Seats?

[karter74]

So I'm looking to get replacement seats in my 2000 to give me more comfort/support. This car is 90% daily driver so I'm not sure a fixed back race seat would be appropriate unless someone can convince me otherwise.

First, I have a max budget of $700 for a pair. I was curious as to what people have locally here so I could possible test fit some. My current leather seats are actually in really great shape, but I just find them somewhat uncomfortable for longer trips. I suppose I could recover them and perform a foamectomy to help as this may be the cheapest/most realistic solution.

I also have access to a pair of 95M seats I could get for free, but they would need to be recovered which will cost me $700. The late model high back seats may also be a good option but I've never sat in one.

Other options I found were Bride Gias, the Vios (fixed back, not sure how good they would be for DD), or the Porsche GT3 replica seats (fixed back again, but hey if they came in a street car to begin with, perhaps they could be livable?).

Any and all input is appreciated!

[SirHustlerEsq]

Lotus Elise seats are definitely worthe the money if you can find them.

[trickyrix]

If you've got access to the 95M seats, they're great for a daily - very comfy and they look good too. The Elise seats I've tried weren't something I'd want as a daily driver - thin padding, more of a PITA for ingress/egress, etc etc. But YMMV, as they say.

[fwMiata]

I 2nd 95m seats. I have them and love them. Mine are recovered in black leather.

[SirHustlerEsq]

If you've got access to the 95M seats, they're great for a daily - very comfy and they look good too. The Elise seats I've tried weren't something I'd want as a daily driver - thin padding, more of a PITA for ingress/egress, etc etc. But YMMV, as they say.

Elise and Exige seats are very different. Are you sure there wasn't a mix-up?

[trickyrix]

Hmmm... not sure if they were Elise or Exige, come to think of it... alls I know is that they were Lotus seats.

[Flyin96M]

Hmmm... not sure if they were Elise or Exige, come to think of it... alls I know is that they were Lotus seats.

If they had provisions in the seat to allow the shoulder belts to pass through the seat then they were Exige seats, in not then Elise. I don't remember even the Elise seats being comfy for long periods of time.

[goofygrin]

The 99/00 surfboard seats suck... and a foamectomy, IMO, does not help just to help you with that data point.

I liked the lotus seats (elise) that I had, but that was more of a factor of me being 3" lower than it was in their comfort.

[CosmosMpower]

Lotus Elise seats are definitely worthe the money if you can find them.

If you like to sit on what feels like a wooden board with a thin layer of leather covering it.

[CosmosMpower]

If they had provisions in the seat to allow the shoulder belts to pass through the seat then they were Exige seats, in not then Elise. I don't remember even the Elise seats being comfy for long periods of time.

Could've been Type72 limited edition Elise seats which do have the cutouts. Also lots of people cut out and add grommets for belts.