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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by AH VTEC
Thanks... I Love Em.
nice seats dood, your set up looks just like mine!

i installed some Vision low rails for my Recaro's recently...sits much lower!
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Mashimaro
nice seats dood, your set up looks just like mine!

i installed some Vision low rails for my Recaro's recently...sits much lower!
Thanks Man... My Friend is about to order some of those rails for his Recaros... How you like the way the seats are with the Vision rails?
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 09:19 AM
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Thanks Man... My Friend is about to order some of those rails for his Recaros... How you like the way the seats are with the Vision rails?
took me a bit to get used to cuz i find they sit LOW! luckily, i have an Si with tilt-steering column so i could adjust the wheel down a bit (didn't want to look like a bus driver).

my only gripe is that they're held onto the bottom of the seat with 4 bolts instead of the stock 6. i also find that they 'move' a little bit even when they're locked in (slider position)...very minimal, but it's there.
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 10:05 AM
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So I bought some bumper plugs and I guess I need a bracket to install it. Is #5 what I need?

http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/...atcgry5=BUMPER
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 10:10 AM
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So I bought some bumper plugs and I guess I need a bracket to install it. Is #5 what I need?

http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/...atcgry5=BUMPER
Yeah...they look like this in real life:
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 10:10 AM
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took me a bit to get used to cuz i find they sit LOW! luckily, i have an Si with tilt-steering column so i could adjust the wheel down a bit (didn't want to look like a bus driver).

my only gripe is that they're held onto the bottom of the seat with 4 bolts instead of the stock 6. i also find that they 'move' a little bit even when they're locked in (slider position)...very minimal, but it's there.

Weird... Well I appreciate the information man, I'm gonna pass that on to my friend... I like the height with the factory rails... I dont think I would Like sitting really low.

Here's My friends Hatch (6Spd_Ej6) he is the one that wants the Low Seat rails...



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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 11:11 AM
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Thanks Bud.... Love them, so glad I got em.

Hey, you Coming to Nashville?
Yeah, I'm gonna try and make IA this year. I'm not sure if I'll be in my car though, its going through some minor changes right now.

Originally Posted by Mashimaro

i installed some Vision low rails for my Recaro's recently...sits much lower!
I have the Vision rails on my Recaros also. I have never noticed mine moving any though, I'll pay more attention when I drive my car again. I really like the rails so far, I've had them in my car for about 3 years now and no problems. I always have liked my cars to have a low seat. If I remember right, the Vision rails will lower the seat about 50mm (1.968").
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 12:34 PM
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I have the Vision rails on my Recaros also. I have never noticed mine moving any though, I'll pay more attention when I drive my car again. I really like the rails so far, I've had them in my car for about 3 years now and no problems. I always have liked my cars to have a low seat. If I remember right, the Vision rails will lower the seat about 50mm (1.968").
the movement is very minimal, like fore-aft movement of maybe a 2-4mm? it just didn't seem as tight as the OEM rail felt once it's locked into place for some reason.

but yes, i think you're correct that it's about 50mm lower. took me some getting used to cuz i'm 5'10" and feel like a bit of a midget in my EG now...hahaha, i can barely see the windshield squirters over the wipers now and my seat is pretty upright (i love the micro-adjust feature btw).

Ah VTEC - i'll snap some shots of the rails in my car if you want hope your buddy gets them soon as Vision is pulling out of North America! i bought the rails and a set of mirrors from them while i could!
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 02:58 PM
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i drained it as much as i could on the hoist. just kept letting it all drip out.

you should be fine with the Honda MTF. especially on a new tranny. fwiw, an OEM USDM ITR tranny complete from Acura is about 1800bux CAD at cost.
Mine is used.
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 03:11 PM
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Mine is used.
as long as it doesn't grind, it's all good dood!
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 03:46 PM
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the movement is very minimal, like fore-aft movement of maybe a 2-4mm? it just didn't seem as tight as the OEM rail felt once it's locked into place for some reason.

but yes, i think you're correct that it's about 50mm lower. took me some getting used to cuz i'm 5'10" and feel like a bit of a midget in my EG now...hahaha, i can barely see the windshield squirters over the wipers now and my seat is pretty upright (i love the micro-adjust feature btw).

