botching seats

[thejinx]

would the seats from a rover 200 fit into the mini. Seen nice set on ebay

[minimiglia0]

yes they do fit but need some alterations to the brackets
i have done them a few times
not too good if you are very tall but very nice seats

[thejinx]

i am 6ft 1 so i may need to forget about that then

[minimiglia0]

the problem is to get front to back adjustment the front of the seat has to sat on the seat crossmember with nuts welded to the top of it because of this extra height you sit a lot higher up
ia am 6 2 and i had them fitted this way and it wasn to uncomfortable

the way i have now got around this is by removing the rear companion bins and setting the seats further back but this does not allow any front back movement and there are effectively now no back seats

i have got a spare set of black half leather that have been fitted to a mini before which have the extra foot on it for stabilisation at the rear

hope this helps

[gar1380]

any way you can bolt them straight to the floor like i have done on mine? thats if you have seen mine that is

[minimiglia0]

only if you remove the companion bins and move them back then there is no back seats and no forward movement ideal if you over 6 foot but you will need a cushion if not