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Don't forget you must add the weight of the brackets and runners. It's 30kg saved including all these and the panels. We always use two shells that are accurately matched and these have densely filled composite, which is largely void free. This gives the rigidity, strength and weight saving, so...

Not yet, I keep asking the factory to get a set made for photography so I can show customers.

You would just lower the front on the brackets by one hole to compensate for the increased angle on the runners. The only downside would be a tendency for it to shoot back a bit quick.

At the front of the seat under the runner is a 1 cm thick metal spacer. By adding a bigger steel spacer, or an additional one, you could lift this runner angle and re adjust the seat angle on the brackets. The ally seat belt receptor fixing spacer that comes in this kit would do the job but you...

Oh sorry, no you have to unbolt it to reset the height. My 5 ft 5 daughter drives it without resetting it though. it's not like it's undrivable for a shorter driver. Also there is more front to back adjustment with the runners than the electric motorised ones provide. You would not normally have...

No, with our seat and runner kit you have numerous adjustments in height and angle, anywhere from slightly higher than the the lowest setting on the OEM seat to a head height 4 inches lower than the stock seat can manage.

Sorry I forgot to answer the fold forward question. They don't fold forward of course. But they are on a manually operated runners. So you can still get your bags in the back. I went away just last week and would say that inconvenience is a small price to pay for the feel, rigidity, support and...

The last time I checked it was not available. I worked hard to get permission to buy the leather and when I finally got the OK from Lotus Bridge of Weir said tan was the only colour in stock as Lotus hadn't ordered any more. I can ask again. I have white leather but you know what shades are like...

I don't have a picture yet but we have permission to get the tan leather and it is the one colour that is still available from Bridge of Weir.

A small update on removing the warning light. I had the car reset after using an advised resistor. That didn't work. I have just installed GRP Greg's plugs he has developed for the task. I cannot say if these work yet as because my airbag light was already up. Just disconnecting the battery...

My seats are better for a bad back, not worse. I was getting a bad back after two hours with the standard seats. I drove to Spa last weekend and my 55 kg daughter was next to me. The seats were perfect for both of us. The B10 has zero pressure points, so you hardly feel the seat and with no...

You will find after a while they loose that snatchy braking at low speeds.

My B10 seats with the Emira bracket and runner kit saves 66lbs. 72 lbs with two B9's and in both cases this includes the panels. You can really feel the weight difference when you take out the electric ones.

Yes, the bracket set includes our PTRi manual adjustment runners. You can slide them instantly back to get out of a tight parking space.

Have you seen my Emira tweaked seats yet? 30 kg saved overall, 4 inches lower if you want it to be, zero pressure points and the side support is in a different league. I've just been given a courtesy car while mine was in the dealer and going back to the standard seats for a couple of weeks, I...

Real forged carbon is a carbon mush which is compression moulded to make intricate 3d parts. Interior panels with a thin cross section suit woven cloth better and any forged part will be messy to make and inaccurate in a thin section. It's like a carbon version of chopped strand glass. You can...

I assume not but I don't know for sure. I am not a fan of airbags anyway as in a past encounter with a tree they caused a nasty injury to my wrist and never even touched my face. Our seats lock you in position so I feel safer knowing I'm located properly. We only specialise in the manufacture of...

My car is at Bell & Covill now. Hopefully I have correctly placed the resistor type and position given to me by Van Der Kooi Sportcars and when they reset the car the warnings will disappear. If it works I will let everyone know. Greg at Gregs Race Parts in the US is developing a plug. I think...

That was OK anyway as we don't need a special material for black/grey as ours matches. That's what I have.

Good news! Lotus HQ has kindly agreed to let us buy leather from the original supplier in the ice grey, red, tan and black original colours. We will get some in and make up panel sets to show those that are interested in keeping the interior perfectly matched.

The gap between the seats is huge with one seat back and one forward and the thin back to the seat means you have about 3 inches more storage room than standard, but I understand if that is too inconvenient for a regular traveler. We are a long way off with the folding option. It takes ages to...

I make these things so please be aware of that but for six months I had the 12 way adjustable seats whilst I fretted about what would happen if I took them out. In that six months I had half a dozen journeys over two hours. In every single long journeys I got out with a back ache. I have had...

We do have a 12 v heater panel option. It's not pushed out to retail because it would not be plug and play. We have to route the wiring through the cavity, so the seats and panels need to be ordered with the heater elements pre fitted. I'm not sure how needed they are though, as I have just gone...

It's a Bridge Of Weir leather so it should have been OK. We have used this in the past with no problems. It's more likely the sharp plastic edge and over soft foam. At the end of the day the surface of leather is just a paint.

That could work but I would need to see them to comment.

Lotus have not replied. I will email them again but if I get nowhere I will see if anything else can be done. Please email me with the RAL colour or a Pantone if you can find this. stevetillett@tillett.co.uk

The panels look identical. All that happens is the element is buried in the panels of the seat and the wire goes through the inside of the seat and comes out from the bottom of the cavity. Two things to consider are, the seat really need to be factory fitted with the heater panels and although...

The EBR 17+ are used on those runners. They are the same as the later Elise Exige runners after 2017. The picture is with the EBR 17+ brackets on the ERAIL, so a fixed position but these brackets fit on the later runners too.

The very early Evora with Recaro made seats had a different floor hole spacing to the later ones. Our runners have a 345 mm option which matches the captive threads in the later cars. The brackets for the Emira (T-EMIRA) also have a 345 mm option so fit on top. However, these will not bolt to...

The Emira spec B10 seats are available now. We are taking orders. Well the black with coloured stitching is available. I am still struggling to get Lotus to give me permission to buy the colours from Bridge of Weir, where the leather comes from. They are not answering me and Bridge of Weir will...

Removing the seats is easy. Just four star drive M10 bolts in the floor. There are two connectors to prise apart. The seats are heavy so the first time you take them out, take care to put the steering wheel back into the dash first. You take the seat outside with the belt still connected then...

If one individual orders all ten seats, pays for the seats in one payment and they are delivered to one address, we may consider discounting the order, so long as it is not treading on a local dealers toes. Otherwise the words “logistical nightmare” becomes an understatement.

No answer yet from Lotus so I will email again. If we can get the colour it's not a problem.

Its not as challenging as you would think. You pull one seat forward and the other back and you get a large gap through the middle. Because the seats are thin you actually get more space behind the seats.

No sorry, the shape of this seat holds you locked centrally in place. The airbags are used to prevent you flying out the side of the largely unsupported flat OEM seat. I know which seat I would rather be in during a crash and it wouldn’t be the OEM seat.

Not yet, sorry. It’s been considered as a future project but these things take ages to come through.