What you need is:
Donor Seat (in this this project I used Integra seat)
Needle nose pliers
Zip Ties
razor/box cutter

Take your needle nose and remove the rings holding the seat cover onto the pan on my Civic seat the backrest frame was held on by little metal rings... on the integra there was a zipper you need to grab witht he needle nose pliers the location of the zipper head is pictured....

Here is the Civic seat with the Skin and cushion removed, here you can see how the Civic seat has the bracket coming out of the cushion, im not sure what year they started putting the brackets further apart but it probably would've made this swap easier...

After removing both pans from the seats i did a comparison... there is no way you can make the original bracket fit the 88-89 hatch with out custom fabrication to the interior frame, I opted out of that cause lack of resources to welding...

Get your razor/box cutter and cut a hole where the seat bracket has to come out (guesstimated it)... By guessing though it made the seat a little crooked... Also do not remove the rings from the cushion as I did int he pics... it creates slack in the fabric if you dont fasten it back down correctly and the foam then holds it in place is fragile... You'll see in later pics...

I compared the backrest frames and they are almost identical in shape, which is both a plus and a sigh of relief knowing im on the track... also noticed that the holes for head rests are the same width as the integra head rests so that an extra PLUS++++

After putting the cushion on the the seat pan secure the the skin with zip ties...

Here are pictures of the flaws that I noticed after completion

Here you can see how the head rest are the same and the Integra slide/lock fits perfect...

Here it is bolted down...

Testing stage...
All the way forward

Fully reclined

Passenger View

Ending result...


Modified by SMOOTHN at 12:45 AM 1/3/2008

Edit: I hope you reapplied the hog rings and didn't just leave it ziptied......

Quote, originally posted by ComeOnKip »

This is why i routinely dropkick small poodles and over privileged children.

91 CRX SI (My baby)
91 Accord SE (My daily )

Ive searched and searched but nobody had a write up like this... could be more detailed but this was just an experiment... I will take more pics when i do the passenger side seat...

Quote, originally posted by Red_ED8 »

Nice write up, I just finished a similar project. Swap the seat skins from my SI seats onto my DX seats. Swapped over driver seat covers onto the passenger side to prolong the life of the bolsters. And I also left it zip tied (hog rings where rusted), but I just cut them short .

Could you snap some pics of your seat swap? Yea my hog rings were pretty bad too... and i dont think all the rings would fit the integra seat skin...

:Comin Soon:
Drag manifold w/ external wg/2.5" downpipe/open dumptube/ t3/t4 .57 trim/59300 cam/Supertech springs and retainers

I thought about that too... but there was something that wouldnt let me do it that way i forgot what it was... lemme go look at the seats again...

yea tegs seats are real comfy...

Quote, originally posted by SMOOTHN »

I thought about that too... but there was something that wouldnt let me do it that way i forgot what it was... lemme go look at the seats again...

I think the recline part bolts through the pan and the on the integra the holes are in different locations and wouldn't hold the pan in place...

My "B-Rex" Project Thread

I though of doing something like that, I drilled out the one side and bolted it to the CRX seat but the CRX seat was actually narrower then the EG seat so I had to make brackets for the inner rail to line up right...but this also cause my seats to sit a little closer to the doors then the originals seats...I might eventually redo them but its just a DD and they are way more comfortable then stock EG seats

My "B-Rex" Project Thread

I think he did put it in the FAQ's i just checked it... Thats pretty cool!!! ... Thanks guys... Glad I could help...

Although the zipties are ghetto fab, I myself am ghetto fab. This certainly would've helped with my attempt at Teg seats in my old EX sedan, 6 years ago, but now I can go cop some tan Teg seats and save myself and the wife the headache of reupholstering the stockers in my current LX ourselves.

2002 Acura 3.2TL - daily // 1989 Civic LX - project - sold // 1991 Civic EX - sold
1989 CR-X Si - sold // 1988 Civic DX sdn - RIP

2006 Suzuki GSXR 1000 | 1999 Acura TL | 1995 Honda Civic DX Hatchback

***My FS/WTB Thread***

92 DB2 INTEGRA GSR B17A1=SOLD

88 ED6 HATCH STD D15B1=TRADED

93 DA9 INTEGRA RS B18A1=PROJECT DD

what would be different about a RSX into 91CRX swap?

would these same steps work?

I want to avoid any custom fab work for the same reasons as you SMOOTHN.

BTW, to all that have swapped :
(maybe this question should be a 2 part poll)

In everyones opinion, what is the best seat swap for a 19CRX that needs the least alteration?

(just disassembling the seat and swapping hdwr is not alteration as far as this question goes )

Quote, originally posted by Tippyman »

I have told people before and I'll say it again. I'm an egotistical prick.

My 1st car :
78 cvcc HB (eaten by TransAM in 87)

My current DD:
91 DX CRX
JDM D15B(non-vtec) @ 19-20BTDC
only DPFI for now
Shorty intake
DC-S style 4-2-1

The RSX seats are probably harder to do... I wouldn't hack up the seats just to try ... If I really wanted to i could find a way, but the easier the better ... at least thats how i feel about it now... Ive been looking at cars that have out of this world modifications but originality is what i like...

92 DB2 INTEGRA GSR B17A1=SOLD

88 ED6 HATCH STD D15B1=TRADED

93 DA9 INTEGRA RS B18A1=PROJECT DD