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    that are really accurate?

    I did the bathroom scale deal on my STS2 Miata's seats, and after comparing to another person's seat, think I'm too heavy by 3 or 4 pounds each

    looking for postal scales or similar that are big enough to put a seat on that is supposed to weigh 25#
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    Quote Originally Posted by nealb View Post
    that are really accurate?

    I did the bathroom scale deal on my STS2 Miata's seats, and after comparing to another person's seat, think I'm too heavy by 3 or 4 pounds each

    looking for postal scales or similar that are big enough to put a seat on that is supposed to weigh 25#
    I have one I use for my web-based business (selling electronic components)... It'll do up to 70 lbs. It's digital and accurate.

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    great

    I'll get with you after the last autocross weekend (Nov 10-11)

    that's when I'll bring the car to the house for winter projects
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    Take it to a Kinkos and tell them you need to know the shipping weight...
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    Raymond

    let me know when would be a good time to get together so I can weigh those seats

    thnx
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    Quote Originally Posted by nealb View Post
    that are really accurate?

    I did the bathroom scale deal on my STS2 Miata's seats, and after comparing to another person's seat, think I'm too heavy by 3 or 4 pounds each

    looking for postal scales or similar that are big enough to put a seat on that is supposed to weigh 25#
    Then just shave 3 or 4 pounds, no, better make it 5. I have customers who routinely guesstimate the weight of their shipments and are off by hundreds, sometimes thousands of pounds. Sometimes too much over, sometimes too much under. There's no penalty if you underestimate and it is corrected later, at least not with any carriers I'm familiar with.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cam76034 View Post
    Then just shave 3 or 4 pounds, no, better make it 5. I have customers who routinely guesstimate the weight of their shipments and are off by hundreds, sometimes thousands of pounds. Sometimes too much over, sometimes too much under. There's no penalty if you underestimate and it is corrected later, at least not with any carriers I'm familiar with.

    can't take a chance at being protested and found illegal

    seat must weigh 25# including mounting hardware

    got to be on the money or slightly heavy, but don't want to be too heavy
    2009 MX-5 STR and track toy
    2003 Z06 -- Not a Miata, but 3200# and 400 RWHP is fun
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    Late tonight... or tomorrow night... or sometime Saturday.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nealb View Post
    can't take a chance at being protested and found illegal

    seat must weigh 25# including mounting hardware

    got to be on the money or slightly heavy, but don't want to be too heavy
    zing! missed that one. I thought you were shipping it.

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