So if youre like 99% of all EF owners your drivers seat probably looks like its been through a war
good drivers seats are hard to come by
good pass seats are much easier
heres how to take the cushion and cover portion of the pass seat and swap it with the drivers seat to make a mint "hybrid" seat for your ef

THE BOTTOMS


the good pass seat and the bad drivers seat
first remove the rails and seperate the top and bottom of the two seats, if you have trouble figuring this out you may want to search for another write up then come back to this one


once you have the seats seperated the first step is to seperate the lower cushion and cover from the seat pan
you need to cut off all of the "hog rings" i used cutting pliers






once youve removed all of the hog rings you should have this


fit the good pass cushion to the drivers pan assy




this bolt hole will be covered, cut an x with a razor blade, you may want to wait til the cushion and cover are fully attached to make sure on hole alignment


attache the cushion and cover using zip ties where the hog rings were
thats it for the bottoms

THE BACKS






the first step on the backs is to remove the headrests, these are crx si seats so others may be different, there are clips similar to the ones that hold the window crank on, youll need to dig for them then pop them out with a screw driver, the headrest will pop right off




cut off all of the hog rings at the base of the seat, theres one hidden off to the side shown in the pic above




next unhook the rubber straps and start rolling the cover off the cushion




about 1/2 way up the seat back its attached, cut the hog rings and roll it up about 5" more then cut those hog rings


reach up in the back of the seat and release the plastic guides from the headrest and pop the cover off fully
work the cushion off slowly the top is on there good, try not to rip it but if you do just pop some duct tape on there after its on the new seat frame






on the drivers frame




start rolling the seat cover on and reattach it at the two points using zip ties
the first attachment is made from the fron of the seat and the second (lower) from the rear, make sure you cut the zip ties off close and tuck them in, especially the one on the front








once the cover is all the way on reattach the rubber straps and zip tie up the bottom of the seat








bolt the seat halves back together making sure the plastic bushing is on the non lever side then put the tracks back on and drop it in
it will be sweet i gaurantee it

 

Nice dude. Anyone else notice the fatty spider inside the seat on the earlier pics? eewwww i hate spiders.

 

i ate it

 

is it just me or am i missing the final product pic?

 

i did this swap! its amazing how much better your car looks every time you open the door without a huge rip in the seat.

 

good damn post...and i still dont see the spider..lol..for some reason i cannot quit looking for it..hehe

 

i was so excited when i finished the seat that i had to go for a ride
last week when i drove it it had
stock squishy worn out suspension (factory honda everything from 1990)
a shifter that was so loose it would hit the pass door
13s with garbage snow tires
crappy drivers seat

today it had

KYB AGX
Megan Coilovers
Full Energy Suspension Bushing Kit
Short Shifter and the ES Bushings from the kit (SO TIIIIIITEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!)
15" BBS
Azenis
New Seat

i smiled

 

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Lol, third pic down. it ain't that big...

 

f'n awesome!!!!! i got civic si seats and of course the drivers side bolster has that huge tear in it. i've had a spare passenger seat here for a while, just wasnt to sure if i could pull this off without tearin the fabric.

i guess its not quite as hard as i thought!!!! thanx for the write up!!!!!!!

 

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y0!!

 

dammit i wish i hadnt given away my SI seats. now i cant do this swap

 

damn man...ive done simular things with different Honda seats as well. I <u>now</u> know that using zip ties are way better than trying to recycle those damn "copper rings"

 

nice write up dude

 

Nice sick post awesome work... But can some one point out the spider i dont see it and is driving me crazy

 

how does the agx and megan ride? bad?

 

it doesnt ride horrible but its no caddy, im used to it though i have stiff suspension in everything except my samurai

 

OK for those who can't find our little 8-legged friend in the seat:

 

ha ha ha
nice

 

you got a pic of the final product?

 

To bad this only works for crx seats. Civic and hatch i believe are different that crx seats.

 

Great writeup, Ive been wondering how to get the headrests off. Want to do this myself, anybody got a good seat cover for sale like the one in this thread? i would be interested$

 

This looks very difficult to me, but thanks for the pics.

 

for this how-to thread.

 

old seat


new seat