Seats
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Seats
Hey guys. Hope everyone's roll'in safe.
I wanted to know if you guys knew what other
types of seats will fit into my 88 Civic Sedan DX?
Thinking of a newer model.
I heard that maybe Acura's fit as well. But which year?
Thanks guys.
DGPlaya
I wanted to know if you guys knew what other
types of seats will fit into my 88 Civic Sedan DX?
Thinking of a newer model.
I heard that maybe Acura's fit as well. But which year?
Thanks guys.
DGPlaya
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In most cases it's not straight forward. I installed an '88 Prelude drivers seat in my '89. It's nice that the seat is fully adjustable for sides, back, headrest, fine adjustment for the reclining, and a memory setting for the major recline.
First I swapped parts on the inner rail. I used the CRX bottom that attaches to the body and Prelude top that attaches to the seat. The slider was really tight so I shaved some of the plastic off the bottom guide to get it to go together. This will allow the seat to bolt into the car at the proper height and centered. The one thing that really sucks is getting the rails apart to swap them out.
The outer rail took a little more skill. I wanted to re-use the OEM mounting points instead of drilling holes in the body to try and bolt the seat down. I got the seat in place and bolted down at the inner rail, then made sure both rails were adjusted evenly with each other. Then I checked how far off the Prelude mounting holes on the outer rail were from the holes on the body. Then I fabricated some tabs and welded them onto the Prelude rail.
Everything bolts up straight, the seat is awesome comfy, and the finished look appears stock. The adjustment knob on the right side barely clears the Integra armrest console I custom installed(something I thought would become an issue in the middle of the project). In the end I'm super happy with the results. I'll see if I can't get a couple pics up sometime.
First I swapped parts on the inner rail. I used the CRX bottom that attaches to the body and Prelude top that attaches to the seat. The slider was really tight so I shaved some of the plastic off the bottom guide to get it to go together. This will allow the seat to bolt into the car at the proper height and centered. The one thing that really sucks is getting the rails apart to swap them out.
The outer rail took a little more skill. I wanted to re-use the OEM mounting points instead of drilling holes in the body to try and bolt the seat down. I got the seat in place and bolted down at the inner rail, then made sure both rails were adjusted evenly with each other. Then I checked how far off the Prelude mounting holes on the outer rail were from the holes on the body. Then I fabricated some tabs and welded them onto the Prelude rail.
Everything bolts up straight, the seat is awesome comfy, and the finished look appears stock. The adjustment knob on the right side barely clears the Integra armrest console I custom installed(something I thought would become an issue in the middle of the project). In the end I'm super happy with the results. I'll see if I can't get a couple pics up sometime.
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From: Playa Vista, Calif.
Thanks for the reply man.
I really thought that I could
just 'plug and play' the other seats..
But do make all those adjustments (for me)
would be very difficult. I do not own the
proper tools nor do I have a garage to do
all the work. But I hope to figure something
out because the seats I have are beat the fuck
down.
I hope to see some pics.
Danny G.
I really thought that I could
just 'plug and play' the other seats..
But do make all those adjustments (for me)
would be very difficult. I do not own the
proper tools nor do I have a garage to do
all the work. But I hope to figure something
out because the seats I have are beat the fuck
down.
I hope to see some pics.
Danny G.