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GSM Performance Customer Car Colouring Book Edition 1The Seicento’s roofline is the first thing that comes up when owners walk into the showroom talking about seats. It sits low even for a small hatchback, and the factory seats perch you fairly high in it, which means switching to a bucket can put your head straight into the headlining. A reclining sport seat is the way round this. The backrest tilts back enough to drop your seated height without giving up the side support, and the seat’s base profile matters as much as the backrest shape in this car.
The factory seats lack hip and shoulder bolstering. Flat foam shells by design, which suits a city car and not much else. A recliner gives you the shaped support for motorway and track use while keeping the tilting backrest for daily driving. Cameron, who handles the seat combinations at GSM, has fitted these to a few Seicentos now and the Sparco route in particular is a neat solution given how the frame uses the car’s original runner mechanism.
The Seicento has a direct-fit subframe available from both Cobra and Sparco. Either one bolts to the factory seat mounting points and gives you the base the seat sits on. Which frame you buy decides which seats can go on it, so this choice comes first.
Part: Cobra Seats Fiat Seicento Direct Fit Subframes, £193.05 inc VAT. Takes Cobra recliners (291mm pattern) and Corbeau recliners (drilled for both patterns). Cobra's own sliding runners go between frame and seat.
Part: Sparco Seats Fiat Seicento Direct Fit Sub-frames, £72.50 inc VAT. Uses the car's original runner mechanism, which keeps the total cost lower. Takes Sparco recliners (345mm) and Corbeau (drilled for both).
Every reclining seat we sell bolts down through a base mount pattern, and two matter here. Cobra recliners use 291mm x 330mm. Sparco recliners use 345mm x 271mm. They do not line up with each other, so a Cobra seat will not go onto a Sparco subframe or vice versa. The exception is Corbeau, who drill their recliners for both patterns, which is why the SVR and RRS Low Base appear in both columns below.
| Seat | Bolt pattern | Cobra subframe | Sparco subframe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corbeau SVR | Both | Fits | Fits |
| Sparco R100 | 345 x 271 | No | Fits |
| Corbeau RRS Low Base | Both | Fits | Fits |
| Cobra Daytona | 291 x 330 | Fits | No |
| Sparco GT | 345 x 271 | No | Fits |
The SVR is the seat we point Seicento owners at first, and the roofline is why. Corbeau designed the SVR with a wider, lower base geometry than their standard recliners, which means your hips sit closer to the floor and you have more clearance before the headlining. In a car where headroom is marginal even on the factory seats, that matters more than it does on most cars in this series.
The pair listing is how most people buy it, because the dual bolt pattern (291mm and 345mm both drilled on the same base) means it works on either frame route without separate runner kits. A heated version is available for the Seicento owners who use the car all winter.
The R100 is the most straightforward route into this guide. Sparco list it as suitable for all waist sizes and drivers both over and under six foot, which in practice means it is hard to be the wrong shape for it. The base is open and flat, which helps in a three-door where the seat slides forward for rear access, and the cloth trim sits better in daily use than vinyl does in a car that sees regular commuting.
It goes on the Sparco frame only. The Seicento’s Sparco subframe uses the car’s original runner mechanism, so there is nothing else to buy beyond the frame and the seat. One side, including the frame, comes in well under what most branded recliners cost before the frame is added.
The RRS Low Base is the RRS backrest on a shortened base section. Corbeau build it specifically for low-roof cars, and the Seicento is exactly the application it was designed for. The base sits lower than the standard RRS, which is already a compact seat. The trade-off is slightly less under-thigh support on longer motorway runs; for the kind of driving Seicento owners tend to do, that is not something that comes up.
Like the SVR, it is drilled for both bolt patterns and fits either frame route. The pair listing makes more sense than buying twice, and the per-seat price works out better on the pair.
The Daytona is where the Cobra frame route makes its case. Cobra builds each one to order through their Signature system: base material, colour, contrasting stitching, and heating or lumbar if you want them. The bolsters at the hips and shoulders are significantly deeper than on the Sparco seats, which gives you real lateral support at speed rather than just framing you loosely. If speccing it yourself feels like too many decisions, the Le Mans is a similar Cobra recliner in a fixed trim, ready to order without the choices.
