When I first got a convertible it felt pretty tight inside. I think that the roof is lower than that in a coupe.[/quote]

I can sit up pretty straight in my TII and there aren't too many clearance problems... Wish I had a little more leg room though, I think I'll start another string about what kind of seats everybody likes.

 

Yes, I do have fairly short legs and a long torso (6'2" height, 32" inseam pants, 235lb, eye color . . . ) but I don't think that was all of the problem. Now that I've thought about it and heard that people bigger than me fit, I remembered that when I sat in it the guy had sheepskin seatcovers on, which probably added at least an inch and maybe more to the height of the driver's seat. Duh, can't believe I didn't think of it at the time. I called back, but unfortunately the car's been sold in the interim.



Well, I'll probably be staying somewhat within the "family," because I'm supposed to hear back tonight on a silver '91 miata with 50k miles. Headroom in that was just adequate -- about an inch or an inch and a half between my head and the convertible top crossbar. Any advice on how to drop a seat an inch or two would be most appreciated. One guy on miata.net cut some of the padding out of the seat cushion, but that strikes me as a less-than-optimal solution.



Jesse

 

Wow you were short on headroom in the RX-7, but not the Miata? That's odd, first time I drove in a Miata I felt like a giant.

 

Yes, I do have fairly short legs and a long torso (6'2" height, 32" inseam pants, 235lb, eye color . . . ) but I don't think that was all of the problem. Now that I've thought about it and heard that people bigger than me fit, I remembered that when I sat in it the guy had sheepskin seatcovers on, which probably added at least an inch and maybe more to the height of the driver's seat. Duh, can't believe I didn't think of it at the time. I called back, but unfortunately the car's been sold in the interim.



Well, I'll probably be staying somewhat within the "family," because I'm supposed to hear back tonight on a silver '91 miata with 50k miles. Headroom in that was just adequate -- about an inch or an inch and a half between my head and the convertible top crossbar. Any advice on how to drop a seat an inch or two would be most appreciated. One guy on miata.net cut some of the padding out of the seat cushion, but that strikes me as a less-than-optimal solution.



Jesse[/quote]

If you take the seat out you can probably just make the brackets sit lower inside the car, but that may require some welding, depending on the setup.