will my 88 crx si seats bolt into my 90 crx dx????

 

no

rails are different
i am trying to fit 89Si HB seats into my 90 STD and i am having headahces like a puta

 

They should I'm not sure.... If they don't swap the rails

 

swapping rails wont work. the holes are a couple mm off on both sides. make adpter plates or sell em and get the seats for your year.

 

or you can swap the inards of the seat like the metal bucket the use the 90 insides with the 89 seat

 

adapter plates? id be willing to do what it takes to get these to fit...anyone done this?

 

I have some Si seats which I put in my 91' CRX DX. I do not know what year or model they were from (I believe they're from a xx' Civic si...). Swapping the rails DEFINENTLY won't work, and you know this if you've looked at the rails when they're bolted onto the si seats. Well, if you can get them bolted in the first place.

Here's what I did:

1) Take the rails off the Si seats, and then the rails off the current seats in your hatch.

2) Take the old rails, and put them up to the Si seats, and see what you need to get done. It is possible. When I matched mine up, I honestly said "no way this will work". What I did, was drill the holes in the excess metal of the old frame rails, to make them bolt to the Si seats. This took forever, because my drill would not hold a charge for more than a minute or two..it was literally an all day affair because of this.

3) Once you get the holes drilled, and figure out a way to moun the rails to the seat, then put the seat/rails in the car, and see how it matches up. When I did this, it was still off an inch or two. 3/4 of the bolts matched up fine, however. The reason mine was off, is because I drilled into the excess metal, which meant I was essentially creating a type of offset.

4) Put them in my CRX again, and all was well, but one hole was just barely off. Being the idiot I am, I tried to force the bolt in. Snapped the bolt right in half. Even with an Ease-out, I still couldn't get it out (so I still have the end of it in my floor..). I ended up just drilling a new hole where the rail was, and tapped it (maybe $5 at a hardware store for the tap). I simply then bolted it in. I have noticed the Si seats seem a TINY bit crooked, almost as if they are facing towards my center console. I believe this is due to the fact I did not use the original hole on the last bolt, therefore it's just a tiny bit off. It's only an inch or two, but at first, it seems like a lot. I have gotten used to it, and I notice nothing different. This offset is apparent when you slide the seats forward..they rub a little bit against the console.

Can you imagine what kind of headache I am going to have when I put new seats in an have to use the original holes? I'll have to re-drill that hole with the bolt still in it, re-tap it..then hope all goes well. Fun, fun..

Because of that, I will keep these Si seats for a long time I think

Oh, and last, pictures. http://www.angelfire.com/vt2/l...l.jpg

That looks a bit weird, but you get the idea...

 

im sorry if i misled you guys i have a 90 crx std not a dx hatch...idk if that makes a difference.

 

It's all good..hopefully someone can get some use out of that...

 

any one got some photos?

 

can 88-89 crx si seats fit in an 88-89 hatch dx?

 

what about the 90 si seats?? if i got a set of those, how easy would they be to put in my 90 dx?

 

You can fit any seat into that car. All you do is drill out a new hole for the rail on the new seat that you put in.

I have an 88 CRX HF and I put 90-91 CRX SI seats in it. I had to drill two new holes on the rail it self, one hole for each seat.

 

photos would be awful cool

 

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Sorry, I did not take any photos when I did this. It is not that hard, The holes are a couple of mm off like the post above said, just look at the rails and when you put the seat down, take a yellow chalk and mark where the holes need to be drilled, then find a drill bit that fits inside the existing hole.

Go to the store and buy the same drill bit but make sure it will cut through steel.
put seat back on and bolt in. While you do this you can IM me with any questions.

I will try to help as much as possible

 

thanks

 

would drilling be necessary to install 90-91 CRX Si seats into a 91 HF?

 

just bolt them to the floor...

 

i like the white pinstripe better than the red tho.