At 580mm across the shoulders the Daytona is a wide seat for a small car, and it suits slim to medium builds best. The 291mm bolt pattern puts it on the Cobra frame only.
The GT is the seat we point at cars with Italian character, and the Seicento earns that. Sparco designed it to reference the marque’s competition history, and the result looks right in a small Italian hatchback in a way a generic sport seat does not. The fit range is tighter than the others here: 32 to 36 inch waist only, and under six foot. If you sit on the edge of that, the R100 is the safer call. Within the range, the GT is the most distinctive seat in this guide and the one that will still look correct in twenty years. The Houndstooth Edition replaces the standard cloth with a tweed-style weave if you want the period look.
The Cobra frame bolts to the Seicento’s factory mounting points and is self-contained: runners go between the frame and the seat to allow fore-aft adjustment. The Sparco frame is different in that it uses the car’s original runner mechanism, so the sliding comes from what is already in the car. That is why the Sparco frame is listed at a lower price, and why you do not need a separate runner kit when you go the Sparco route.
One ordering note on the Sparco frame: it is listed per side and is universally sided, so two frames go in the basket for a pair of seats.
| Your seat | Frame to use | Runners to order |
|---|---|---|
| Sparco R100 or Sparco GT | Sparco frame | None - car's original runners |
| Corbeau SVR or RRS Low Base via Sparco route | Sparco frame | None - car's original runners |
| Corbeau SVR or RRS Low Base via Cobra route | Cobra frame | Corbeau sliding runners, £49.00 inc VAT per seat |
| Cobra Daytona or Le Mans | Cobra frame | Cobra Premium sliding runners, £70.00 inc VAT per seat |
| Seat | Bolt pattern | Waist | Height | Weight | Price inc VAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbeau SVR | Both | 32 to 38in | All heights | Not published | From £850.00 pair |
| Sparco R100 | 345 x 271 | All sizes | Over and under 6ft | Not published | From £235.00 |
| Corbeau RRS Low Base | Both | 32 to 38in | All heights | Not published | From £415.00 |
| Cobra Daytona | 291 x 330 | 32 to 38in | All heights | Not published | From £499.17 |
| Sparco GT | 345 x 271 | 32 to 36in | Under 6ft only | Not published | From £506 |
Prices include VAT and were correct on 20 August 2026. Where a weight says not published, the manufacturer does not list one and we will not guess it. Waist and height figures are the manufacturers’ published fitment ranges; if you are close to a boundary, ask us before ordering.
Not on a standard floor. Both the Cobra and Sparco subframes bolt to the factory seat mounting points. Check the seat belt buckle clearance once the seat is fitted, because a sport seat can move the buckle to a different position compared to the standard item.
No. Cobra recliners are drilled at 291mm x 330mm and Sparco recliners at 345mm x 271mm. The two do not line up. Corbeau seats are the exception, drilled for both patterns, which is why the SVR and RRS Low Base appear in both frame columns on this page.
Every seat in this guide is listed by its manufacturer as 4 point harness compatible, with belt slots in the backrest. If you are planning harnesses, mention it when you order and we will make sure the rest of the setup works together.
The Sparco subframe for the Seicento uses the car's existing runner mechanism, so there is less hardware involved. You keep the original runner rails and the subframe positions the seat onto them. The Cobra frame is a self-contained base that replaces the OE setup entirely, and you add Cobra's own runners on top of it. Different approach, different price.
For a car that does regular circuit work, a fixed-back bucket saves weight and holds you harder. We have not published a dedicated Seicento bucket guide yet, but we can advise on which base-mount buckets pair well with the Cobra frame for this car. Call 0115 9893488 and we will go through the options with your specific use case in mind.
The R100 on the Sparco frame is where I would start if the car is a daily driver that gets driven properly. Low outlay, no additional runners to buy, and the frame uses what is already in the car. The SVR or RRS Low Base if the headroom is the actual issue, because both sit you lower without the narrow fit range of the GT. The Daytona if the car goes to circuit evenings and you want shoulder and hip grip the flat-sided Sparco seats cannot match. The GT if you measure under 36 inches at the waist, drive under six foot tall, and want the seat to look Italian in an Italian car.
If you are between two of these, or unsure which size applies to you, call the showroom on 0115 9893488. Your height and waist measurement is what we need to give you a straight answer before you spend anything.
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