ILOVERACING sent me an IM (along with a few others) regarding what is required to install S2000 seats in an Integra. I just thought I would post what steps I took ...a sort of S2k seat install guide. Here's the lowdown: The front two holes DO line up...it's just a matter of bending the rail tabs downward about 30 deg. to match the angle of the floor rail. The rears do require a little work. The outer (nearest the doors) rails need to be shortened about 2 inches (if my memory serves me right). Then you will need to cut a small triangle in the side of each rail portion that is left to allow you to 'bend' that rail end downward. I then tack-welded what is now a seam (what used to be a triangle) for added strength. You will then drill a hole to line up with the floor rail bolt hole (see first pic below). The inner rail (nearest the e-brake) rear is easier. I just used a rat-tail drill bit to enlarge the bolt hole opening in the rail to line up with the bolt hole in the floor. You may want to use a 17mm nut (or anything about that size...I used a motor mount nut)between the rear rails and the floor as spacers (you'll find that the rear rails will sit lower than the fronts if you don't raise them). Yadda, yadda....give them a quick shot of black paint to pretty it up and voila! Hope this helps.
....sorry about the poor quality of the pics (my office camera is really old!)

 

I hope you weld it good. I would hate for the seat to go flying during a turn or something

 

IMO. they r ugly in ITR....

 

I think they look ok. I wouldn't do it though.

 

I think they look godd in a teg. A few of my friends have them in their R's and in a few Si's.

 

They look good but are they better than the stock seats?

 

man, still rather have a recaro...

 

somebody posted a how-to on putting those seats in an EG, what he did was swap the bottom pan of the seat along with the rails, which made it a direct bolt in w/o any cutting or welding.

 

....*at least twice the price*

 

"Better", is relative. Everyone will have differing opinions . IMHO, the S2k seats offer PLENTY more lateral support(due to bigger bolstering) and, since they are leather, more ease getting in and out. Many stay away from leather for fear of sliding out of the seat during "spirited" driving/cornering. That is generally true of most leather seats. With the S2k seats, however, there is NO SUCH SLIDING. I repeat: You do not slide around in S2k seats! The bolstering is such that once you slide into the seat, you are held firmly in place, even under hard maneuvers. With the ITR seats, I found myself falling out of the seats all the time. Anyways, ...blah, blah, blah......


[Modified by GM2000ITR, 10:09 AM 1/22/2003]

 

do the seats move forward and backward like the stock seats?? or do they barely move?

 

I have done this but I did it the SAFER way, you can actually swap entire bottoms with your teg seats, rails, recliner, metal bottoms, and all, that way you have a seat that can flip forward and uses your OEM equipment so you know its safe. it only takes about an hour per seat, with no welding or cutting. Its the only way you should do it if you ask me.

 

kool. I like R seats better. They suit the car better. Now in a leather GSR... They would own!

 

No flame intended...just interested in what you're thinking, but why would you say my way is "unsafe"? I assure you that the S2k rails i modified are in perfect alignment and are just as sturdy and "safe" as the way you did it. I went the route I did because I sold the ITR fronts with the rails and just used the S2k rails. The seats actually have A LOT more fwd/bkwd sliding range of motion (when slid all the way back, the backs of the S2k seats are only about 3-4 inches from the ITR rear seat bottoms! -can you say leg room!!!) The drawback is the reclining: It will only recline as far as they do in a S2k, which is about 15-20 degrees from straight up. This did not bother me though since I only have a rear passenger about once or twice a year and since I pretty much sit up straight while driving (no gangsta' lean here!)...............-Greg

 

Do you sit lower with the S2k seat? Or is the ride height the same as the ITR seat?

 

The seats sit about 2 inches lower than the ITR seats (not sure how low they sit on EG rails). -Greg

 

They sit about 2" lower with the full seat bottom/rail swap. Check out my link to see pics of some in my EG.

 

Yeah, if you use EG or Del Sol seat rails, you will sit a good 3.5" lower than stock seats. Ive used the S2000 seat rails the same way he did his, and it was fine. I did 2 track events in them.