Front seats interchangeable??

SPeacock · 07-24-2004, 06:41 PM

I notice that the lever to recline the seat is on the inside of both seats. Would seem that the lever should be toward the outside. I'm getting an armrest and it occurs to me that it might be in the way. Besides, it is a bit of a pain to lean over the seat to access the lever to disengage the seat for immediate access to the rear compartment.

If they are interchangeable, then when the driver's side, becomes worn, can it be swapped with the passenger (vice versa)?

Holicow · 07-24-2004, 09:15 PM

You might have a problem with the seat belt latch...

It's easy to remove the seats. Just pop them out and see what happens!

b1shmu63 · 07-24-2004, 10:37 PM

I wanted to do the same thing, unfortunately the seat belt is attached to the seat. If you reverse them the belt will be attached on the wrong side of the seat and won't work. Because of this they use a bolt locking compound on the rear seat bolts. You will have to use quite a bit of torque to remove them the first time. I believe that the seat covers could be removed and swapped.

SPeacock · 07-25-2004, 08:40 AM

Ahhhhh. The ol' seatbelt trick.

Didn't think of that. Ok, then. I guess everybody's seat incline adjust is on the inside then.

Wife says that it makes it easier to get to the back if the person is sitting in driver's seat and needs access to the storage area.

boogetyboogety · 07-25-2004, 11:24 AM

Long answer: Yes, I took the seats out. Both of them. I thought the seat rake adjustment handles should be on the outside of the seats, not the inside.

Unfortunately, the tracks are not identical from the inside to the outside as I recall, and swapping out the seats is not possible. Never mind the seatbelt situation.

But I did take the opportunity to raise the back seat by about 3/4" by means of washers. I took the original bolts to my friendly neighborhood specialty hardware store and got slightly longer bolts so the strength of the mounting was not greatly compromised. I did not look for (and hanve no way of checking or knowing) the strength of the bolts I purchased vs. the OEM ones, so in a crash situation, I may have bolts that break sooner than the Honda issue bolts. But it's a chance I'm willing to take for a better seat feel. Your risk aversion may vary...

Holicow · 07-25-2004, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by boogetyboogety

But I did take the opportunity to raise the back seat by about 3/4" by means of washers.

You raised the rear of the seat, or do you have the 2+2 model?

boogetyboogety · 07-25-2004, 02:08 PM

Yes, I raised the seat back... y'know, the two back bolts on each seat... laugh not, soon you'll be old too, Grasshopper...

MikeF · 07-25-2004, 02:18 PM

While we're on the subject, I noticed today that the inside rear bold on my passenger seat, although torqued pretty tight, still leaves a little play which allows the seat rail to wiggle up and down. In other words, if you tighten it as far as it will go, it's still not tight enough to hold the seat rail flush against the floor of the vehicle.

Has anyone else noticed this? Should I just get a longer-handled ratchet and keep tightening to take the last few milimeters out? Or should I take it to the dealer to fix? Or should I just not worry about it?

Thanks,

MF

b1shmu63 · 07-25-2004, 02:23 PM

I raised the seat too. The bolts are different sizes on the front and back. M8-1.25 front and M10-1.25 back I believe. Fastenal was able to supply Socket head cap screws. These are hardened steel and are as tough as bolts get! They look cool too. You need an allen wrench or an Allen wrench adaptor for your ratcheting wrench set to tighten them.

Holicow · 07-25-2004, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by boogetyboogety

Yes, I raised the seat back... y'know, the two back bolts on each seat... laugh not, soon you'll be old too, Grasshopper...

Don't I know it. Yet another birthday today. I have stopped counting but my kids won't let me forget.

Curious that you raised the back of the seat. I bought some washers recently with the intention of raising the front. I'm a hopeless fiddler, so we'll see....