 seats for Elise S2 seats

[Fruitcake]

I'm 5'6" so don't have the headroom problem but would ideally like to sit lower. Having sampled my brother's 2.5 seats, they're the last thing I want to put in.

It seems like he's the same and is looking at a trackday seat from a Mk1 to fit his car.

I'll keep my eye on ebay.

[MX-5 Lazza]

Elise seats are pretty good...

[ricksaxby]

As are Sparco Sprints!

[Fruitcake]

MX-5 Lazza said:

Elise seats are pretty good...

Yeah I've been pondering putting one of these in (if I can get away with just the one).

Are they hard to put in or can you make use of the original runners?

Love the Sparco ones but bet they cost a bomb

[MX-5 Lazza]

Mine are on original runners. Just takes a bit of mechanical thought to mount them.

[phil_cardiff]

So seats from a mk2.5 or mk1 can fit a mk2 and vice-versa? This could be handy as my driver's seat looks worse for wear and it's £300 for a lether retrim.

[MX-5 Lazza]

Yep, all years fit in all years (Mk1/2/2.5).
The only think to beware of is that earlier Mk1s had the seat-belt stalk attached to the transmission tunnel whereas later Mk1s onwards had them attached to the runners. I don't think this would cause a problem swapping seats onto your own cars runners though.