Miata Mailing List: February 1995, Message #59
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   From: Robert Holland 
Subject: RE: Upholstery Damage from Racing Beat Style Bar
   Date: Wed, 1 Feb 1995 16:20:06 -0500

>I just put my top down for the first time this year yesterday, and
>noticed a tear on the drivers seat when I slid it forward to put on
>the tonneau cover.  Recently, the seat has been upright and all the
>way back which slightly compresses the outside top of the headrest
>against my Racing Beat Style bar.
>
>It seems there is a thin steel plate inside the headrest that has cut
>through the foam padding, the vinyl on the side of the headrest, and
>is cutting into the vinyl cover of the style bar.
>
>Has anyone else had this problem?  Know of any fixes to avoid further
>damage?  I can think of only a couple of things:
>
>	- unzip the style bar cover to above the headrest and hope
>	  it provides enough clearance
>
>	- "tilt" the seat inward by putting some washers under one 
>	  side of the seat mounting rails.  This may tip the headrest
>	  in several tenths of inches to relieve the pressure.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>-gbeck

Gary,

You may want to get a small metal plate to put into the back of the
headrest. Make sure the edges are smooth and the edges slightly
bent toward the front of the car (so to follow the contour of the
headrest). Then the metal plate inside the seat would only bump
against the new plate.

Robert

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Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Internet: robert@caliban.ucsd.edu
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