Next up was the passenger seat. 2 bolts, 2 nuts, and 2 clips and it's ready to remove.
The paitient waiting on the operating table.
Start by removing the head.. err headrest. Use a thin allen key to poke the retainer clip in and slide it up and out.
Then split the plastic clip apart with your trim tool and work the fabric up and off.
Then just slowly work the new one back on, the plastic makes it slide on pretty easy, just mush the crap out of the foam and it will eventuall get there.
Then you should eb able to clip it bak together, this one is super tricky as you really have to pull it tight and also have to roll the one clip under itself to go back into the other clip. This was one of the longest parts.
Eventually you'll end up with a nice new headrest, set that aside where it won't get dirty.
After that's done I had to split the seat into it;s lower and upper sections. Start by removing the platic side cover. 1 screw on the back, 1 clip on the tilt adjust lever, and then it should unclip with a little persuasion.
You'll be able to get at the 15mm bolts holding the seat together, just undo those and undo the upholstery that is clipped onto the lower section from the top.
Once those are appart you can start unclipping the cover from the bottom, I found the lower section easier than the top so it's quicker to get it doen and out of the way.
With a clip clip here, and a clip clip there...
Here a clip, there a clip everywhere a clip clip.
You shuld eventually get to where you can start stripping it off. I wasn't so lucky on the front seats, they are a combo of velcro and hog rings. Break out the snips and cut those off.
Installation is the reverse of all that, the hardest part is stretching the new part to get the hog rings in.
Now to move on to the hardest section. I say hard, but it really wasn't bad over all, the worst part is the new parts didn't have the headrest holes precut, nor the hole for the rear entry slider at the top. those have to be cut by you.
Start by removing the slider surround. My slider buttons are missing, I'll need to pick up a couple, seems they are prone to breaking or getting knocked off.
Seperate this button clip on both sides and peal the old rusted on cloth away.
Unclip the main connector for the front to back section.
Then unclip the hidden clip that was beneath that one.
As you're pealing the old cover off when you get close to the top you'll need to reach inside and unclip the headrest locks, just pinch the tube together and push up.
Install is the reverse again. just turn the new part inside out till you see the hog ring bar,and slide it over the top.
Get your hog rings ready and clip it in place.
I found out the hard way, but before you go further, stick a screw driver up the back side of the seat through the holes where the headrest locks clip. poke it up into the leather so you can use that to guide where you need to cut your slits for the headrest locks.
The last little detail was the button for the side strap on the old seats was a magnet, nto the button they had on these covers. So i removed the rivet from the old magnet and remove the button formt he new cover and with a little phillips head screwi put the magnet on the new cover.
And it was done! The drivers side was more of the same, just a little different since it was power adjust, had to unclip the controls on the side panel before complete removal.
It needs this desperatly.
Here they are all back in the car, and man does it look 1000X better. You would never guess it was over 100k miles from the interior.
So overall I'd rate the kit a 4.5 outa 5. The only big misses where the headrest holes not there and the rear slider cuts not there.
With this out of the way I'm down to a very short list of things to do before it's ready to sell. I still need to weld on the new exhaust tips, install the lower front grill, wire up the fog lamps, and lastly repaint the hood and giveit a good buffing and wax all over.