[Merv and Sharon]

I know what you mean. When I bought my frames I received a fibreglass moulding with heavy steel inserts on the base for floor attachment and back stiffness and head restraint fitting. The seat bolster was fairly a rough kind of wooden and metal frame, but well sprung. For the actual materials, the cost seemed very high, but I guess there were costs associated with achieving compliance at that time. I did not see any second hand seats from small Japanese cars that I liked, and decided to bite the bullet and get the manufacturer's ones.