monkeydave

can you just replace the 6 bushings to fix this problem? how come you have to replace the nuts, spacers and washers too as these are made of steel and dont wear as fast as the aluminum bushings.

does the washers with the square centre deform or something?

thanks for your help in advance

Cleft_Asunder

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Are you really fat? If you don't mind my asking...

04 Honda Civic

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I am about 150lbs and I have this problem as well.. there is A DIY on here somewhere that tells you how to replace the bushings, however I never done it.

gearbox

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dont bother. i spent a whole day doing that stupid diy (i also fixed a stripped seat bolt too so not all bad), and a week later the rocking came back. its due to the seat height adjustment thats why only the EX seats have the problem. my stock bushings were fine but i replaced em anyway and tightened all the bolts up, well it was great at first no rocking, then after i sat on them 10 times it was just as bad as before. i think the only solution is to have the height adjustment mechanism welded so it doesnt work anymore (after you set your preferred height). or just buy aftermarket seats.

monkeydave

hmmm i might leave it now i am in too minds or is it i am lazy lol

CraigW

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LX models are affected as well.

gearbox

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i wonder how? when i had the seat apart, it seemed like the only thing that could cause rocking is the height adjustment mechanism. sucks these seats are such poor quality. theyre not even that comfortable either.

gearbox

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i wonder how? when i had the seat apart, it seemed like the only thing that could cause rocking is the height adjustment mechanism. sucks these seats are such poor quality. theyre not even that comfortable either.

Cleft_Asunder

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That's ridiculous. Seems EX owners get screwed a lot of the time. If you pay attention to the 6th gens, you'll see that the rear shocks are limp on them a lot of the time. It looks like some obese person is riding in the back, but it's just the two back shocks that are out. Very common. Yet you don't find that with the DX/LX. I've got 138k on my originals and yet no problems. Rides just fine. And then the EX owners have to deal with the silly seat design, whereas the DX/LX is one color which looks better.

gearbox

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yeah who wants weird diamonds and squares on a seat fabric lol

ADMCivic

I fixed 5 of 6 of the bushings, 2 on them were like paper when I took them out, it just fell apart. I did not use new nuts but i also replaced the spacers. It took about an hour or so to do. If it really bothers you its worth the fix but its not cheap, about $50 CDN at the stealership for the parts.

Yea the EX seats are kinda stupid with the design :S w.e

civicsrcool

someone told me its the actual seat rail that sucks. thats why it rocks on all civics. not just the EX with height adjustment.

gilligan01

I had that problem twice, once while under warranty, and right after the first year, dealer did for free because there was a technical bulletin on that problem. Mine is a 2005 LX SE

Devani

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I had mine replaced twice as well...i weigh 170lbs and it was also EX...
with my 09 SI, radio display was peeling and radio was replaced with new one....

TRIZ

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I have an LX and never had this problem... although I have different problems with mine. In the summer, I sweat like crazy in them.. Gross I know, but when I wiggle around I feel like I hear a sheet of plastic under the fabric which would totally explain it! Anyone else hear the sound in their seats that I'm talking about?

gearbox

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my seats make all sorts of squeaky creaking noises inside from the fabric when i move around

TRIZ

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Yeah... I was looking for RSX seats for a while.. but then I started looking for s2000 seats that were priced around 12k that came with a free car

Cleft_Asunder

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That's an interesting way of putting it.

gearbox

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lol. i gave up on ep3/rsx seats when i learned how heavy they are, almost 3x heavier than the civic seats. and the leathers weigh a ton. ill prolly just go back to the corbeau a4 i used to have at 25 lbs.

BlueEM2

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Why not just get Yugo seats? They are direct bolt on and look great. Mind you, they only require 1 out of the 4 bolts. Cheap and a great upgrade.

civicsrcool

^^great upgrade? looks like a downgrade to me. . lol

batman900

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I have the rocking bad as well, even makes a poping sound when it does it, however I adjusted my seat all the way down using the adjustment wheel on the side and now the rocking is almost not even noticeable and less extreme.

Just a tip.

gearbox

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i have mine on lowest setting too cause i like riding low haha. still rocks like crazy tho

monkeydave

mine is the opposite, i have always used mine at the lowest setting and by putting it to the top setting there is no movement, i still might chage the bushings though as it bugs me and on the top setting sucks for driving position

gearbox

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the hi position makes me feel like im driving a truck

TRIZ

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Swap in LX seats?

gearbox

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they have different patterns so wont match the rear seats. and nobody is selling them