MisterCorn
Fuji
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I had wanted some body coloured hard back heated sports seats for some time, but hadn't found any. So I did the next most obvious thing I bought some non-heated ones stripped them down, change the foams to heated ones, and had the backs painted. I spent a bit of time looking for good online details on how to do this, but didn't find a lot of information. So here is what I did.
With the seats out of the car go to the back of the seat and lever off the short plastic clips on either side.
Then remove the long section down the middle, this holds the bottom of the centre pad in place.
The centre pad can now be removed, this is clipped on at the top so needs lifting upwards from the bottom, these two photos show the top clip and the wire it attaches to.
If your seats have extra strap on the sides of them which is held on with a press-stud, this must be unscrewed.
Then, starting from the bottom at the back, lever out the leather from the gap around the rear edge, work around the seat to remove it all.
When all of the outer has been removed, move to the inside of the seat back and release the clips which hold the inner part of the rear leather in place.
The rear leather can now be removed. Remove the foam as well, it will be stuck around the edges but comes off easily enough.
I removed the backs from mine completely, before deciding it would be better to paint them in place and replacing them, this is how the backs are removed.
Undo the inside screws, the plastic these attach to is designed to hinge to make removal easier.
Remove the tilt release handles, these just pull out.
The back is clipped in place around the top and the sides.
It will need to be pulled out to clear the levers
Your seat should now look something like this.
To remove the base, pull out the height adjustment handle from the side cover and remove the two screws, the plate can now be removed.
Underneath the seat, remove the centre from the white holders and unclip them.
The base will now lift up, it will need to be pulled outwards at the sides to cover the part where the lever attaches.
The plastic side cover can be removed by pulling out the centre pin.
I then cleaned up the base, clearly had had a dog in the car, it was a bit of a mess.
Those are the main components of the seat removed now. The base and the rear centre pad then need dismantling to change the foams.
MC
With the seats out of the car go to the back of the seat and lever off the short plastic clips on either side.
Then remove the long section down the middle, this holds the bottom of the centre pad in place.
The centre pad can now be removed, this is clipped on at the top so needs lifting upwards from the bottom, these two photos show the top clip and the wire it attaches to.
If your seats have extra strap on the sides of them which is held on with a press-stud, this must be unscrewed.
Then, starting from the bottom at the back, lever out the leather from the gap around the rear edge, work around the seat to remove it all.
When all of the outer has been removed, move to the inside of the seat back and release the clips which hold the inner part of the rear leather in place.
The rear leather can now be removed. Remove the foam as well, it will be stuck around the edges but comes off easily enough.
I removed the backs from mine completely, before deciding it would be better to paint them in place and replacing them, this is how the backs are removed.
Undo the inside screws, the plastic these attach to is designed to hinge to make removal easier.
Remove the tilt release handles, these just pull out.
The back is clipped in place around the top and the sides.
It will need to be pulled out to clear the levers
Your seat should now look something like this.
To remove the base, pull out the height adjustment handle from the side cover and remove the two screws, the plate can now be removed.
Underneath the seat, remove the centre from the white holders and unclip them.
The base will now lift up, it will need to be pulled outwards at the sides to cover the part where the lever attaches.
The plastic side cover can be removed by pulling out the centre pin.
I then cleaned up the base, clearly had had a dog in the car, it was a bit of a mess.
Those are the main components of the seat removed now. The base and the rear centre pad then need dismantling to change the foams.
MC