Madaboutmx5s
12-24-2014, 05:55 AM
Rather fitting that this order from Nakamae I placed a few months ago arrived at my home today.
The story begins towards the start of the year when I started looking at bucket seats for my Pitcrew build. I asked my friend/supplier in Japan if Nakamae would still do their Type R seat. In my opinion the Nakamae Type R seat is the ultimate classic bucket seat for a roadster. It combines Japanese quality build with classic styling and having been designed by Nakamae bolt straight to MX5 runners and sit you just right in a MX5 (neither too low or too high like some aftermarket seats).
I had looked on the Nakamae website and noticed they were discontinued and the sadly response back was Nakamae had stopped making the seats.
Instead I went in another direction seats wise but continued to look on Yahoo for suitable Nakamae seats but found none in the S/R/LE Limited red I needed for my S Limited Pitcrew roadster. I have been in the MX5 game too long but was always admired Phatmiata's build threads from back in the day on Miata.net with these seats so great to own a similar set now.
Over the year I continued to get parts in from my friend/supplier in Japan and shared back the build thread on the Pitcrew roadster which Nakamae continued to supply parts for.
Moving the story to completion a few months ago I again asked if Nakamae would do me a classic bucket seat and this time to my delight and surprise was told Nakamae would do a special order and make me a set of Nakamae Type R seats in the correct red for a S/R/LE Limited. A order was quickly placed and I patiently waited for them to be made.
They left Japan a few weeks ago but 1 turned up quickly while the other go delayed in UK customs but today both arrived home together.
In the box.
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn216/madaboutmx5s/P1010159_zps1a5e58bf.jpg
Out of the box.
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn216/madaboutmx5s/P1010160_zpsf51aafa1.jpg
Wrapping off and the spare seat runners I had fitted.
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn216/madaboutmx5s/P1010161_zps867fac56.jpg
Headrests fitted ready to go in the car.
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn216/madaboutmx5s/P1010163_zps826031a4.jpg
And they will be going in the Pitcrew so the red leather Kelvar recaros will be going up for sale in the new year unless they go in the R Limited which is basically a MK1 RS Limited and I create a R Limited +
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn216/madaboutmx5s/pitcrew061220143_zps5c5e75b5.jpg
The story begins towards the start of the year when I started looking at bucket seats for my Pitcrew build. I asked my friend/supplier in Japan if Nakamae would still do their Type R seat. In my opinion the Nakamae Type R seat is the ultimate classic bucket seat for a roadster. It combines Japanese quality build with classic styling and having been designed by Nakamae bolt straight to MX5 runners and sit you just right in a MX5 (neither too low or too high like some aftermarket seats).
I had looked on the Nakamae website and noticed they were discontinued and the sadly response back was Nakamae had stopped making the seats.
Instead I went in another direction seats wise but continued to look on Yahoo for suitable Nakamae seats but found none in the S/R/LE Limited red I needed for my S Limited Pitcrew roadster. I have been in the MX5 game too long but was always admired Phatmiata's build threads from back in the day on Miata.net with these seats so great to own a similar set now.
Over the year I continued to get parts in from my friend/supplier in Japan and shared back the build thread on the Pitcrew roadster which Nakamae continued to supply parts for.
Moving the story to completion a few months ago I again asked if Nakamae would do me a classic bucket seat and this time to my delight and surprise was told Nakamae would do a special order and make me a set of Nakamae Type R seats in the correct red for a S/R/LE Limited. A order was quickly placed and I patiently waited for them to be made.
They left Japan a few weeks ago but 1 turned up quickly while the other go delayed in UK customs but today both arrived home together.
In the box.
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn216/madaboutmx5s/P1010159_zps1a5e58bf.jpg
Out of the box.
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn216/madaboutmx5s/P1010160_zpsf51aafa1.jpg
Wrapping off and the spare seat runners I had fitted.
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn216/madaboutmx5s/P1010161_zps867fac56.jpg
Headrests fitted ready to go in the car.
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn216/madaboutmx5s/P1010163_zps826031a4.jpg
And they will be going in the Pitcrew so the red leather Kelvar recaros will be going up for sale in the new year unless they go in the R Limited which is basically a MK1 RS Limited and I create a R Limited +
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn216/madaboutmx5s/pitcrew061220143_zps5c5e75b5.jpg