Ah VTEC - i'll snap some shots of the rails in my car if you want hope your buddy gets them soon as Vision is pulling out of North America! i bought the rails and a set of mirrors from them while i could!
Ha,ha,ha...I'm close to 6' tall and when I drive my EG I kinda feel like a midget too.

I didn't know that Vision would be pulling out of North America. That sucks some of there products I really like.
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 05:22 PM
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Ah VTEC - i'll snap some shots of the rails in my car if you want hope your buddy gets them soon as Vision is pulling out of North America! i bought the rails and a set of mirrors from them while i could!
Yea Man do that if you would... I'd Like to see your setup... Thanks Alot Dude.
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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lol, you arent kidding. Im 6'3" and when im in my hatch I dont feel like it. And every other vehicle seems bigger than mine. My friends clown me when I hop out and they wonder how cramped it is. My cousin is 6'7" 340lbs and he rides in my **** with a lot of space.
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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Hatches have a lot of room if you think about it, they really are comfortable cars. **** most people look at them as such small cars not knowing you can fit ALOT of stuff in there.
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 08:23 PM
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Yeah my hatch has more room in every way than my Prelude did, and it was 700 lbs heavier. Nice seats BTW!
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 08:24 PM
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AH VTEC keeps having new mods everytime he post.
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 09:01 PM
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damnit kegan.

i call dibs when you sell them. haha
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 09:09 PM
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AH VTEC keeps having new mods everytime he post.
He must have a damn job, that soab.
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 09:15 PM
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Yeah...they look like this in real life:
Thanks!
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by American.Graffiti
AH VTEC keeps having new mods everytime he post.

Yea Man... I had a good bit of money left over after I sold my Volks and Enkeis (even after I bought the 5 Lug) so I bought something I've wanted for a while now... I'm tired of buying wheels so I decided to get the seats I've always wanted... I'll get wheels on down the road but right now I enjoy not giving a **** about my beat up ITR Wheels... When I had my volks and enkeis I was always paranoid that they were gonna get ****ed up.


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damnit kegan.

i call dibs when you sell them. haha

HaHa.. Not gonna sell em man, I like them too much... I'll hit you up this weekend bud.

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He must have a damn job, that soab.

HAHA... Well I dont have a job right now, but stockpiled a little lump sum when I did work... I bought enkeis and Volks within 6 months and just sold both sets to get the 5 lug so I was back to having a tiny lump sum again.
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 09:39 AM
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Hatches have a lot of room if you think about it, they really are comfortable cars. **** most people look at them as such small cars not knowing you can fit ALOT of stuff in there.

You aint kidding, my friends look at it and Im like, go in the back and check it out, theyre like no thanks. Then I insist and they sit and theyre like.. okay okay, this isnt so bad. In fact not bad at all wow! Plenty headroom, plenty legroom and plenty width and theres space for your shoulders on the speakers.

The day I moved I managed to fit everything in there with the exception of the bed,tv and the desk. I made 1 trip and fit in all the stuff in there. Including my 20'' mountain bike lolz.
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 09:44 AM
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Uh, you guys are crazy? The front has a lot of room, but the backs of EG's are cramped as hell!

It is true you can fit a metric ****-tonne of stuff in there because of the nice way the interior is designed though. Even better with JDM interior.
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 09:52 AM
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The back does feel cramped but its not, maybe with 3 pple but not with 2. Headroom is usually fine for most pple but maybe the taller guys will suffer. Leg room is ample, unless the person in front wants to be lazy and have the seat back.
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 09:56 AM
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Having ridden in the back of an EG with two normal sized people up front for 5 hrs, I can honestly tell you it sucks complete *** and is very cramped. Leg room is NOT ample. I'm 5'10, so it's not like I'm some basketball player or something. People in front were not reclining the seat excessively either. Head room was fine, leg room was ****.

Whats the longest trip you've taken in the back of an EG?
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 10:00 AM
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Oh I guess I was wrong lol, the only seat I've riden in was driver and passenger, never in the back. Im 5'11 but when I seat in the back its not so bad but since I havent been in it for a trip, I wouldnt know.
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