Lowering stock seat????

hygieneboy · 01-20-2009, 09:38 AM

Does anybody have a DIY to lower the stock seat an inch or two? I'm 6'1" and have a long torso and I'm already leaning back so far I barely reach the steering wheel comfortably. I hit my head on the roof when I go over bumps. Yes .....the seat is lowered by the hand crank all the way.

I have a 2009 Civic coupe EX.

thisisdudewhoru · 01-20-2009, 09:41 AM

Hmmm...play with the seat some more..I have two friends that are 6'3-6'4 and they don't hit...Have you pushed the pump thing all the way down?

hygieneboy · 01-20-2009, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by hygieneboy

I'm 6'1" and have a "long torso" and I'm already leaning back so far I barely reach the steering wheel comfortably. I hit my head on the roof when I go over bumps. "Yes .....the seat is lowered by the hand crank all the way."

thisisdudewhoru · 01-20-2009, 10:32 AM

Reading>ME

hoju · 01-20-2009, 11:09 AM

Aftermarket bucket seats?

or wait until someone releases low seat rails for the 8th civic.

BigBird271 · 01-21-2009, 10:05 AM

You could try taking some foam out of the seat bottom. It is a bit of an involved process but if you know how to work on upholstery it should not be that hard. I am 6' 6" and did this on my 1990 Miata and again on my '07 Si sedan. (BTW the 4 door has about 3" more head room than the 2 door, thats why I got it instead)

captainCaveMAN09 · 01-21-2009, 11:51 AM

I am 6'6" and drive an 09 SI Sedan, I fit very well in the driver's seat. I alos bought the sedan for that reason (and I have a car seat in the back for my daughter) . Best of luck.

KameraBoy · 01-21-2009, 11:56 AM

yeah sedan has much more head room than coupe, my friend is 6'8" fits way better in a sedan than coupe.

thisisdudewhoru · 01-21-2009, 04:02 PM

No wonder my tall ass friends fit, it's cause I have a sedan...

BigBird271 · 01-21-2009, 07:30 PM

One other thing you could try is a racing seat. Can be real expensive and probably not what you are looking for but it would work or maybe look in to swaping out the seat rails with some aftermarket ones from Sparco or some other racing seat maker. Good luck, let us know what you find.

zhunterzz · 01-21-2009, 08:25 PM

I'm only about 5'10 and I find myself hitting my head in my FG2 once in a while. but yeah, kinda wish there was a little more headroom, but hey, nice car design from the outside. you'd think since us Americans are fat and tall, they would have given us more room, yet the RR looks like its too big for the small Asians.

hygieneboy · 01-22-2009, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by BigBird271

One other thing you could try is a racing seat. .

I'm not interested in anything but finding a way to lower the "STOCK" seat as the title of the post suggests ; )

SiLentPower · 01-22-2009, 11:20 AM

same height, and I have like 5in that i have left.

Mr Big · 07-19-2009, 04:00 PM

You guys say that you're the same height or you have a friend that is freakishly tall and they fit just fine. You must understand that height means very little when people are all proportioned differently. He said he has a long torso and he is tall. Me im 6'3'' and I am ok on head room, but I am hurting in the leg room area.

JDMFG2SI · 07-19-2009, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by zhunterzz

I'm only about 5'10 and I find myself hitting my head in my FG2 once in a while. but yeah, kinda wish there was a little more headroom, but hey, nice car design from the outside. you'd think since us Americans are fat and tall, they would have given us more room, yet the RR looks like its too big for the small Asians.

lol GTFO

***portabuddy*** · 07-19-2009, 05:22 PM

there is a cheat code for the 09's

No really, there is. You need to pump the seat up a bit then down then up and then down again. you loose an entire pump down if you go all the way up then try and lower it down., i dont know why but it only seems to be tru for the 09's. going from a 06 to a 09(both are coupes) the 09 seat was much taller, and this pissed me off, played with it for almost a hour and got it to maximum low.

702Si · 07-22-2009, 02:10 AM

Im about to go play with with my seat to see if i can get it lower. lower center of gravity means faster turns lolz.

01-20-2009, 09:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
hygieneboy Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 84	Lowering stock seat???? Does anybody have a DIY to lower the stock seat an inch or two? I'm 6'1" and have a long torso and I'm already leaning back so far I barely reach the steering wheel comfortably. I hit my head on the roof when I go over bumps. Yes .....the seat is lowered by the hand crank all the way. I have a 2009 Civic coupe EX.
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01-21-2009, 10:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
BigBird271 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Scott AFB Posts: 60	You could try taking some foam out of the seat bottom. It is a bit of an involved process but if you know how to work on upholstery it should not be that hard. I am 6' 6" and did this on my 1990 Miata and again on my '07 Si sedan. (BTW the 4 door has about 3" more head room than the 2 door, thats why I got it instead) Last edited by BigBird271; 01-21-2009 at 07:25 PM.

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01-20-2009, 09:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
thisisdudewhoru Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3,086	Hmmm...play with the seat some more..I have two friends that are 6'3-6'4 and they don't hit...Have you pushed the pump thing all the way down?

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thisisdudewhoru Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3,086	Reading>ME

01-20-2009, 11:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
hoju Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 62	Aftermarket bucket seats? or wait until someone releases low seat rails for the 8th civic.

01-21-2009, 11:51 AM	#7 (permalink)
captainCaveMAN09 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Alexandria, VA Age: 30 Posts: 144 Jack	I am 6'6" and drive an 09 SI Sedan, I fit very well in the driver's seat. I alos bought the sedan for that reason (and I have a car seat in the back for my daughter) . Best of luck.

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KameraBoy Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Destrehan, LA Age: 22 Posts: 4,516 Derek	yeah sedan has much more head room than coupe, my friend is 6'8" fits way better in a sedan than coupe.

01-21-2009, 04:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
thisisdudewhoru Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3,086	No wonder my tall ass friends fit, it's cause I have a sedan...

01-21-2009, 07:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
BigBird271 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Scott AFB Posts: 60	One other thing you could try is a racing seat. Can be real expensive and probably not what you are looking for but it would work or maybe look in to swaping out the seat rails with some aftermarket ones from Sparco or some other racing seat maker. Good luck, let us know what you find.

01-21-2009, 08:25 PM	#11 (permalink)
zhunterzz Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: WPB, FL Age: 22 Posts: 236 Aaron	I'm only about 5'10 and I find myself hitting my head in my FG2 once in a while. but yeah, kinda wish there was a little more headroom, but hey, nice car design from the outside. you'd think since us Americans are fat and tall, they would have given us more room, yet the RR looks like its too big for the small Asians.

01-22-2009, 11:20 AM	#13 (permalink)
SiLentPower Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Indy Age: 24 Posts: 481 Joe	same height, and I have like 5in that i have left.

07-19-2009, 04:00 PM	#14 (permalink)
Mr Big Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pgh Posts: 56 Nate	You guys say that you're the same height or you have a friend that is freakishly tall and they fit just fine. You must understand that height means very little when people are all proportioned differently. He said he has a long torso and he is tall. Me im 6'3'' and I am ok on head room, but I am hurting in the leg room area.

07-22-2009, 02:10 AM	#17 (permalink)
702Si Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 299	Im about to go play with with my seat to see if i can get it lower. lower center of gravity means faster turns lolz.

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