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Certainly looks very comfortable! I didn't have much luck getting in contact with Auto Trim/Captial Seating by email. I ended up giving them a call. Sounds like it could be as much as £650 per seat inc VAT (approx. £425 for Specialist M, £125 runner and £100 labour). I knew it wouldn't be cheap. I'm still getting some other quotes and considering fitting myself (particularly seeing as the Specialist range don't have any electrics built in). I'll update this thread with the results.

Thanks both. I certainly like the Recaro seats - the Specialist M in black cloth looks pretty decent. I had been hoping to fit a set myself but dealing with the airbag does worry me a little. I'm Surrey based but would certainly consider travlling to Leicester if I thought the return journey would actually be enjoyable! I'll get a quote this week. I'm also going to check with Skoda what the affect on the warranty will be.

After much consideration I bought a new Octavia 2.0 FSI Elegance just over 6 months ago. Generally I've been pleased with the car - good performance, reasonable economy, good equipment level etc however in the last few months the seats have been driving me absolutely crazy. Like Robert in this post http://www.briskoda.net/forums/new-octavia/octy-seat-pain-me/53871/ I too think that the plastic frame of the seat is too high in relation to the side bolsters, such that I am constantly aware of the seat digging into my right leg. However unlike Robert I've tried all the various combinations of adjustments - height, recline, steering wheel position etc - but still can't get comfortable. I've also been back to the dealer who doesn't seem to be able to do anything to help, yet admits that several other people have been in with the same problem. I'm in a position now where I'm not really sure what to do. I think my 2 options are either 1 - sell the car and lose thousands (not something I can really afford to do) or 2 - replace the seats. With the second option in mind is there anyone out there who has successfully replaced the fronts seats in their Octavia? Having trawled round the net I haven't been able find a guide explaining how to do it nor I have been able to find many places that stock sub frames for an Octavia with the appropriate airbag resistor built in. Any advice or guidance would be much appreciated!