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kyobibi
23-07-2007, 06:39 PM
Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!

This DIY is really basic for a DC2R, I think mainly because it doesn't have sound deadening!
But here goes a step by step guide of the way I did it. :)

AIM: To remove the rear seats from a DC2 Integra Type-R.

TOOLS:
- Pair of plyers
- 10mm socket wrench

STEPS:

1)
Fold the back rests down and goto the sides. Where the back rest is connected and pivots, you'll find a small plastic clip like the one pictured.
All you need to do is to grab your plyers and yank it out - I didn't need much force to pull mine out.

http://nam.bambooprinting.com.au/diy/IMG_1906.jpg

Detailed shot of the clamp:

http://nam.bambooprinting.com.au/diy/IMG_1907.jpg


2)
Once the clips are out, push the back rest to the side and it should come out quite easily.
Do the same to the other side.

http://nam.bambooprinting.com.au/diy/IMG_1908i.JPG


3)
Take your back rests out and you'll find that the bottom part of the seat is screwed in (the nut is towards the middle).
Unscrew this nut with your 10mm socket wrench.

http://nam.bambooprinting.com.au/diy/IMG_1909i.jpg

Detailed shot:

http://nam.bambooprinting.com.au/diy/IMG_1910.jpg


4)
Lift from the back of the seat up like so:

http://nam.bambooprinting.com.au/diy/IMG_1911.jpg


5)
Finally, you'll find that the seat is still on by these things:

http://nam.bambooprinting.com.au/diy/IMG_1913.jpg

Pivot the seat and remove it in a way so that you can pull it out.

http://nam.bambooprinting.com.au/diy/IMG_1912.jpg


6)
Take out any unnessecary junk in the back and you should be left with this:

http://nam.bambooprinting.com.au/diy/IMG_1919.jpg
http://nam.bambooprinting.com.au/diy/IMG_1916.jpg
http://nam.bambooprinting.com.au/diy/IMG_1918,jpg

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** For off-road use only! **
I'm sure that it is a defect in NSW to remove the rear seats,
I'm not certain about other states. Please check with your local road.

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Noise factor:
Being a Type-R, it never had a sound deadening anyway.
So road noise hasn't increased much.
The only noise increase is that it now echoes inside the cabin - which is expected anyway.

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The End!
2o2y
16-08-2007, 07:22 PM
cheers for this simple DIY, i used it to help me remove my rear seats so i could get to my fuel pump and change it. nice work.
IZY-10
17-08-2007, 12:59 PM
if you dont carry any passengers why dont you just get it re-registered as a two seater so then you can keep it like that?
m3ntAL_l2
17-08-2007, 05:38 PM
handle/accelerate better or wot?
kyobibi
17-08-2007, 06:20 PM
Not sure if it handles better, I didn't really "Test run" it.
Only ran without the rear seats for 2-3 days before I needed to put the seats back in.
But it did feel alot lighter! The car was a tad bit more responsive?

Some might but I'm not hardcore enough to run without an interior..
It echoes inside the cabin and you can hear your fuel slosh around.. hehe!
kyle
17-08-2007, 08:12 PM
** For off-road use only! **
I'm sure that it is a defect in NSW to remove the rear seats,
I'm not certain about other states. Please check with your local road.


I walked outside and started talking to the road and got no response. Negative Rep for misleading D.I.Y. :confused:
TRU32U
18-08-2007, 02:13 PM
heahahahaaa local road... sweet diy
Kazaf
20-08-2007, 09:12 PM
Should also note, removing rear seats on a DC2 is exactly the same as removing rear seats from an EG.
zco
20-08-2007, 09:55 PM
ive driven a car with no interior including no side panels for 8 months. feels like a piece of shit. *sigh.. when i sit in other ppls cars with interior, i just dont feel like driving my car no more.. lol
xtercii
20-08-2007, 10:06 PM
just wear a helmet when driving zico, it muffles the noise and you feel like you are racing...
kyobibi
21-08-2007, 05:21 PM
ive driven a car with no interior including no side panels for 8 months. feels like a piece of shit. *sigh.. when i sit in other ppls cars with interior, i just dont feel like driving my car no more.. lol

wow 8 months haha, i managed a couple days!
string
22-08-2007, 03:10 PM
When I took the seats out of my car to change fuel-pumps, I realised the uselessness of ever doing it for "performance". The foam they are made of is so incredibly light; the part you sit on would not even weigh 1kg.

