Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) EG/EH/EJ/EK/EM1 Discussion

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Old May 28, 2011 | 05:34 AM
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Default long legs need help

my 2000 civic ex needs more legroom, is it possible to modify the seat so it goes back further?
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Old May 28, 2011 | 05:49 AM
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Not safely. Should have bought a bigger car.
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Old May 28, 2011 | 08:32 AM
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yes, you can modify the seat and just take it right out of the car and sit in the back seat if your legs are that long...... Lmao....^^^but yeah like he said, you should of bought a bigger car.....
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Old May 28, 2011 | 10:19 AM
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arent there other seats that sit lower than the stock?
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Old May 28, 2011 | 10:24 AM
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i did this one on an older car, and it's a major pain in the ***, it's going to be a major job to rebuild the floor pans and install new seat mount points.
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Old May 28, 2011 | 12:10 PM
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Damn you guys are funny haha. Just push it all the way back and sit up straight as possible. Your legs cant be more than 5-6 feet long. If so damn bro lol!
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Old May 28, 2011 | 12:18 PM
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How the hell tall are you? I'm 6ft and I have my seat where most 5'6" people put it. I sit very close and I've got tons of room to move back.

I sit straight up and very close. The only issues I have is my helmet hitting the headliner when I'm autocrossing. I roll my Recaro back a degree or two and problem solved.
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Old May 28, 2011 | 01:29 PM
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I'm about 6ft 5in using Del Sol seats which sit lower than normal seats but don't really think that has much effect on length. This is in a 00 ex coupe, have the seat as far back as it goes and is perfect comfortable. Can actually stretch my legs out, could probably move the seat closer a few notches and would still be fine. Unless you're taller 7ft, don't think you would really have any issues. Only problem I found is when wearing a helmet, it bumps the roof quite often.. So I actually have to lean the seat back, which isn't very comfortable because you loose most of your support.
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Old May 28, 2011 | 01:33 PM
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S2000 seats are also a good choice, they sit low, have a sleek profile and look sick as hell.
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