AL7 Headrests
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AL7 Headrests
I was wondering if anyone had a trick to remove the headrests off of a set of AL7s. I couldn't figure it out for the life of me.
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Lift headrest almost to full extension.
Looking from front seat to back seat..see the little hole on the plastic that sticks up (96-99 only that I know of) Use a small pick and push in..lift that side of headrest.. repeat on other side.
It'* so easy the 92-95 people could kill... (although I did have luck with an energy suspension plastic packaging cut in half to remove a 94 AL7 headrest...... who needs wiper blades )
Looking from front seat to back seat..see the little hole on the plastic that sticks up (96-99 only that I know of) Use a small pick and push in..lift that side of headrest.. repeat on other side.
It'* so easy the 92-95 people could kill... (although I did have luck with an energy suspension plastic packaging cut in half to remove a 94 AL7 headrest...... who needs wiper blades )
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If you're talking about 92-95 AL7'*, strip one metal band from a windshield wiper blade, and insert it into the hole, alongside the support posts to release the tabs. I modified mine when I had it apart for the camera mount install so they wouldn't lock, but there'* still a positive detent in that location. I just tug upward now.
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Originally Posted by willwren
If you're talking about 92-95 AL7'*, strip one metal band from a windshield wiper blade, and insert it into the hole, alongside the support posts to release the tabs. I modified mine when I had it apart for the camera mount install so they wouldn't lock, but there'* still a positive detent in that location. I just tug upward now.
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Sweet, I'll have that done soon, now the trick will be putting the upholstery from the non AL7 headrests onto the new ones
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Originally Posted by willwren
If you're talking about 92-95 AL7'*, strip one metal band from a windshield wiper blade, and insert it into the hole, alongside the support posts to release the tabs. I modified mine when I had it apart for the camera mount install so they wouldn't lock, but there'* still a positive detent in that location. I just tug upward now.
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Originally Posted by ChaseSmith
Sweet, I'll have that done soon, now the trick will be putting the upholstery from the non AL7 headrests onto the new ones
My son decided to take mine apart and I had to put it back together.
One peice slides into the other and then folds inwards.
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Swapping leather is easy Chase...take your time and mash the foam on both ends to get excess to pull off and put them on.
Swapping leather is easy Chase...take your time and mash the foam on both ends to get excess to pull off and put them on.
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