Acura RSX Type-S Seats Installed.
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Acura RSX Type-S Seats Installed.
UPDATE! Driver's side is in.
See page 2 of my cardomain site (link in signature) for all the details.
This turned out to be a lot more fabrication than I had hoped, but the end result is great.
After years of deciding on seats (I was the first to trial fit GTO seats years ago) I finally decided on Acura RSX Type-S seats and took the plunge. I wanted a factory seat for safety, reliability/durability, comfort, and look. I think the Acura RSX seats are a great compromise of comfort and support.
These are 2006 seats (bolsters were improved in 2005) and they have very little wear with less than 60,000 miles on them when removed. You can pick these up on ebay for less than $600 shipped.
Excuse the bad pictures, the seats, console, console cover, shift boot, dash, etc. all match darn near perfect but for some reason my camera always makes them look a variety of different colors.
The install of these seats required extensive fabrication. This included cutting the metal on the sides of the seats in half, welding in some patches after cutting raised areas out for clearance, and completely fabricatng new mounting brackets to tuck the Camaro rails up in the seat and gain enough clearance for a helmet. I used 6061 T6 3" x 3" x 0.25" aluminum angle for the brackets, which have enough strength to handle a 300lb. point load in bending (each). That was my basis for the design and should be very conservative. You can't be too careful when it comes to seats and safety.
Here are some shots of the brackets and the patch I had to weld in.
Seat rails installed.
Comparison of the factory Camaro seat, modified Acura seat, and the stock drivers side Acura seat.
After all the modifications, the Acura seat only added 12 pounds over the factory cloth seat and there is still plenty of head clearance for a helmet.
For reference, I am 6'0" 210 pounds (36 inch waist, XL tee shirt) and these seats are ohh so comfortable. Oh, and the head rest is actually usable!
Please ask me any questions you have and I will do my best to answer them. If there is enough interest I can take progress pics on the drivers side and do a write up. I wouln't be doing the drivers side until this fall/winter though.
Well, let me know what you think guys.
Can someone tell me how to make the pictures larger on here?
See page 2 of my cardomain site (link in signature) for all the details.
This turned out to be a lot more fabrication than I had hoped, but the end result is great.
After years of deciding on seats (I was the first to trial fit GTO seats years ago) I finally decided on Acura RSX Type-S seats and took the plunge. I wanted a factory seat for safety, reliability/durability, comfort, and look. I think the Acura RSX seats are a great compromise of comfort and support.
These are 2006 seats (bolsters were improved in 2005) and they have very little wear with less than 60,000 miles on them when removed. You can pick these up on ebay for less than $600 shipped.
Excuse the bad pictures, the seats, console, console cover, shift boot, dash, etc. all match darn near perfect but for some reason my camera always makes them look a variety of different colors.
The install of these seats required extensive fabrication. This included cutting the metal on the sides of the seats in half, welding in some patches after cutting raised areas out for clearance, and completely fabricatng new mounting brackets to tuck the Camaro rails up in the seat and gain enough clearance for a helmet. I used 6061 T6 3" x 3" x 0.25" aluminum angle for the brackets, which have enough strength to handle a 300lb. point load in bending (each). That was my basis for the design and should be very conservative. You can't be too careful when it comes to seats and safety.
Here are some shots of the brackets and the patch I had to weld in.
Seat rails installed.
Comparison of the factory Camaro seat, modified Acura seat, and the stock drivers side Acura seat.
After all the modifications, the Acura seat only added 12 pounds over the factory cloth seat and there is still plenty of head clearance for a helmet.
For reference, I am 6'0" 210 pounds (36 inch waist, XL tee shirt) and these seats are ohh so comfortable. Oh, and the head rest is actually usable!
Please ask me any questions you have and I will do my best to answer them. If there is enough interest I can take progress pics on the drivers side and do a write up. I wouln't be doing the drivers side until this fall/winter though.
Well, let me know what you think guys.
Can someone tell me how to make the pictures larger on here?
Last edited by Formula51; 02-20-2011 at 04:02 PM.
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man, my friend has a rsx and every time i get in her car all i can think is " I love these seats" and how i want to put some rsx seats in my car.. lol. you beat me to it.
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Thanks for the compliments guys.
There aren't too many options out there for factory seats with good side and shoulder bolstering. Add on top of that the need for manual seats to keep the weight and height down and your options get even fewer. I had it narrowed down to these seats, Viper, and older BMW seats. For the money though, the perforated leather Acura RSX Type-S seats can't be beat from what I found.
There aren't too many options out there for factory seats with good side and shoulder bolstering. Add on top of that the need for manual seats to keep the weight and height down and your options get even fewer. I had it narrowed down to these seats, Viper, and older BMW seats. For the money though, the perforated leather Acura RSX Type-S seats can't be beat from what I found.
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Recaro makes those seats. I never verified it but I was told if you pull the leather back it has Recaro stamped on the frame.
Looks really good. but I always loved my Type-S, till it got expensive to keep on the road.
Looks really good. but I always loved my Type-S, till it got expensive to keep on the road.
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Yeah, the stock seats are so tiny. They are some of the worst seats ever in a modern day performance car in my opinion. They have no lateral support, are not very comfortable, and have no usable headrest. The only thing they have going for them is they are light and low. I was shocked the RSX seat only added 12 pounds. That's 12 pounds I am happy to add and I hate adding weight.
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At $600 for used seats and still having to modify the brackets, I rather go with a seat like the Jegs GS-1 for $400 new for a pair.
http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/70240/10002/-1
http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/70240/10002/-1
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At $600 for used seats and still having to modify the brackets, I rather go with a seat like the Jegs GS-1 for $400 new for a pair.
http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/70240/10002/-1
http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/70240/10002/-1
If you have a jigsaw, cutoff wheel and or angle grinder, welder, and drill, this is a pretty easy job. I bought most of the material off ebay, which actually has good prices compared to buying locally. It just takes time, so put on your favorite radio station and enjoy the time in the garage with out the wife nagging you to do house work!
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