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From a safety standpoint, I've never been comfortable in my BN2 seats for their lack of head rests. Then about 2 months ago I had 5 cervical vertebrae fused and a bunch of titanium bits implanted. The headrests became a "need to have" more than a " like to have".... I could detail the saga of my search but would rather take a poke in the eye than recount how much time and disappointment were involved. Suffice it to say I gave up on " period looking" seats; shy of building a custom seat which was out of my price point. My " do it yourself" attitude has fizzled a bit. I also wasn't interested in buying junk seats that needed a full refurbishment. Call me picky. I hope not too many think they are fugly. The whole thing is reversable for someone down the line if they want.
While looking for the usual stuff I scroll Craigslist for I saw a local set of black leather seats in fine shape for $450 for the pair. They were out of a Mercedes 2000 SLK. After looking that up to see what a 2000 SLk was, I thought it would be worth a local drive to see if they might fit. It is very difficult to find dimensions for OEM seats unless you get into the owner forums and happen to luck out. These seats were perfect. No bulky motorized parts involved but had 3 way manual adjustments and an almost flat set of mounting rails that I made flat in about 10 minutes with a cutoff wheel and hammer. When adjusted all the way down they are actually a tad lower than the factory Healey seats, although that is adjustable by your foam thickness but once lowered you can't raise them. The seats are heavy. I didn't weigh them but they are probably 10 pounds heavier than the OEM Healey seats. The bonus is that they just fit under my hard top. I was prepared to modify the headrests if I needed a bit of clearance but I don't need to do that. There would not be room behind the seats unless the seats are all the way forward for the folded up soft top and obviously my tonneau cover would need to be modified. Here is a photo and Im glad to talk to anyone who might have questions.
While looking for the usual stuff I scroll Craigslist for I saw a local set of black leather seats in fine shape for $450 for the pair. They were out of a Mercedes 2000 SLK. After looking that up to see what a 2000 SLk was, I thought it would be worth a local drive to see if they might fit. It is very difficult to find dimensions for OEM seats unless you get into the owner forums and happen to luck out. These seats were perfect. No bulky motorized parts involved but had 3 way manual adjustments and an almost flat set of mounting rails that I made flat in about 10 minutes with a cutoff wheel and hammer. When adjusted all the way down they are actually a tad lower than the factory Healey seats, although that is adjustable by your foam thickness but once lowered you can't raise them. The seats are heavy. I didn't weigh them but they are probably 10 pounds heavier than the OEM Healey seats. The bonus is that they just fit under my hard top. I was prepared to modify the headrests if I needed a bit of clearance but I don't need to do that. There would not be room behind the seats unless the seats are all the way forward for the folded up soft top and obviously my tonneau cover would need to be modified. Here is a photo and Im glad to talk to anyone who might have questions.
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