The type-r interior is beautiful, leave it in!
Moya
23-08-2007, 05:31 PM
How much weight do you save?
kayot1k
24-08-2007, 12:43 PM
just so you know the Ek's and similar civics use the same method to remove the seats.
m0nty ITR
28-08-2007, 04:03 PM
I walked outside and started talking to the road and got no response. Negative Rep for misleading D.I.Y. :confused:

Your road just doesn't like you. I had a very informative discussion with the lane next to work.

:p
Bludger
28-08-2007, 11:22 PM
wow 8 months haha, i managed a couple days!

so this is not a permanent modification?
blahZ
29-08-2007, 09:10 AM
It echoes inside the cabin and you can hear your fuel slosh around.. hehe!

i agree hahaha!!
would be worse if it was raining too
SiReal
29-08-2007, 11:41 AM
Nice DIY. haha. When I was getting my sound system installed, I drove around for nearly a week, with no rear seats, and no front passenger seat. So I only had the drivers seat. Couldnt even drive mates...

All in a family Accord. I felt like the biggest racer.
IZY-10
07-09-2007, 11:20 AM
just a noob question about type r's are they 4 or 5 seaters?
blahZ
07-09-2007, 11:25 AM
i think they are 4
IZY-10
07-09-2007, 01:18 PM
i think they are 4

can anyone confirm?
Bludger
07-09-2007, 01:40 PM
i can get 4 skinny fobs into the back seat alone, but there are only 2 seatbelts at the back
IZY-10
07-09-2007, 03:25 PM
i can get 4 skinny fobs into the back seat alone, but there are only 2 seatbelts at the back

ok thanks. So would that be for 99,00,01?
blahZ
07-09-2007, 04:27 PM
i think all the dc2/r are 4 seaters
IZY-10
07-09-2007, 06:25 PM
ok thanks because i am looking at getting one and was getting confused as some traders quote they are 5 seaters. Thanks
Bludger
07-09-2007, 10:10 PM
you can fit at least 10 fobs in my car now.
lsvtec
06-08-2010, 07:07 PM
can someone confirm if its illegal or legal to remove rear seats???
Bulbasaur
06-08-2010, 09:04 PM
just making your car colder in the morning like this lol
Bulbasaur
06-08-2010, 09:10 PM
yep, my dc4 is 4 seater
Bulbasaur
06-08-2010, 09:12 PM
not legal because your car obviously says it is a 4/5 seater and it is not.
CRXDEL501
15-03-2011, 11:24 AM
sorry to dig up an old thread, but are the seats easy to get back in?
dc2r-man
10-02-2012, 11:15 PM
any chance of getting the pictures back up for this??
kyobi
12-02-2012, 10:56 PM
i'll try to get the pics back up
Bludger
13-02-2012, 01:04 PM
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u19/bau_fug/IMG_20120213_135932.jpg

here guise

the key is pointing at the clip.

no need to thank me.
dc2r-man
16-02-2012, 07:12 PM
can you get all the pics up?
Bludger
17-02-2012, 12:17 AM
grab some long nose pliers, pull the clip up.

push the seat to the side of the car and the backrest will come out.

the rest is easy.

have you even tried to have a look @ your seats .

if you haven't, have a go 1st and come back if you get nowhere.
TGW92
25-02-2012, 10:29 PM
just wear a helmet when driving zico, it muffles the noise and you feel like you are racing...

Sounds perfect :D

I'mma do this now :p
tiksie
25-02-2012, 11:59 PM
best way to do this is by pulling on the seats till they come off

just keep pulling

it will eventually let go and release itself

no need for 100 steps nomsayin
TGW92
26-02-2012, 09:17 PM
best way to do this is by pulling on the seats till they come off

just keep pulling

it will eventually let go and release itself

no need for 100 steps nomsayin

Can be easier if you push from the boot... Get more force on the seat that way :D