“Cayman” has covered three different cars since 2005, and that catches more owners out than you would think when it comes to fitting a seat. The 987, the 981 and the 718 all share the same brief, a mid-engine coupe built to sit closer to the 911 than Porsche’s marketing ever admitted, near even weight distribution and a driving position that was already good by factory standards. What none of them do is hold you the way the chassis deserves once the standard seat has had a decade or two of use, or once you start doing track days in a car that was built for spirited road driving rather than a circuit.
Which frame you can order depends on which Cayman is sat on your driveway, and that is worth sorting before you fall for a seat online. We stock two fitting frame routes for this car, and one of them needs a bit of care over generation. Read the note below before you order anything.
We stock a fitting frame for the Cayman from two brands, and between them they cover every seat in this guide. A frame is the vehicle specific base that bolts to the floor in place of the standard runners, and it sets your final seat height. Which frame you buy decides which seats you can run, so this choice comes first, and on this car it comes with a generation catch worth reading before you order.
Part SU-PO-CA, £255.00 inc VAT, sold individually and fits one seat. Pairs with Cobra's own runners and takes the Le Mans, the Daytona and the Corbeau PSR directly.
Part SB017-4960, £222.60 inc VAT a side, RHD driver and passenger. A flat base that takes any seat in this guide, paired with runners matching that seat's pattern.
Every reclining seat we sell bolts down through a base mount pattern, and on this car there are three that matter. Cobra recliners use 291mm x 330mm, which is what the Cobra subframe is built around. Sparco recliners use a different pattern again, 345mm x 271mm, and the Recaro Sportster CS wider still at 405mm x 290mm, and neither lines up with the Cobra subframe. The Corbeau PSR is drilled for both 291mm and 345mm, which is why it bolts straight to the Cobra subframe as well as the Planted bracket. For the Sparco and the Recaro, the Planted bracket with the matching runner is the only route we sell for this car.
| Seat | Bolt pattern | Cobra subframe | Planted bracket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobra Le Mans | 291 x 330 | Fits | Fits |
| Cobra Daytona | 291 x 330 | Fits | Fits |
| Corbeau PSR | 291 or 345 | Fits | Fits |
| Sparco R100 | 345 x 271 | No | Fits |
| Recaro Sportster CS | 405 x 290 | No | Fits |
The Le Mans is the rounder, more road-mannered shape in Cobra’s lineup, and on a Cayman that spends most of its life on the road rather than a circuit, that is exactly what you want. It matches the Cobra subframe directly, so the pattern question never comes into it, and it is built to order through Cobra’s Signature range, meaning the trim ends up matching whatever the rest of your cabin looks like rather than a stock colour someone else picked. Cobra lists it as suitable for waists from 32 to 38 inches and any height, which covers most drivers who ask us about this car.
The Daytona carries deeper bolsters through the shoulders and thighs than the Le Mans sat next to it, and it is the one I point Cayman owners at once track days start outnumbering road miles. The chassis already finds more grip than most road seats can hold onto through a fast corner, and the Daytona is built to keep up with that rather than let your body slide about while the car does the work. Same Cobra subframe fitment as the Le Mans, same built-to-order Signature trim options, just a firmer hold once you are actually pushing on.
The PSR is the seat to pick if you have not committed to a frame yet, or if you are still working out which generation of Cayman you actually have. It is drilled for both 291mm and 345mm, so it bolts straight to the Cobra subframe as easily as it does the Planted bracket, and either way you are not locked into a route while the generation question above gets sorted out. The trim is a plain black cloth rather than anything built to order, which keeps the price down against the two Cobra seats either side of it, and Corbeau lists optional heating and inflatable lumbar support if you want to spec it further.
The R100 does not fit the Cobra subframe, its 345mm pattern is built for a Sparco frame rather than this car’s own subframe, but it goes on the Planted bracket with a Sparco runner without any fuss, and it is by far the cheapest way into a proper reclining seat if the Cayman is still mostly a road car. Sparco list it as suitable for all waist sizes and for drivers both over and under six foot, which is an unusually wide fit for the price, and the flat open base keeps the footwell easy to live with day to day.
Every enthusiast forum thread about upgrading a Cayman’s seats seems to end up mentioning this one eventually, and the reason is simple, it holds you firmly through the shoulders and thighs without the aggressive squeeze of a full bucket, which suits a car that still does a fair share of daily miles. Recaro list it as suitable for all waist sizes and all heights, unusual for a seat with this much support, and the heated version is worth the extra if the car sees winter use. It does not fit the Cobra subframe, its 405mm base is a different pattern again, so on this car it goes on the Planted bracket with a Recaro-compatible runner.
