from what I saw last night I can reuse the 4 floor bolts per seat from the EJ8, which is good as those arent cheap to replace

Im going to have a go reusing the oem buckle as I can see it being handy for the buckle up light to function properly, Honda couldnt confirm if it was the same size bolt due to US part numbers versus Jap numbers on the DC2R (didnt have an EK9 vin to use, lol)

good news is they still stock all the parts to rebuild them if ever need be, lol

thanks again all, will let ya know how I go tonight, I plan on working on them when I get back

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