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***J-Ro*** · 01-12-2009, 09:27 PM

Hey everyone,

As promised, here is the DIY for the seat material change. I replaced 4 panels on each seat, and to do it, you basically have to dismantle the entire seat, which is harder on the front seats because there are more safety devices. As you can tell from the thread title, this DIY is a great complement to esx005's red door panel mod.

The material I used is plush synthetic kind of like a cross between velvet and suede. At $17/yd, it's much cheaper and IMO, likely to be a lot more durable than Alcantara/Ultrasuede. And it's a perfect match to the "Si" logo on the seats!

Here is the DIY: http://www.8thcivic.com/Seats.pdf

*EDIT 5/22/09* Finally got some finished pics, so I replaced all the old ones

Comment/criticism/questions welcome!

Jason

***UPDATE 06/11/09*** ADDED PICS OF REDFROST'S SEAT CHANGE

***UPDATE 07/03/09*** ADDED PIC OF 06_civic_si_gi's SEAT CHANGE

***UPDATE 12/12/09*** ADDED PIC OF gmurin08's SEAT CHANGE

***UPDATE 05/16/10*** ADDED PICS OF R18-Power's SEAT CHANGE

01-12-2009, 09:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
*J-Ro* Six eyes Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ontario Age: 29 Posts: 4,883 Jason	DIY Fabric Change on Seats Hey everyone, As promised, here is the DIY for the seat material change. I replaced 4 panels on each seat, and to do it, you basically have to dismantle the entire seat, which is harder on the front seats because there are more safety devices. As you can tell from the thread title, this DIY is a great complement to esx005's red door panel mod. The material I used is plush synthetic kind of like a cross between velvet and suede. At $17/yd, it's much cheaper and IMO, likely to be a lot more durable than Alcantara/Ultrasuede. And it's a perfect match to the "Si" logo on the seats! Here is the DIY: http://www.8thcivic.com/Seats.pdf EDIT 5/22/09 Finally got some finished pics, so I replaced all the old ones Comment/criticism/questions welcome! Jason *UPDATE 06/11/09* ADDED PICS OF REDFROST'S SEAT CHANGE *UPDATE 07/03/09* ADDED PIC OF 06_civic_si_gi's SEAT CHANGE *UPDATE 12/12/09* ADDED PIC OF gmurin08's SEAT CHANGE *UPDATE 05/16/10* ADDED PICS OF R18-Power's SEAT CHANGE __________________ I'm so JDM, my girlfriend is Japanese. 私はあまりにもJDMなので、私の彼女は日本人です。 Last edited by J-Ro; 05-16-2010 at 07:02 PM.
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