Both frames bolt to the Cayman’s factory seat mounting points, so there is no drilling on a standard floor. Torque the floor bolts properly and check seat belt buckle clearance before you drive, because a sport seat often sits the buckle somewhere new. Between seat and frame go the sliding runners, and they follow the same pattern logic as the frames. The Cobra subframe is sold per seat and the Planted bracket is sold per side, so a pair of seats means adding the frame to the basket twice either way.
| Your seat | Runners to order | Works on |
|---|---|---|
| Cobra Le Mans or Daytona | Cobra Premium runners, £84.00 a seat, 291mm handle option | Cobra subframe or Planted bracket |
| Corbeau PSR | Corbeau 291mm sliding runners, £117.60 a pair (345mm version if you are running it on the Planted bracket with a wider pattern instead) | Cobra subframe or Planted bracket |
| Sparco R100 | Sparco sliding runner kit, £78.00 a pair | Planted bracket only |
| Recaro Sportster CS | Endurance Recaro-compatible runner kit, £95.04 a seat | Planted bracket only |
The three Caymans line up as the 987 from 2005 to 2012, the 981 from 2012 to 2016, and the 982 (badged 718 from launch) from 2016 on. The frame route above is understood to cover the 987. If you are on a 981 or a 982/718, tell us when you order and we will point you at the correct generation-specific frame rather than the one in this guide.
| Seat | Bolt pattern | Waist | Height | Weight | Price inc VAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobra Le Mans | 291 x 330 | 32 to 38in | All heights | 13.4kg | From £619.00 |
| Cobra Daytona | 291 x 330 | 32 to 38in | All heights | 13.5kg | From £599.00 |
| Corbeau PSR | 291 or 345 | 32 to 38in | All heights | Not published | £558.00 |
| Sparco R100 | 345 x 271 | All sizes | Over and under 6ft | Not published | From £282.00 |
| Recaro Sportster CS | 405 x 290 | All sizes | All heights | Not published | From £1,581.30 |
Prices include VAT and were correct on 15 August 2026. Where a weight says not published, the manufacturer does not give one and we will not guess it. Waist and height figures are the manufacturers’ published fitment ranges; if you are on a boundary, ask us before ordering.
Not on a standard floor. Both frames bolt to the factory seat mounting points. Torque the floor bolts properly and check the seat belt buckle clearance before you drive, because a sport seat often sits the buckle somewhere new.
No. The Cobra subframe is built around the 291mm x 330mm pattern, and the Sparco R100 and Recaro Sportster CS use different patterns again. The Corbeau PSR is the exception, drilled for both 291mm and 345mm. If you want the Sparco or the Recaro, go straight for the Planted bracket with the matching runner.
Every seat in this guide is listed by its manufacturer as 4 point compatible, with belt slots in the backrest. If you are planning harnesses, tell us when you order and we will make sure the whole setup works together.
The Cobra subframe we stock (SU-PO-CA) is listed generically as "Porsche Cayman" with no year given, and Cobra has since added generation-specific listings for the 981 and the 982/718 that we do not carry as a route here. We treat the plain listing as covering the original 987, built 2005 to 2012. If you are on a later car, tell us your registration year before ordering and we will confirm the right frame rather than let you order the wrong one.
Some owners prefer a bucket over a reclining seat, especially once track use becomes the main reason for the upgrade. We have written up a real customer fitting for this exact car, working through the space and hip-width constraints a Cayman's cabin puts on a bucket seat choice: read the Cayman bucket seat fitting story. If you are not sure which route suits you, ask us before you order either way.
If it were my money: the Le Mans on the Cobra subframe for a road car doing occasional trackdays, because the trim ends up matching the cabin and the fitment is as direct as it gets. The PSR if you have not fully confirmed which Cayman generation you own yet, since it keeps both routes open while you sort that out. The Daytona once the car does more circuit time than road miles and you want the bolstering to match. The R100 if budget is doing the deciding and you are happy running the Planted bracket. And the Sportster CS if you want the seat every other Cayman owner online eventually recommends, and are prepared to pay for it.
Every combination above uses parts that bolt straight to the Cayman’s factory mounting points, once you have confirmed which generation you are working with. If you are between two of these seats, or between sizes, get in touch with your height, waist measurement and registration year and we will talk it through before you spend anything.
The five reclining sport seats we rate for the Porsche Cayman, with the Cobra and Planted Technology frame routes that bolt each one straight to the factory mounting points, and the generation check to make before you order.
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Five reclining sport seats for the BMW M2, with the Planted Technology frame route that bolts each one to the factory mounting points and a generation check before you order.
Corbeau PSR recliners in a 1999 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR: the genuine BRIDE MO sliding rail for the CD9A to CP9A cars at £282.00 a side carries them, and the same rail takes the Sparco R100 and R333. The full fit guide, priced.
Sitting too low in a bucket seat? Every spacer and riser we sell, compared: the Planted quarter inch to two inch spacers, the OMP double height spacer, the OMP 50, 62 or 75 mm spacer kit, and the multi point side mounts, with where each sits in the stack, what it fits and what it costs.
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