search | help | calendar | games | forum home » Hello Spec Miata Community » Spec Miata Archives » Garage 2002-2009 » 17" Ultra Shield Seat Question Email this page to someone! | Subscribe To Topic   Author Topic: 17" Ultra Shield Seat Question WRX.357 Member Region: Northeast Year : 1996 Posts: 42 Status: Offline posted         Will a 17 inch Ultrashield Spec Miata seat fit in a '96 without taking a sledge hammer to the transmission tunnel? jbenoit28 Member Region: CFR Car #: 28 SMIM: . Posts: 249 Status: Offline posted         Yes you don't need a sledge hammer, just a torch and a welder Ask Jeff w/Autotechnik about it. They did mine on sliders and it's down right spacious. Joe -------------------- What does this button do?? Keith in WA Pack Fodder Region: NWR / Oregon Car #: 88 Year : 95 Posts: 2000 Status: Offline posted         A 16" USRP seat mounted on 3/16" steel attached to the stock seat mounts takes a bit of "massaging" to fit. My door bars go out about as far as you can put them without them being nerf bars so you can't get the seat much further from the tunnel. A 17" will take about an inch more massaging. Depends how tall you are I suppose. I worked with my cage builder a fair bit to make the most clearance. If you're shorter than 6' you can go higher and get more clearance. If not, grab the welder or... -------------------- Keith Novak (Will work for tires) W. Bonsell Member Region: NWR/Oregon Car #: #26 Year : 1991 Posts: 334 Status: Offline posted         Make sure a 17 is what you really need. I am 5'10 and WAS 243 and fit comfortably in a Ultra Shield 16 mounted on steel runners mounted to stock seat mounts. I would have found a 17 to be too large and also ditto for a Kirkey 17. Bill -------------------- William Bonsell SCCA/ICSCC #26 SM/ITA Todd Greene Member Region: Alabama Car #: 86sm Year : 1995 Posts: 67 Status: Offline posted         I have a 17" Kirkey. Instead of re-shaping the floor of the car, I cut part of the seat bottom to fit the floor. Part of the seat cover sits directly against the tunnel and the rocker panel. It's an Intermediate, so it has plenty of padding over the floor. Todd Printer-friendly view of this topic | Subscribe To Topic Hop To: Select a Forum:   Category: SpecMiata.com -------------------- Spec Miata Spec Miata Garage Spec Miata Rules & Competition Spec Miata Competition Tires Spec Miata Safety Spec Miata Setup Guide Spec Miata Data Acquisition NASA PTE/E3 Spec Miata to FProd SMulators Spec Miata Frequently Asked Questions Showroom Spec Miata Pro Miata Spec Miata Enduro Spec Miata Virtual Swap Meet SMTV Back Fire Announcements   Category: Spec Miata Archives -------------------- Spec Miata 2001-2009 Garage 2002-2009   Category: Sports Car Club of America -------------------- SCCA North-East SCCA South-East SCCA Great Lakes SCCA Central SCCA Mid-West SCCA South-West SCCA Rocky Mountain SCCA North Pacific SCCA San Francisco Region SCCA South Pacific   Category: National Auto Sport Association -------------------- NASA Discussion NASA Northeast NASA Southeast NASA Central NASA Midwest NASA Northwest NASA Southwest   Category: Mid Western Council -------------------- MWC Discussion

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