Two shortlists for a 6ft 3in driver with a 38in waist putting FIA seats in a stripped Bertone X1/9: three seats sized for the driver, three sized for the car, every maker dimension drawing, and the shoulder and wingspan measurement that decides it.

Two shortlists for a 6ft 3in driver with a 38in waist putting FIA seats in a stripped Bertone X1/9: three seats sized for the driver, three sized for the car, every maker dimension drawing, and the shoulder and wingspan measurement that decides it.

A customer asked what subframes and side mounts he needs to fit Recaro Pole Position FIA seats into a right-hand drive VW Corrado. There is no Recaro frame for this car, so here is the four-part build, what it costs, and the ordering mistake to avoid.

A customer asked whether a pair of Corbeau LE-Pro System 1 bucket seats will fit his Lotus Exige S2, driver and passenger. They will, on the car’s original mounting brackets. Here are the three shell options, what a pair costs and how they go in.

A customer asked what it takes to fit Recaro Pole Position seats to a 2005 Porsche Boxster 987. Two parts per side, the FIA against ABE call, the frame to avoid and the full costs.

A customer fitted a Sparco Sprint FIA seat to the passenger side of his Fiesta Mk5 on an OMP subframe and Endurance side mounts, and sent us the photo. The full parts list, what it costs, and the one part you have to get right.