FA5 seats on EP3!!!

[Von Garcia]

http://http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=5476775&l=a97703b8d2&id=745965298

[20CiviC02Si]

Meh...... not a fan.

[PartyPooper]

uuuuummmm... sorry but i don't lke them... they changed those seats for americans who are on the heavier side...BIG...GOOD for fitting your second 36' inch wide, right butt cheek and excellent for comfort... but for looks i would stay stock... just imo...

[&REY]

I like it! I think it looks sick!

[Benito Malito]

That looks great. imo the stock seats look the part more than they actually support. The 18 year old seats in my SE-R hold me in much better when I toss it around.

Post a few more pics and maybe some info on how you hooked it up.

Do you have all 4 anchors? Are they lighter than the stock seats?

[Twisted-X]

Are they lower than stock seats, also?

[johnkimble]

I think they look awesome. Yeah they are for a bit of a wider person, but I love how they feel when you sit in them.

How did they do this? A few members have tried and did not succeed, so I'm interested in the setup. Please post it if that's your ride!

[Civicvtec1ps]

Must be custom brackets.
I tried to put on my ep3 few years back, brackets were totally different.

[johnkimble]

hey Paul.

I'm definitely thinking it's custom.

I can get some custom brackets made, but if this guy did it another way I'd be interested in finding that out! My seats have seen better days!

[04bluepearl]

Looks great! I think the new si seats are quite a bit more comfortable than the ep's.

[Von Garcia]

i really dont know if they are compared to the ep3 seats coz when i got the car it comes with some ugly ebay seats or something with some stupid harness that aren't really that reliable. so i tried putting this seats on since they are easy to find. but yeah it feels good driving this car now.

[Von Garcia]

I think they look awesome. Yeah they are for a bit of a wider person, but I love how they feel when you sit in them.

How did they do this? A few members have tried and did not succeed, so I'm interested in the setup. Please post it if that's your ride!

yeah they are pretty big but fits the ep3 just right. its adjustable so you can adjust the height too. i know the brackets doesn't match. but i made it fit by drilling some hole on the brackets making them wider as long as the bolts are intact. basically only one hole match the ep which is the front hole that is closer to the door. might not be the best set up but it works fine so far.

[Von Garcia]

That looks great. imo the stock seats look the part more than they actually support. The 18 year old seats in my SE-R hold me in much better when I toss it around.

Post a few more pics and maybe some info on how you hooked it up.

Do you have all 4 anchors? Are they lighter than the stock seats?

i will try to put some more pics if i figure it out. im still new to this forum so yeah. like i said there is only one hole that match which is the front hole closer to the door. the rest needs to be drill to fit. i would say this seats are heavier than stock. i like them though...better than the ones i had on before which is a cheap ass ebay no brand bucket seat.

[Von Garcia]

uuuuummmm... sorry but i don't lke them... they changed those seats for americans who are on the heavier side...BIG...GOOD for fitting your second 36' inch wide, right butt cheek and excellent for comfort... but for looks i would stay stock... just imo...

thats cool. the only reason i got this seats because i had an ugly seats before. looks more like those ebay brand which is all torn up already. i really want the ep3 seats but they are hard to find nowadays and expensive. i got this seats for only 350 so i think its a good deal.

[Von Garcia]

Are they lower than stock seats, also?

seriously i dont know since i never had the stock seats. but to me its low enough. and its adjustable to your height but just the drivers seat though.

[johnkimble]

Nice, thanks for the info. So you just drilled the FA5 brackets to accomodate the EP3 mounting locations? Are you using all of the mounting places?

Also, do you have any ridgity concerns? I'd love to see pics if you could swing em.

[Von Garcia]

Nice, thanks for the info. So you just drilled the FA5 brackets to accomodate the EP3 mounting locations? Are you using all of the mounting places?

Also, do you have any ridgity concerns? I'd love to see pics if you could swing em.


pretty much. i used all 4 holes to make sure that the seats aren't going anywhere. just make sure that the seat is aligned properly. so far i don't have any problems with them i thought the seats are really nice on ep3's. i would love to put more pictures. im still getting used on this. but if you can give me your email i can probably just send it to you.

[R2L]

I'd be interested in seeing pics as well - the wife want's to do the reverse...she wants me to find EP3 seats to put in her FA5 Si!

[matt2002si]

I own an FA5 & I can't stand these f#cking seats. So much so that I replaced the drivers seat for a Buddy Club P1 bucket. I would much rather have EP3 front seats then the FA5s.

[matt2002si]

I'd be interested in seeing pics as well - the wife want's to do the reverse...she wants me to find EP3 seats to put in her FA5 Si!

You may be in luck because I may have a lead on some.

[johnkimble]

pretty much. i used all 4 holes to make sure that the seats aren't going anywhere. just make sure that the seat is aligned properly. so far i don't have any problems with them i thought the seats are really nice on ep3's. i would love to put more pictures. im still getting used on this. but if you can give me your email i can probably just send it to you.

Cool johnkimble at gmail.com.

