How to separate backrest cover+foam from frame?

[Lufbramatt 0]

my new leather drivers seat has a squaek/creak which no amount of tightening/lubricating/fiddling seems to be able to stop, so I've decided to swap the covers and foams from the new leather seat to the frame of my old (non creaky) cloth drivers seat.

 

I know how to get the base apart after swapping the foam, but im not sure how the backrest comes to bits. can the backrest cover be taken off without undoing some of the stitching? im a bit confused.

 

any pointers?

[renson 0]

If i remember, you need to undo the tilt lever and other bits also removing the headrest. I spilt the back from the bottom of the seat to make it easier, at the bottom of the backrest are some metal tabs, you need to undo these and then you can remove the covers. Once you have removed all of the connectors and the cover is say 3/4 of the way to the top you can then remove the headrest guide tubes. This was the hardest part, i found wrapping an elastic band around the lugs made it easier. I just decided to do it one night and didn't really look into it but it is very easy

[Lufbramatt 0]

cheers for that :)

 

didnt need to go that far in the end, ive just had it apart and after taking the base off i found two cracked welds where the legs join to the sheetmetal "bucket" that you sit in :?

 

so i only had to swap the lower seat frame. glad i found that. The guy i bought them off got them from a VW breakers in kent, that ages ago were breaking a B3 passat VR6 (with black leather) that had had a heavy side impact. quite worrying really! guess these were the leathers out of that car! all sorted now tho with my nice solid frame from my original drivers seat.