| Re: How to remove Side Bolster from Sport Seat... |
Subject: Re: How to remove Side Bolster from Sport Seat... by flyboy on 2011/9/30 15:33:23 [quote] Fredbird wrote: So, since mine is a 1991 sport seat, it looks like if I remove the seat back... I should be able to get in a position to remove the side bolster pieces... Correct? [quote] flyboy wrote: ...Seat Covers 1984-1993 STANDARD SEATS 1984-1993 SPORT SEATS These seats have a removable seat cushion but the seat back is integral with the seat shell. These seats require removal to install the seat back cushion covers. Also, the lumbar portions of the seat controls are in the seat cushion. The sport seat has a metal reinforcement in the seat cushion foam that must be installed in the new foam. The seat cover cushion replacement is similar to the standard seat cushion. The cover must be installed properly and then the switch cutouts must be carefully done. The seat back consists of three pieces: the two outside bolsters and the inner cushion. The outside bolsters and inner cushion are held in with hog rings that run up and down the inner part of bolster. The outside part of the bolster is held with staples. It is stapled to the seat shell. All hog rings must be removed. Then the outer bolsters are removed by prying the outside edge off the seat shell. The inner cushion is clipped at the top to a retainer; this can be removed by pushing the seat cushion in on each side while pulling outward. The bottom of the cushion has hog rings that must be removed. They are accessed from the rear of the seat. Once all the hog rings are removed the cushion can be removed. There are three clear hoses connected to the lumbar support bladder that must be removed with the cushion. You will find that most seats do not have these hoses connected anymore because the bladders have turned to dust. Quite a few of the sport seats have been converted to standard seats because the sport seats are not reliable. You can do this by deleting the lumbar control switches from the seat cushion and leaving everything else intact. * If you plan on restoring your sport seats to original specification, cut an X in the material where the seat switches go into the seat cushion. Do not remove any material from the X, this will prevent the material from pulling out on the sides. Tuck the material in carefully and then install the bezel. Use care when tightening the bezel; it can be cracked easily. That's how it sounds. I have had the std. seats apart on my '91, but the sport seats sound a bit more complex. |
