Miata Mailing List: September 1995, Message #152
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   From: mreno@fast.net (Mike Reno)
Subject: Re: Headrest speakers
   Date: Mon, 4 Sep 1995 23:43:34 -0400

>
>I have read in several places of people retrofiting headrest speakers
>into cars that don't have them from the factory.
>I'd like to do this myself (if only because I *hate* having controls in
>a car that don't do anything, and the stock radio/cass has that damn
>h.r. speaker fader :-).
>In the instructions I've read, they seem to start with something like
>"Unzip the cover from the top portions of the seat...". 
>Well, I took a very carefull look at the seats in my (purchased used)
>91, and found that the covers are not zipped in, but have these (fragile
>looking) little round metal rings holding them together at the bottom.
>A couple of questions for the knowledgable out there...
>
>1. Are *all* Miata seats capable of taking the head rest speakers (like,
>   specifically, mine ? :-)
>2. Has anyone done this operation on these covers? If I get these suckers
>   off, will I be able to put them back on again?
>3. If no to number 2, are there alternatives to fasten them on? (apart 
>   from some kind soul donating a set of leather covers to me :-) :-)
>

        I've never heard of zipperless covers on the Miata headrests.  
Unless your car has some sort of custom covers you should find a zipper on 
the headrest only.  Try folding forward the fabric band that runs across the 
headrest just in front of the vinyl back covering.

>Other things (sorry to waste bandwidth...)

        Inteligent enquiries are never a waste of bandwidth.

>
>I seem to be experiencing a "thumping" noise from the right rear (and not
>the left) when hitting large-ish bumps, eg. Toronto's lovely streetcar
>tracks. The car handles like a dream, and I've not been able to locate
>*anything* loose (though I am not a mechanic). I originally thought it
>was the softtop supports, but now  I am actually a bit suspicious that 
>it is the right seat. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Could it be 
>a suspension component? 
>

        The only noises I know of that are common to most Miatae are those 
made by the (unoccupied) passenger seat.  Try pushing it all the way back so 
it rests against the bulkhead.  If that doesn't help you may have something 
loose in the trunk or the suspension. 

Mike Reno (mreno@fast.net)

>From the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania.