I got the seat custom made from carservicesinc.com in San Antonio. It has been reshaped and lowered to accomidate my 5'6" frame. The cover material is also different and nicer than stock.
I used high temp header ceramic paint from O'Rillly's. Removed the headers, gave it about 5 coats of flat black, then baked them according to the instructions. Its only been 2 weeks and I expect the paint to last a while.