Removing Seat Cushions

[Chris Kennedy]

Hi! I found some great, black leather used standard seats already in seat buckets, and used black door panels to use to convert the tattered gray interior of my '89 6-speed (with sport seats) to black. I think I know how the seat cushions in both the sport seats and the standard seats are removed (to take out/install the buckets), BUT can anyone who has actually done this run through the steps in case I am wrong? Incidentally, if anyone wants to buy the sport seats (in buckets) please let me know---they are in pretty bad shape, yet the electric seat backs do work, and the side bolsters do work on the passenger side. The lumbar motor runs, but there is no inflation. I may need some bits and pieces off the gray door panels, but after that they are available. I also have a grungy gray console bin cover (oh boy!), and some gray carpet soon----I was telling my Father that the color of the interior reminds me of the Navy Dispensary I used to go to when I was a dependant in the Navy!

Thanks,
Chris Kennedy
Houston, Texas

 

[safety_match]

I posted this the other day...is this what you are looking for?





I have it apart now. The easiest way is to remove the complete seat first without the track attached to it leaving the track still bolted to the floor. This instruction is for the 6-way power passenger seat in a 1990 convertible.

Unclip the seat bottom and tip out of way, you can leave the electrical wires attached because they are long enough. Use 13mm socket or wrench to remove the 4 corner bolts (nut permanently attached underneath the frame and doesn't need holding or catching). Unplug the wiring connector and remove the seat from car.

With the entire seat removed from the car now, you have the power seat track exposed. Very easy now to remove the plastic trim piece covering both fronts of the track frame. Now remove the track's 4 corner nuts with a 13mm socket or wrench, unplug the wiring connection and remove the track.

Reassembly is the reverse.

Tools required:
13mm wrench or 13 mm deep sockets for all 8 nuts and bolts
flat blade screwdriver to pry out 2 plastic trim plugs

Time for a rookie (me):
half hour

 

[Chris Kennedy]

Thanks! This helps a lot.

/s/ Chris Kennedy
Houston, Texas