JuanD

I have a 2nd Gen GE Fit (U.S.). I'd like to get a driver's seat that is better than the stock seat. By better I mean more supportive, comfortable on long trips and offers a bit more lateral stability. Anyone ever replaced their stock seat? Any suggestions? Does the stock seat from a Civic SI fit in the Fit? Is the Civic seat wiring harness plug and play with the Fit?

Crunch

I'm debating on the exact same thing. 2012 JDM Fit RS. Researching on 1) Recaros from JDM DC2R/DC5R 2) Seats from UKDM FN2, JDM FD2 and lastly CR-Z. Probably won't consider new Recaros / Brides as those are out of my budget.

JuanD

Don't know much about non-US. I looked at Sparco and Recaro seats. Very expensive for my little Fit. For me there are 4 main considerations.

• Increased comfort on long trips, which rules out the lower end aftermarket seats.
• In US Fit the gas tank is under the driver and passenger seats, making installing replacement seats difficult.
• To clear the gas tank the seat height will be increased and might create problems for driver's knees.
• Retaining function of SRS safety system.

I am looking at a pair of 9th gen civic si seats. I have been told that the wiring harnesses will plug in, but the voltage on the seat occupancy sensor is different which disables the SRS air bag system and illuminates the SRS warning light. But I have not confirmed this. I will update the forum as new info comes available.

Crunch

I remember seeing a post somewhere on fitting Si seats in the GE8. Those do look comfy~

JuanD

Strange, i did a search on the FitFreak forum and got nothing, but then did a google search and got these hits:

08 Civic Si to Fit
'10 Civic Si to Fit
8th gen Civic Si to Fit