Dear gearheads, my apologies for the sound quality! When I was editing the footage I discovered that the mic of the GoPro has issues.. Apparently it's a known problem with GoPro camera's.. I still hope you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!

I bought MX5 today, I'm 6'4 (194cm) tall. If you are not sure if you will fit inside being a tall guy - yes you will! I loved this car after the first turn it's just unbelievable fun to drive!

wasn't gonna do the messy foamectomy on my seat , until you showed me how to do it properly! thanks for this great vid!

Dude, i was about to do this job on my own in a very stupid way...you just saved (literally) my ass..

Tiny garage but I love how organized it is. Tall guys, small Miatas.

I love this, it's so thoroughly explained, I love the memes as well. Keeps you hooked. Awesome job on the video man! Keep up the awesome work !

i will probably do a foamectomy on my miata soon and i checked a couple of videos, but i really liked yours and the idea to remove some foam under the seat! i will probably remove some in the back too... great video :)

Excellent video, great idea to avoid disassembly of the entire seat.

Thanks! Best video I've seen for doing the foamectomy!

Well done, thanks! I even liked the music (normally not a big fan of the music in YT vids). I typed in "miata seat mod" and this vid was at the top of the list. All very cool. I have long known that Miata is the right choice in so many ways, when choosing a small sports car for the real world of public roads, speed limits, and financial limits. For the track, add a turbo if you must. But like you, I am tall and my legs are very long. I just don't fit comfortably and can't see out as well as I should. The foamectomy gives me hope that I can finally enjoy Miata goodness. It would be a lot more work, but to really do this perfectly, it might be worthwhile to construct a simple hot wire cutter with shaped wooden blocks for a precise and consistent cut across the whole surface.

I have been meaning to do this for a while and now that I have such a nice video to follow I probably will do it :) Thanks.

To cut the foam I used an old long meat cuting knife that I heated up until the metal became blue. It cuted it like butter without making a mess. But protect ur lungs from the fumes

"Don't be dumb like me". This is basically the entire premise of my KZfaq channel. Good video.

Best foamectomy video on KZfaq. Thanks a lot man.

This is a pretty great and comprehensive video. Normally, I never liked the rage comics/rage face meme, but the one you pulled when you said "haggard" at 14:33 made me laugh.

what up bro! lost your KZfaq channel after switching phones but I found you nice foamectomy on the seats plan on doing that to mine as well glad to see you still working on the Miata!

Good demonstration. Thanks! Off to the garage I go!

Thanks dude for your video! I just bought a miata a week ago and since i am fairly tall dude (190) foamectomy seemed to be the first important mod to do. And thanks to you i did not ruin the seat, but instead i did it nicely and neatly. And it took me altogether about half an hour. Thanks!

Well done. Thanks for the tips. I suggest trying an electric meat carving knife -- the reciprocating blades make a clean smooth cut, with minimal effort. I like the idea of keeping and marking foam.

cheers for posting this worked a dream

fantastic video, thank you!

Thanks, this was easy.

Maybe I have more fat in my butt so it doesn't matter but I definately took more Foam out the bottom and got 1.5-2" of drop on my seats. I also just completely removed the back lumbar piece on both the seats, there is still foam behind it. Personally I like being deeper in the seat and feeling more secure, and at least for me the seat is not less comfortable than it was stock, more so for me in fact and I it makes you feel much less cramped in the car!

That song is a jam hahah just finished my 1.8 swap in my 91. Probably doing this next as I'm 6'2"

I just removed the upper seat entirely and attached upholstered memory foam to the firewall. Works great.

Great job ...

The phone wasn't too bad. Good Vid.

Great video, thx a lot. Do you know if it is the same procedure for NB seats?

Man, i did my foamectomy on the driver seat before i saw your Video... Urrgh 😂 i would have done a lot better if i saw your video first and then afterwards do the foamectomy. But for the passenger seat i can use the new information from your video! Thanks a lot to Mr. MiataMods for another super helpfull video!!!! 👍

Hey man, nice video. Is that replacement seat upholstery or just insanely clean original? I’m having a hard time finding upholstery (as opposed to those tacky ‘seat covers’) so that I can reskin after the foamectomy. If they’re replacements, mind sharing a link? Thanks!

Congratulations on a well done video. What is the longest trip, in hours, that you have made in your car with the modified seats? How is the comfort?

Will this mod help with legroom as well? I'm 182cm (6 feet) but most of it is my legs, and it is difficult to fit my legs comfortably on the pedals (my feet want to go past them) in a 2000 Miata.

Hey there! Great video (liked). May I ask you for your advice? I'm in the market for a daily driver affordable two seater convertible in the MX-5 NC price class. Like you, I'm 194cm. I love the look and assumed reliability of the Mazda brand, but I drove an NC for the first time this weekend and my head pushes slightly into the rag-top and I get wind buffeting the top of my head at speed with the top down. I've read up on mods that can be done to lower the seating position - your foamectomy as one option and the other to put 45/90* angle drop in the seat rail to gain a few cm headroom. I'm a bit nervous at the idea of having to mod a "new" car to fit, but if it's worth it I'm willing to do that. Long story short :) - would you recommend I go the NC with seat mods route, or should I rather look for a well kept Z4 of SLK of a similar age and roll the dice on reliability?

I don't have a problem with the height, but I do have a problem with my legs against the steering wheel does this also work for this problem?

Miata Mods does it not feel like you are sinking into a hole? How comfortable are the seats?

Were those reupholstered at some point? The covers look good.

Have My seat out already so I'll be doing this but probably removing more as I'm 6'3" 250 lol

now i should be able to pass the broom test

ik had nog een vraagje wat is het verbruik van de auto?? valt geloof ik best mee toch... klein autootje, geen grote motor.. hoor graag van je ;)

Hey I see that your old rims are back on??

I've never seen factory installed black leather seats in America, only tan leather seats or cloth black seats. Only seen the the red leather seats on the 93 le special edition. Oem black leather seats must be a euro thing.

Is the GoPro in its case? If so(thats what it sounds like) then thats your problem! Its not meant to get good sound that way!

Where did you get those seat covers?

Hey kerel!! Een landgenoot hier :) toffe auto man, ik wil er zelf ook een gaan kopen. Er zit alleen een maar aan.... Ik ben waarschijnlijk niet volledig uitgegroeid. Ik word ong. 1.79 zal ik in de auto passen? Ik wil een MAZDA NA kopen dit zou volgens veel een van de ruimste mx5jes zijn. Ik hoop op een reactie van je ;) had ik trouwens al gezegd dat je auto echt gaaf is???? ;)))))

this explains why my driver's seat is all sagged in. some idiot removed the foam :(

If your butt is 8 inches wide or less this foamectomy is ok. Otherwise dont do it this way. It categorically does not work. Take the foam out from the top not the bottom. Taking padding out from the bottom leaves your butt resting on a steel toilet like pan. This is hurts. Taking it from the top allows you to shape the foam properly to your shape. Much more comfortable.

I like the memes, just saying

Didn't do a measurement after doing it to see how much it gave you

So you are telling me there is still a hope? I'm 196cm tall...

Maybe invest in a mic

that is why removing the bottom is not the right way

ugh, please don't do this, I have the job now of reversing this thanks to the previous owner. At least now I know what he did.