hey i have an em1 and im being offered a set of good condition ep3 seats for $380 firm, is this a good deal or no? he says 3 bolts will line up in my car, is this true. thanks

 

sounds like a good deal to me?
maybe 340 dollars..
i have no clue if they will fit...

 

dont know if they will fit, but first off.................. dont do things stupid, im not a hater to anything that anyone wants to try, first off i have a 99 em1 dont get seats that can not bolt down to all four edges... first off its not safe, and it will make the seat wear alot faster mech. wise..... there nice seats etc. good price, but think of when you take off from a light or where ever you might be you will lean because its not bolted down.

 

dont get anything that wont mount to your car.

 

No they will not mount. You'll have to get different rails. EP3 seats sit much higher off the floor than EG6/DC2. Have you ever sat in them? I have an EP3 and I would say they are pretty uncomfortable compared to the EG6 seats I have.

 

I love the EP3 seats but they will not fit without SERIOUS modification. Even then they will be too high...

 

i had a white ep3 loved it as for the seats their 9/10 if i had the chance to buy in get them in my ek i would..

 

my buddy wrecked his ef hatch that had eg seats with only 3 bolts in them and his pasangers head went into the windshield. Do it right

 

You know I wish you would have posted this in a bunch of other threads where I was telling people that having only 3 bolts in was unsafe...

People don't freakin listen like taking the airbag out of a daily driven car.

Natural Selection Mod FTL...

 

Its debateable just how much it matters, I think a lot of it depends on the severity of the crash. But yeah personally i'm not big on rockin' seats with only 3 bolts.

Thats probably considerably less unsafe than running with 3 bolts. I've seen several reports where they say airbags really don't help in many accidents and can even cause problems in others. I think its just something the government jumped on too quick without really looking into it.

 

There are many instances when an airbag may have made things worse in a crash but that is typically due to the occupant not wearing a seatbelt... I just think removing an airbag on a daily driven car is foolish. It is there for a reason, there is much more evidence to substantiate that it is safer being there than not...

 

If it won't bolt down safely I wouldn't do it.

 

I bought mine from a friend 2 years ago for $400, but I'm sure the price has gone down a little bit (depending on the condition).

As far as the bolts lining up, the front 2 WILL NOT without some kind of modification (I had a friend who owns an automotive performance shop and is very skilled at cutting/welding take care of those for me).

Now, comfort wise...they were pretty comfortable, but a little stiff (kind of a sporty feel), and they do sit MUCH higher than the stock ones or an equivalent. I'm a smaller guy (5'8", 135lbs.) and they were comfortable for me, but for taller/heavier people, I can't recommend them AT ALL.

It got to the point that nobody really wanted to ride or drive my car, so I just bought a set of GS-R leather seats, but I haven't had the chance to try them out as my car is getting worked on.

 

sounds pretty good i got black with red stitching ep3 seats brand new
both together for $80.00 at a yard sale this person was selling a k20
the seats a whole bunch of parts off the ep...bet my brother could
have baught the k20 for less then $500

 

You know this thread is over a year old?

 

alright well i guess im sorry for throwing my little catch in there hope
you know that this is only going to be a couple of hours old

 

On craigslist they go from 300 to 400. Thank you for posting how they sit much higher. I really wanted a set and planned on doing a seatpan swap but am just gonna get s2000 instead now because I'm 6'1".

 

i found some up where i live for 200$ and they were in perfect condition. .the person had just dropped some aftermarket seats in. And as far as safety, yea you have to do some fab work.. don't stack washers .. or just bolt down 3 posts..

 

i traded my em1 seats and $250 for ep3 seats a while back. em1 seats don't worth much.
got rid of the ep3 seats and got some 06+ civic si seats. love them

 

EP3's are garbage anyways, not worth the hassle to making them fit right when there are other options that will fit much better and look 10x better... EP3's came in my hatch when I bought it and it felt like I was driving a monster truck, blah...