The Xsara Picasso is Citroen’s compact MPV from the late 1990s, based on the Xsara platform but with a raised body and a reconfigured interior focused on practicality and headroom. Drivers sit high in a Picasso and face a wide dashboard; the front seat is positioned to give maximum cabin visibility rather than driver engagement. Adding a Recaro reclining sport seat into the Picasso is an unusual combination, but owners who cover significant mileage in one report that the improved lumbar support and lateral hold makes the difference on motorway commutes.
Part 687019 is Recaro’s direct-fit sub-frame for the Xsara Picasso. At £134, it is at the lower end of the Recaro frame price range, partly because the Picasso’s high floor mounting gives the frame less complexity than some of the more involved sub-frame geometries in the Recaro catalogue. The kit mounts to the OEM floor points without drilling and carries integrated sliding runners.
These frames fit Recaro base-mount reclining seats and base-mount bucket seats. They will not work with side-mounted competition shells without adaptor bars. One frame per seat. Because the Picasso cabin is tall, a Recaro Comfortline reclining seat with an adjustable headrest tends to suit this application better than a fixed-back bucket. Call us if you want to discuss which seat suits your height and how much headroom you have to work with.
