Does anybody know how to remove the seat covers?

I am very confused! There is this plastic knob thing that I cannot remove (see the picture) How on Earth do I get this off and also the plastic around two holes that connect the head rest at the top?

I assume the bottom base of the seat comes off easily but does anyone have any advice on how to do any of these?

Thanks in advance...

I've only ever removed the seat base, make sure ignition is off, remove wiring plugs to the seat, although not nessasery to remove the seat from the vehicle it makes life easier to remove the floor fixing bolts, then you can access the two 10mm fixing bolts at the front off the seat, covers are real easy to come off. If your replacing the cushion, fix some nylon cloth (old shirt) using contact adhesive to the foam underneath the outside bolster, these tent to split which causes the sag.

Handles are usually removed in one of two ways, remove the centre to reveal a screw or if you push the upholstery in towards the seat you should see a clip, head rest fixings will not come out, when removing the cover, gently pull the upholstery/leather from around the fixings, the upholstery comes off quite easily.

Last edited by klian787 on 5th Aug 2015 11:47 pm. Edited 1 time in total

thanks very much!

I'm off to try the clip/screw thing now!

As for the base - can I just remove the cover without any screws?

There are two 10mm bolts at the front, remove these and the complete seat squab comes away, this is on a metal tray, upholstery is clipped with a plastic channel, when you pull the upholstery back you will have to cut the fixing rings, on assembly use some heavy duty cable ties. You will notice the foam squab on the outside bolster between the tray will have started to split, repair as I have mentioned, glue with contact adhesive them glue a sheet of fabric in the reses, you'll see this when you take it apart, had to do this on loads of seats, I would have thought that they would have reinforced this part.

That wheel will just pull off although it is tight and so will the tubes the headrest go in. I have replaced the seat back sponge on mine, I left the base of the seat in the car and just removed the seat back which is held on by a couple of bolts.Be very careful when removing the cover as there are a lot of sharp edges to the steel seat frame.

When I had this done on the Freelander1 I had to have the dash warning light done at the main dealers, have you had any problems with dash lights after fitting the seat back? Offset your Carbon emissions by boycotting Baked Beans and all Green Vegitables.

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Paul1966 wrote:

That wheel will just pull off although it is tight and so will the tubes the headrest go in. I have replaced the seat back sponge on mine, I left the base of the seat in the car and just removed the seat back which is held on by a couple of bolts.Be very careful when removing the cover as there are a lot of sharp edges to the steel seat frame.