Vitesse/Herald seats

[daverclasper]

Hi. I have just bought a couple of front seats, very cheap, off a 67 Herald 12/50.  Have looked at parts diagrams from Canley and Rimmer. though can't find frame part no's, for the frames.

My Vitesse (Mk1 2 Litre) is a 67. Does anyone if the seat frames are the same as 12/50, or any other,  more structural differences , apart from  foam etc, as would like to have a go at restoring these 12/50 seats in my own time, so my car is still on the road.

Any advice, great, Thanks.

Dave 

[NonMember]

Back when I had an unmolested Vitesse and a Herald, I was sure the seats were quite different. However, many people disagree with that. My current Vitesse has Toledo seats, so they're definitely different.

[Nick Jones]

1200 and 12/50 seats are quite different from Vitesse 2L and 13/60 seats.  There are apparently differences between 13/60 seats, Vitesse 2L seats and Vitesse Mk2 seats though I don't find them very obvious.  Before I fitted MGF seats I was told that I had one 13/60 seat and one Vitesse 2L seat.  They seemed like a pretty good match to me.....

Maybe the frames are the same under all of them..... thought I suspect not the 1200/12/50.

Nick

[Andrew]

If anyone is interested I have a pair of good condition front seats for sale.  

Andrew

[Guest]

Hello Nick,

I had the same issue with my Vitesse M2 seats, prior to swapping over to MGF.

The attached 3x photos show the difference, the obvious one being height - one is certainly a Mk2 (I would say the passenger seat) and the other perhaps a Herald. I always thought the seats were identical for Herald and Vitesse regarding physical dimension but this does not appear to be the case; unless I am completely mistaken. 

Additionally I think the roll of material that is centre top of the seats and runs from front to rear is also a slightly different length albeit very minor.

Regards.

Richard. 

[Gary Flinn]

Here's another Photo of a Mk2 Vitesse seat, re-trimmed with a Newton Commercial kit.