Finally installed "MX-3" seats
 

It's been about 2 or 3 months since I've gotten my MX-3 seats, but I was too frustrated to put them in. Apparently they are from a lower trim level MX-3 or something, and aren't the 'cool' seats like Wil has in his car. They are pretty normal looking. The place I bought them from didn't even bother to clean them up before sending them to me, so they're still dirty. Not only that, but you can also tell they're pretty faded :(

The install wasn't too horrible. I had to re-use my seatrails from my old seats and do some creative drilling and grinding to get the seatrails on right.

While they use the same seatrails as the previous seats, they sit much much lower overall. I'm pretty short to begin with (5'8" or so) and I can hardly see over the wheel now, it's literally that low! It's pretty annoying, but I suppose I'll get used to it. The lateral support is much improved though.

Another problem is that the two seats seem to 'lean' in towards the center of the car, meaning the seats are mounted about 1/2" too low on the inside side of the rails. It's not too bad I suppose, you can't really notice it, but I'll probably end up fixing it sooner or later.

If anyone wants to see pics of my 'wonderful' new seats, I'll go out and take some. Moral of the story: make sure you see what you're buying first, I would have rather kept my old ugly seats in :( But since I paid $100, they are of no use sitting around.

Hell yea it's hard to get out of! Factor in a slight lean to the center of the car, and parking on the side of a street that's sloped towards the outside of the road, and it's TOUGH to get out! hehehe... Oh well, it's all good! :) I should have just bought your seats when I had the chance :(

Hey I need them seats. I am 6'7", and I am not complaining about sitting up high. I get to see all around, but my legs do get tired during long strides on the highway. I am going to look around for those. Say, a junk yard?

I ordered mine from a place here in PA. Shipping was reasonable, I can find the website if you'd like. Yes, a junkyard would also be a good place to start. I'm pretty sure you'd have to re-used your seatrails from your seats now, since you have a 2nd gen. These seats would be perfect for you :)

so are the Mx-3 seats a direct fit in the 1st gen pro or not? i've been thinking about getting them for awhile now. is there a difference between the RS and GS trim seats? i've been trying to get some pics off of ebay and stuff, but i haven't been able to get any good pics. so is $100 the average price for a pair??

Here's a good place to look for MX-3 seats:

http://www.mx-3.com/cgi-bin/ultimate...?ubb=forum&f=2

tom

Yes, apparently they are a direct bolt in. Wil has them in his car. I think mine were a little different because the 323 might use difffernt bolt patterns or something.

Oh yea, there IS a difference between the RS and GS trim seats. The RS (I think that's what I have) aren't that special... Just normal looking seats. I'll take a picture of them tonight so you can see. The GS seats are much much nicer, and that's what I thought I was buying in the first place. I'm still pretty happy though! :)

hey funk,

how much was S&H on your seats? today i called mazda auto recyclers and they wanted $150 for the seats. when i asked about S&H, the guy said "uuuuuhm, like, uuuuuhm $100"!! then i called another place that wanted around $50 for S&H, yet they wanted $300 for the seats!!!! :eek:

i've been searching around all day but i still can't find the difference between the RS and GS seats (besides the 25th anniversary special edition MX-3 that came with leather). :confused:

:dunno: ok i talked to an MX-3 guy, and he told me the only difference between the RS and GS seats is that the RS headrests are adjustable, and the GS headrests aren't. is that the only difference???? also, i checked out a site that said the only 2 colors that the MX-3 seats come in are black and taupe (is taupe a shade of brown or something?), yet i could have sworn i saw a set of faded blue seats on a white MX-3 at school today!!:doh:the only good news i've gotten so far is that the MX-3 guy i talked to today is willing to sell me his seats for $100. :cool:

Yes, there are blue MX-3 seats, Braden (turboge) had them in his protege.

And yes, the RS seats do have an adjustible headrest while the GS seats have a 'molded in' headrest. It's just all one peice, the backrest and the headrest. I like the GS seats better, even though I haven't sat in them. They look cooler :)

Sorry I didn't get a chance to take a pic of my seats last night, the batteries in my digital camera are shot.... Plus my car is DIRRRRRRRRTY! hehehe... Tonight, I swear! :rolleyes: :D

still waiting on the pic dan :o :zzzzz:

damn, i was hoping you forgot... I'll go out and take it now... gotta find me some batteries! hehe

Here's a link to my yahoo pictures album thing... It's in the folder called car seats. Sorry I could only take one pic, but the batteries died and that's all I could take.

http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/funkdaddy...r=/Car%2bseats

Yea, I know my car is dirty... Oh well

:rofl: LOL....i have a memory like a.....uhmmmm, i forgot! :confused: :D i can get a set of black RS or black GS seats for $100, but i'm a little apprehensive about how the black seats (with a blue pattern) will look with my tan interior. i'm still looking for a pic of the brown seats, and i saw a pair today that were kind of a greyish color (i emailed the guy because i don't know if they were just faded blue or what?!?!) :dunno:

ok, i still can't find a pic of the brown MX-3 seats, but i was reading a post on MX-3.com, and it said that the grey seats have a teal pattern in the middle. i guess those are outta the question because that wouldn't look good with a tan interior! :barf:

yeah dan, the link doesn't work. :nono: are you trying to build up our anticipation or what? let's see the seats already....hahahaha just kidding :D