Hi. I have a 2006 Civic Sedan and am one of very few people who find the driver seat uncomfortable no matter what adjustments I make. I had the foam lumbar support shaved down which helped a lot but I still get a sore lower back - sometimes even on short drives. My old Honda (1998) didn't have this problem and I don't have this issue in other similar cars.
I'm considering selling the car as a result but don't want to because she's such a pleasure otherwise!
Was considering replacing seats with alternative like perhaps the Accord seats. Would this work? Any advice?
PS. I'm 6 Foot 2 so maybe it's my height?

 

i know a couple people 6'2" and above that find their civics just fine. i dont think thats the issue. trying to get other seats to fit into your car will require you to have custom rails built to fit them plus loosing your side airbags and having the various lights on your dashboard light up unless you can figure out a way to bypass them. there are people who have put recaro's and other other aftermarket seats in.

 

You shouldn't have bought the car if you were uncomfortable in it.

Your issue is going to be the airbags and security built around it. If you pull out the seat and try to replace it with another one chances are the system is not perfectly identical and would trigger your CEL/SRS/etc lights to come on and just disable the safety features.

 

i love my seats. is the si different seat than the r18 ergonomics wise?

 

^ apparently they are from what i've read. never been in one though

 

Yes. The Si has stiffer, taller side bolsters on the bottom of the seat as well as the upright part of the seat. They are the same other than that.

 

I also am experiencing the problems of a very uncomfortable seat. I purchased a 2007 Civic LX sedan about a month ago, and have loved the way the car drives (and the mpg!!). But on trips that last more than an hour, the bulge in the lumbar area really makes my lower back hurt. I'm trying different positions, but so far nothing has been the solution. I hope I can find a fix.

 

Try this I always have a problem even with my 93 civic if I sit on my wallet in my hip pocket my back gets sore. It tosses your hips out of alignment and will cause the lumbar support to hit you in a weird spot. Just a thought it might help. I can tell you this I love the seats in my new 09 si and if they are diff in the bolsters as stated you might want to go take one for a test drive and see how they feel. Might give you another option to keep all the air bag systems working

 

You are right about your wallet throwing everything out of alignment. You should never sit with you wallet (or anything with any kind of thickness to it) in your back pocket. It will cause back problems for you down the road.

 

Do the Si seats bolt directly into the other sedans? If so, I say go that route, the new Si seats are pretty comfy.

 

Get some cusions for a lawn char and strap that baby on your seat.

Can an R18 owner put Si seats in? The Si Seats were comfortable as hell.

 

1200 @ honda to get full leather interior

 

i'm 6'5 and my si seat is more than comfortable.
sometimes i catch myself dozing off a little bit.

 

6'5" really? You are a effin giant bro. lol

 

I'm 6'5" too and drove my Si sedan from L.A. to Chicago and never got sore.

 

Hmm weird I drove from Wa to canada and it was about 2 hours my back was ok. But then the drive back which was about 3-4 hours since ran into some problems and decided to go back. My back was hurting pretty bad. But other than that most of the time it's all good.

 

im 6'2 and i havent had any issues with my seat adjustments now my 03 civic sedan oh man no mater what i did seem like i was shaq in that damn car but far as my fg2 comfy so was my dc5