I guess I got ahead of myself on how the seat is made...I should have started at the beginning of the process, how the seat is ordered and the order process is executed.
It starts with a visit to Corbin's web site:
www.corbin.com/can-am/, or you can call to Corbin and talk to a sales rep, (Corbin Motorcycle Seats & Accessories | Can-Am Spyder | 800-538-7035) the sales people are right on the other side of the wall from the production shop.... pretty cool!
Every seat is custom made to an individuals order, no stock seats come out of Corbin! The entire operation is the picture of lean one piece flow, and it all starts with the order process.
Once on the site, you click on the order tab, and select the item you want, when you get to the seats you'll notice they have heated and unheated front and rear Spyder seats, and a back rest. You can select from eight standard color combination. But if you do not see a color you like.... hit the phone and Corbin will do a custom combo for you.... your imagination is the only limitation. They can even do custom textures too, I saw a gorgeous snake-skin pattern as an example.