Anyone tried installing recaro seats into Miatas?

[Paul B]

The LS Recaro seats don't really fit a Miata if you are over 5'6". The shoulder bolster will contact the body if you move it back far enough to get the legroom desired.

The Lotus Elise seats similarly have fitting issues. Yes, they fit the car. Yes, they fit low enough to get some headroom. But, if you are so tall you NEED the headroom, you won't like what they do with your legroom. They gain that headroom by pushing your hips forward, placing your knees around the steering wheel.

There are some shell-style racing seats that fit. And others that fit with a little massage to some of the soft interior panels (no metal cutting). But if you are fairly tall, and want to fit inside the car with a helmet, then you will most likely be cutting off the stock seat mounting humps to get the seat to fit properly.

My experience with my lotus seats are much different from yours. I'm 6'1". I feel the lotus seats put you in the perfect spot.

Don't mean to derail the thread.