96 Black Leather GSR SEATS IN 89 EF HATCH????

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Old Aug 22, 2009 | 03:57 PM
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Default 96 Black Leather GSR SEATS IN 89 EF HATCH????

I just picked up a mint set of black leather gsr seats. . . can you just swap the seat pan or how am I going to have to go about doing this?? The seats are going to go in one way or another even if I have to weld them in . . . I dont wanna do that though. . . And I dont wanna drill and thread new holes. . . any ideas?
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Old Aug 22, 2009 | 04:01 PM
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I just picked up a mint set of black leather gsr seats. . . can you just swap the seat pan or how am I going to have to go about doing this?? The seats are going to go in one way or another even if I have to weld them in . . . I dont wanna do that though. . . And I dont wanna drill and thread new holes. . . any ideas?
bolt your stock sliders into the floor of your car.sit the new seats on top and measure how far they are apart.just make brackets thatll bolt into the bottom on the seat pan and weld them onto the sliders.
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Old Aug 22, 2009 | 04:14 PM
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thanks man I guess ill give that a shot
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Old Aug 22, 2009 | 04:25 PM
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Go look at member clipsed build thread because he has those gsr leather seats front and back in his ef sedan...!!!
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Old Aug 22, 2009 | 04:27 PM
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ok man how do I find his build thread??
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Old Aug 22, 2009 | 04:38 PM
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ok man how do I find his build thread??
here you go...!!!
https://honda-tech.com/forums/appearance-build-threads-122/clipse-resto-project-ef-4-door-2261814/
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Old Aug 22, 2009 | 04:49 PM
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personally those seats made me sit high in my crx
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Old Aug 22, 2009 | 08:05 PM
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you know man I was wondering about that , I was looking at them and thought they might make me sit high . . . oh well though I always liked gsr leathers
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 02:35 AM
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dunno about why your seats sit high, but mine made me sit LOWER... feels like a bucket seat. I LUV IT! :D
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 03:44 AM
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Default Re: 96 Black Leather GSR SEATS IN 89 EF HATCH????

I had a set in my crx, they sat lower. no welding, just mix and match parts from the two seats.
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 04:36 AM
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I had a set in my crx, they sat lower. no welding, just mix and match parts from the two seats.
Dunno wth you are talking about, as there is NO mixing and matching of any parts besides the seat pan, back rest being swapped. UNLESS you are like me and retain the lumbar support, THEN and ONLY then is any welding required.
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 07:07 AM
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power seats in an ef?? hhhm sounds sweet.
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 08:05 AM
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dunno about why your seats sit high, but mine made me sit LOWER... feels like a bucket seat. I LUV IT! :D
yeah but you have a sedan personally i love gsr cloth seats they feel like butter but my head was on the ceiling so i have to rock my blue dx seats looks funky with si interior
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 01:51 PM
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well guys I just got done putting the seats in. . . I bent the one bracket on the gsr seat used grade8 bolts and drilled threw the floor and used a nut under the car . . . also made custom spacers. . .turned out VERY VERY GOOD. . . I will post pictures here later this evening. .. thanks for all the advice.
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Old Sep 2, 2009 | 04:00 PM
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ok guys sorry the pics took me so long i have been busy working.....thanks for the advice. ..

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Old Sep 2, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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Man I wish I kept my GSR seats, I bought them for $200, sold for $120 a week later
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