I'm looking at installing new seats in the front of my mark 1 mini, I'm looking at these:
http://www.autotecnica.com.au/product/c ... eats-pair/

Has anyone installed Autotecnica seats in their mini? Did you have any problems? I have tilt mechanisms for the seats, am I better off using clubman seat bases and slide mechanisms?

If by clubman you mean mini clubman, then no, mini seats can't be separated from their bases/slides like newer cars

you're best off looking at what seat subframes are available from autotechnica and mounting those in the mini, preferably using the original mounting points

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

I put autotechnica seats onto Cobra seat subframes, it wasn't too hard.
They are in Laingy's Clubby van. Nice seats.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

I looked at the Cobra subframes, they look good but they are pretty expensive

Is PU leather vinyl or fair dinkum leather?........I wonder!

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16v, twin cam, 'a'series, cooper S replica,3x dcoe webers,Around 200 HP and heaps of torque

Its usually polyurethane backed with a form of leather.

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Nick

http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=86675

I thought it was like faux leather (fake)

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1968 Morris Mini Cooper S

I have autotechnicas in both my cars (87 rover and 68 deluxe) on slightly modified cobra seat frames.
Pretty easy.

I like their low back seat, but can't seem to find a price for it on their site.

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Slide
1965 Mini Van (1360)
1970 Mk2 Cooper S (1310)
1978 Rover SD1 V8 (4.6)
1996 Land Rover Discovery V8 (4.0)

I'm keen to see what the high back seats are like for width when installed, the seat I have in my car is too wide and rubs on the B pillar, but I can't move it any further towards the passenger side - very annoying



http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Autotecnica- ... 1685809358

I'm not keen on low back 'sports' seats, if you're going to put a non-standard seat in, put something in that'll give you some shoulder and neck support

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

I'm looking at these seat bases:
http://minisport.com.au/mini-left-hand- ... easy-slide

They are pretty expensive, is there anywhere else in Australia that sells universal seat bases to suit a mini?

It seems that's the going rate for these. They are a quality base. You get what you pay for

http://www.revolutionracegear.com.au/in ... UID=289836

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

GBP is getting spanked at the moment, will be cheaper to get them out of UK

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

Possibly, depending on postage

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

That's the reason i put Cobra "Clubmans" in my car , i didn't like the idea of no head/ neck support from the standard seats or the Cobra "Classics".

The only downside to them is rear seat access , the tops of the seats when rolled forward touch the roof , i can live with that , They are a fairly snug fit though .