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This is my favorite as it makes my Top Down convertible next to the Pacific Ocean look so eloquent.

Per the how-to posted by gr8scott, https://reattaowner.com/roj/component/content/article/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=86:body-interior&id=150:lumber-support-bladder-replacement I snipped a few hog-rings holding the driver's seat back to the side rails. The old bladder was so completely broken down that I couldn't even remove most of it, just a few shards. Slipped in a new blood pressure cuff (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01NBMG19W?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details)with the tubes on the bottom edge, and clipped it into place with my new set of hog-ring pliers (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B08MFG3BYG?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details). It doesn't matter which tube you use from the blood pressure cuff, just cut them both to length so that one can plug onto the Reatta's air pump fitting, and plug the other with an agricultural 1/4" drip irrigation hole plug. The cuff tubing is larger than the Reatta tubing, so I had to push it onto the Reatta barb fitting well past the barb, up onto and over the fitting's shoulder. The ag plug barb is also too small, but the ones I have are fatter on the "wrong" end, so I just shoved it into the extra cuff tube backwards. Push the tubes down into the hole the pump tubes comes up through, put your seat back into your favorite position, and enjoy your new, better-than original lumbar support! Took less than 30 minutes, tools needed were the aforementioned hog-ring pliers, a few hog rings, and a pair of needle-nosed pliers to pull out the snipped hog ring pieces. I have no relationship to the tool and parts vendors above, just letting you know what worked for me.

Two of the more interesting pics of my '91 Reatta are when I was having it repainted right after purchase in 2013:

Struts can be rebuilt by specialty restoration houses. See https://www.gazshocks.com/gaz-classic-rebuild-service/ as an example. They can thread your strut's top tube, so that ride height is adjustable, and can even upgrade your struts to adjustable damping. I'd appreciate the damping, in particular. My Reatta rides like, well, a Buick... A little more tautness and responsiveness in the suspension would make me happy. I'm sure this service isn't cheap, but since this thread is about where to find non-existent rear struts, maybe it's time to take a different approach.

What is the best photo you have ever taken of your Reatta? I've taken a lot of photos of mine over the years. I think this one is probably the one I like best. There's not a lot of detail about the car, but it just seems to be at home in that beautiful backdrop that frames it. It's the photo I use as the wallpaper on my computer screen.