Whatever you share I'll post up here so everyone can see.

I'm looking for FA/FG seats now. I'm happy to hear that I will not need to do any custom fab. I don't mind drilling at all.

[Kerby]

http://cdn3.knowyourmeme.com/i/3400/original/MEH.jpg

[J Mo]

imho, i like the EP seats better just because its closer looking to a racing seat :)

[Von Garcia]

hey guys sorry for the wait. ive been really sick and its raining hard around here in reno. but i gave john kimble sum of the pix of the seats since he looks for interested on how i did it. you guys just need to wait. thanks.

[Von Garcia]

thanks for the good comment guys!!!at first i really don't think its gonna work but it looks good to me.

[Von Garcia]

imho, i like the EP seats better just because its closer looking to a racing seat :)

its ok. actually ive been looking for some ep3 seats but theyre hard to find and if there is one there asking way too much for it so i came up with the fa5 seats since its more available around here. also i havent seen anybody do this for their ep3 so im guessing this is the first. so far there some good comments.

[beechstreet]

I like'em. nice job.

[johnkimble]

here we go:
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doesn't seem too bad... could clean it up a lil but nothing too huge

[Von Garcia]

doesn't seem too bad... could clean it up a lil but nothing too huge[/QUOTE]

thanks for posting them. yeah it does need some cleanup. im gonna fix it after this school semester. probably some carpet work to hide it or grind the extra parts. but lyk you said nothing too huge. easy fix.lol

[Von Garcia]

i just realized that i dont have to cut anything so itl look cleaner instead i bought some oem factory covers for the rails from a fa5. sweet!!! looks a lot better now. you only need just the back since its the one that shows a lot. just a thought.....

[ep3jd]

i definitely like them. to be honest the little red plastic pieces on the heads of our seats are starting to look more and more cheesy to me these days

[DrZfInEsT]

Props to you for thinking outside the box,I feel they don't flow well with the layout of the ep interior.

[Von Garcia]

i definitely like them. to be honest the little red plastic pieces on the heads of our seats are starting to look more and more cheesy to me these days

Thanks. i like them too. i thought its going to be too big but it fits just right. and the si logo is makes it nice.

[vtecDave]

very nice. looks good and quite comfy... :msmile:

[MBaG]

I'd be interested in seeing pics as well - the wife want's to do the reverse...she wants me to find EP3 seats to put in her FA5 Si!

i wouldn't mind trading. ;]

[brennaneli]

looks great. I wanna do this. How much did you find those for?

[Von Garcia]

Thanks! i dont really have a choice but they do look nice and comfy. it cost me about 450 for everything shipped. Me and my friend did the rest. if you're lucky hopefully they come with the rail covers. i bought mine from hondapartscheap.com for 25 bucks. il put some new pix because it looks a lot cleaner.

[Honda_boy83]

I like them! Good work!

[DRP967]

Looks like a clean install, i prefer our stock seats though because those FA5 seats do like they are catered to the fattys. lol okay not really but i just dont they flow in the EP3's interior. As long as your happy thats all that matters. :-)

[Aaron_in_MO]

i definitely like them. to be honest the little red plastic pieces on the heads of our seats are starting to look more and more cheesy to me these days

Ah, the head hole, as I call it. Most cars have a headrest, but ours have a dumb hole. How about taking the plastic piece out and dying it black?

[Rasy]

i definitely like them. to be honest the little red plastic pieces on the heads of our seats are starting to look more and more cheesy to me these days

I like them too, and was thinking that as well. It does help reinforce the owner they have the highest model civic - in the states anyways.

[username011]

I think its cool that the EP seats are the same seats that are in the type-r..

[Ep3 ked]

Looks good but for the price of them new and all the bs to put them in mine as well go sparco or somthing..

[04ep3si]

shit looks good man!

[danito321]

I know the thread is dead but I just bought a set for cheap! When I mock them up they seem to lean to the left side. Anyone have this problem?

[danito321]

Never mind. I got them in. Had to do some drilling into the brackets but they mounted up nicely. Only thin is I don't feel any lower back support like I did with the ep3 seats.

[slow-ep3]

I had these in my 90 crx... tons of work to get them to fit, but they sit about as high as ep3 seats if I recall correctly.

http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2601719

[danito321]

The seats sit lower in the ep3, but since they are height adjustable it shouldn't be a problem to get them to where you want. Plus I just love the fact that they actually say "si" on them.

[danito321]

http://m1287.photobucket.com/albumview/albums/danito321/F94A12F6-01BC-48E2-95FA-92AC71A8C883-2095-0000027C4AAFD70F_zpsa8e48b5a.jpg.html?o=1
Here is a pic Of how they look in my car!

[rtc975]

Need to replace my stock seats. Fractured L5 Vertebrae and I shift around a lot, the bottom fabric is worn and the seats are nasty uncomfortable after 250,000 miles. I like the FA/FG seats.

The seats mentioned & used in this thread are definitely for the Si sedan (FA5) and not the coupe (FG2)?

Appreciate it...