lkailburn

rsx rear seats in my 97 civic coupe (ej6 chassis)

anyone know if its possible? anyone do it? anyone know anyone who has?

i've looked but found nothing

ANYTHING usefull is appreciated!

thanks in advance,

Luke

HatchMo

i've never seen n e 1 do it but good luck and do a write up it will prolly look badass

lkailburn

ahhh crap. i was hoping someone would know somethin or someone about doing it.

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lkailburn

i found it can be done in a hatch and the person said it fits better than itr seats.

but i know coupe and hatch rear seats are different

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lkailburn

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plz i need help

g0ni

u got a link for the seats in a hatch?

bump n gl with the coupe

lkailburn

no, i forgot where i read it. sorry man. there was no other info on the thread tho. someone just said it can be done.


damnit haha i need some answers!

Money $hot

stop bumping it liek 20 times a day. just wait a few days and you will get an answer, if someone knows. Obviously nobody has replied because nobody knows the answer yet..

lkailburn

hahahah i know i know.. but i can't let these slip outa my hands. they are such a good deal and i don't want to lose them ya know.

sorry for the unnecessary bumping

Twiet

then just buy them! if it's such a good deal, you can always try fitting them... if you can't make it work.. you can certainly sell them again..

lkailburn

i'm gonna meet up with him on monday and were gonna test fit the seats. try to see how much work would have to be done. and since my rear seats are already taken out, it should be quick and easy.

lkailburn

an update:

picture of actual seats:



for the rear seats:
bottom cushion uses all the same mounting techniques as my stock seats. they are just in slightly different locations. so i'd have to cut and move those. and there is about a 1 1/2" gap on the sides(between the end of the seat and the interior plastic panel.) not really that noticable tho.

HOWEVER... the back peices are gonna take some pretty serious modification. to be able to even fit together in place approx. 6" needs to be removed. theres a few ways to do this. i think the simplest would be to cut it all outa one seat on the section in the middle. and make them like a 60/40 set instead of 50/50 how they are now. i didn't check mounting the brackets yet. so idk about those yet. i'll be sure to do a WELL written walk through and i'll keep you guys updated as i progress.

wish me luck!!

_Luke

p.s.- i'm pickin up the seats on wednesday. i bought the full set(f and r) for $260 and its even had a microseal treatment that garuntee's they wont' stain or fade for 6 years


Modified by lkailburn at 6:46 PM 6/29/2004

lkailburn

ok i have the seats. maybe its just cuz its dark outside and i'm way too sweaty but 3 outa 4 bolts DON"T line up!! 2 line up but i can't even get the second one in because i need to bend the metal a bit so it will sit down more. but i HIGHLY doubt i could get a 3rd in without metal fab work.

oh and another thing, the plug for the seatbelt sensor doesn't fit into the rsx seat.

anyone have personal experience getting the front seats into a 6gen civic??


_luke

barefootbilly

yeah i have them in my coupe, what in the world made you think they'd fit at all? the fronts don't fit at all, though i have them after working on it. But isn't this post about the rear seats?

JamesQ

i remember hearing somewhere that RSX seats wont swap into a 6 gen without welding the brackets on the seat. Not sure, but hoping someone can correct me on this.

lkailburn

yah sorry i know the post is about the rear. but thats cuz i was more concerned about the rear.. i had heard that for the front 3 outa the 4 line right up. i had already test fit the rear and i knew what i was getting myself into.. but could you help me out with the fronts.. maybe take some pictures of what kinda work you had to do. my dad can have anything welded for me so thats not an issue.

thanks man you don't know how much i appreciate it,

Luke

otakueric

for the front 3/4 is fine
or u can just drill an extra hole, this goes for si seats, rsx seats, s2000's etc
for the rear seats, i brought them to a re-upholstering place, and they just made it fit, had to cut some metal, but its good

lkailburn

otakueric--see the problem is: ppl said 3/4 of the front bolts line right up.. but that doesn't seem to be the case?? idk maybe i was just too tired to really work at it. thats why i'm looking for ppl with personal experience.

with the rear.. about 6 inches needs to be cut out.. which means plate, foam and then pull the cloth around or something..

any help is appreciated !
thanks guys

Luke

lkailburn

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barefootbilly

um 3/4 bolts DO NOT line up. that's why you don't see them in coupes that often.

lkailburn

barefootbilly-- two line up perfect after a bit of bending. did you have to weld on some more steel and then drill? is that what ya did. i can have my dad's shop weld anything anywhere so that wont be a problem at all.

if you have any hints or suggestions i should keep in mind let me know

thanks man!

_luke

ChadB

Let's see some more pics of the seats..

lkailburn

again i can't stress enough the fact that the pattern on the seats DOES NOT show up that prevelent in real life. you can barely even see it sometimes. its just something with the way the camera exposure works.

igo4bmx

did u put them in yet?

lkailburn

no not yet. i was on vacation all last week. i'm overwhelmed with projects!! but i'll work on em today