Yes, it would change the look if it wasn’t grey. I don’t know of any distributors that sell parts – so far the only things I’ve seen online are “accessories” like seats, pedals, and luggage racks – but no seat mounts. I expected to have to do things myself when I bought it, so I think I’m going to take apart the mount to see what’s going on and if it can be fixed. When I took it off before, I had left the seat attached and didn’t really get a good look inside.