fn2r seats for fd civic.

[aerithyn]

does anyone know if the fn2r airbag plug will fit straight into the original fd airbag socket under the chair? or does it require a new socket to be installed for it work.

[aerithyn]

I'm buying another 08 vti-l tomorrow. so just need to mod the rails and swap buckles right. but I believe the actual socket when the fd seat is removed is separate. so what I meant was will the airbag plug from the fn2r seat connect with the fd airbag socket which is separate to the fd chair.

[black8thgen]

fits straight in i am 99% sure.

[lolmclol]

fn brackets are different to fd brackets

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?160398-FN2-Recaro



FN2r seats are not straight bolt on, the brackets are different. Will cost to get brackets welded. (Cost me 350 - 400).

If you organise with EGB then I'm happy to swap my seats, which are FN2R seats with fd brackets with the fd2r sears with cash my way.

That way you'll have a legal set that fits and I'll make a bit of my money back.

I'm 2007 vti so no need for me to have the airbags.

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?69309-Your-Mods-To-2006-2011-FD-Civics/page1176



fd2r fits straight into fd chassis. fn2r seats do not as duffy has stated.

Rndy: you would need the fn2r seats since u have airbags. the clip for the weight sensor will cause ur airbag light to go off (and potentially not deploy the airbags in the event of an accident - this is debatable, i don't think anyone has actually tested this, or would like to, but either way it's defectable to have that light on and showing).

I tried to bypass the sensor as i had a pair of fd2r seats before, but it was just way too difficult and complicated and i didn't want to f around too much, so i just sold the seats.

Best bet is to do what duffy has suggested, that way everyone wins!

EDIT: i was by the way able to bypass the AIRBAG sensor (by using a resistor), but the WEIGHT sensor is the one you'll have trouble with. The only way is to pull out the sensor from your vti-l seat and somehow insert it into the fd2r seats. And i doubt you'd like to do that because it would probably involve the destruction of the vti-l seat lol, which is not worth it.

You can't bypass the weight sensor with a resistor (not of the Ohms we tried anyway), and most people who have transplanted the weight sensor from their euro car seats (VW golf, even Skyline too) into recaros were able to do so because they could remove the sensor without destroying their stock seat. None of them found a way to bypass the weight sensor via a resistor or some cheeky method like that, which is most unfortunate lol.

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?69309-Your-Mods-To-2006-2011-FD-Civics/page1176



I have FN2R seats (with airbags). They're not bolt on, I had a look last night.

I'm getting them fitted as we speak. xD

These would be perfect for a FD2 since they have the airbags, I don't need the airbags in my FD1 but meh!

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?69309-Your-Mods-To-2006-2011-FD-Civics/page1121


http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?82308-Red-Recaro-s-for-FD-Civic

[black8thgen]

He's talking about the airbag socket, not the rail brackets.

Brackets are different, but the airbag plug socket sensor thingy is the same.

But yes - this has been discussed quite heavily recently lol

[lolmclol]

Updated post :-p

[lolmclol]

Hehe I'm enjoying the support of the seats too much! Wouldn't mind more lumbar support though.

Here's my UPDAAAAAT!

After a grueling 12 hours on the car today. Airbags aren't all that hard, just a very involved process of running all the lines and wiring everything correctly.

Result (in desperate need of a wash - me and the car)



http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?69309-Your-Mods-To-2006-2011-FD-Civics/page1123



It can be done I think but be aware DuffyFD has a VTI model which I think he said his doesn't have the side airbags so hes able to avoid some of the issues there.

[black8thgen]

Good post +1.

Yeah VTI model helps a lot if installing seats WITHOUT airbags so yeah fn2r into a vti-l model should be simple once you get the rails and bracket sorted.

[lolmclol]

Good post +1.

Yeah VTI model helps a lot if installing seats WITHOUT airbags so yeah fn2r into a vti-l model should be simple once you get the rails and bracket sorted.

unfortunately I think when they facelifted the civic, they added the seats with airbags into the 09+ VTI models.

[black8thgen]

Oh yeah i think they did too lol. Does OP have a facelift?

[DuffyFD]

this guy just quotes wise old me

[lolmclol]

this guy just quotes wise old me

you're the only one (edit: and black8thgen) who have posted reasonable information about it.

[aerithyn]

you're the only one who has posted reasonable information about it.

lol your both hilarious. thanks for the info. very helpful indeed. Its finally in. I didn't get another civic since it was pretty thrashed and engine was laggy. but I threw it in my civic. the airbag light came on when seats were out. but funny enough once the seats were in and the seatbelt socket was plugged in the airbag light went back off ??!! thought that was quite strange. seats are damn comfy indeed.