headrest install on bucket seat 68 Charger

[moparstuart]

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If your going to do your own upholstery you need the tools of the trade
Hog ring cutter , hog ring pliers, and hog rings

 

[moparstuart]

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ok well maybe i was a little out of controll with the hogs ring , but it was my first seats i ever recovered and they never came off LOL
Bummer that my memory is horrible or that i was a novice back then as this bench even though it was a 68 already had the head rest hardware installed so if I was carefull like I stated up above . I really could have stalled these head rests with out tearing the upholstery off and be sure that i will not be tearing the passenger side section apart or even removing it from the car .

 

[moparstuart]

hareware still in there and even an outline of where to cut in the old stuffing

 

[moparstuart]

all the hardware i got with the head rests I bought , what a deal , but most of it was already in the seat .

 

[moparstuart]

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great secret I learn years ago , Take your (usually brand new ) seat cover and tie them up in a pillow case . This is to protect the covers and there finish . Then toss them in the dryer for 10- 15 minutes . This makes them nice and hot/ soft and much easier to stretch them back on over the seat frame .

 

[moparstuart]

Dryer heat

 

[moparstuart]

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I slide some dryer softener sheet down inside the seats , it freshens the air and smell of them and it also repells mice and rodents .

 

[moparstuart]

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Ok seat cover stretched back on now time to get the hog rings and pliers out and staple here back together . These pliers are spring loaded so it holds the hog ring all by it self once i install it in the jaws . Very simple .

 

[moparstuart]

I located the head rest holes with my finger , was very easy . Then i took a small tiny screw drive and slowly punched a hole in the upholstery right in the center if the hole . Then taking a sharp box knife ( fresh blade) . I cut a small X shaped hole where the head rest post would go .

 

[moparstuart]

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once the small x hole is cut the post should just slide in easy and make/stretch there own hole . Then you just slide the chrome bezels over the posts before sliding the post in the holes . make sure the two screw holes are towards the rear of the seat as that is where they screw in the the plastic hardware down inside the seat . Then just one at a time slowly punch the screw down through the cover and screw it into the yellowed plastic in the seat . Worked like a charm .

 

[moparstuart]

take some 000 fine steel wool and clean up the chome if needed

 

[moparstuart]

this was a quick two hour project to do the driverside

 

[moparstuart]

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[moparstuart]

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lol look now its a rare driver side only head rest car

 

[moparstuart]

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I did all the white interior in the birdible also

 

[moparstuart]

I'm not a pro but for a due it your self project it looks great for a driver quality car , hopefully this helps you with your project

 

[moparstuart]

It has been brought to my attention that my memory is not great but anyway the bench seat and bucket seat hardward is slightly different and the slotted hook headrest lock bracket mounts different on a bucket . Anyone have a picture inside the seat of this bracket and its mounting ???????? bucket seat hardware pictured

 

[red69383]

Having answered my own question yesterday on the headrest installation on buckets it goes like this from what I have gathered.

There are separate kits for bench and buckets as has been posted. The bucket kit has a single metal tab for tension on each of the posts. They screws into the frame( pre-drilled holes) on the back side of the frame, under the top rail w/ the open end black plastic sleeve.
Sleeve fits up into a hole then the tab goes into the sleeve, align the holes and screw into the frame. The kit I purchased didn't have the holes in the black plastic drilled out, but most do as in the prev picture. So was the confusion.

The other black part is a solid cup that fits into the lower rail holes and screws in, thus acting as a bottoming stop for the posts.
Headrest are different between the two w/ the bench headrest posts being two different lengths and cut flat on the back side. They also have slots cut in for different height adjustments.

Buckets have no slits cut in, are smooth and equal lengths so as to bottom out in the cups. However you can cut them down if need be and use bench headrests for buckets.

Tabs tension and catch on back side of post on bench seats, on the front side on buckets. Have some pics but they're on 35 mm. I will try to post soon after roll is up and developed.

Yep still using the film. Best camera I've ever owned by far.

 

[moparstuart]

Having answered my own question yesterday on the headrest installation on buckets it goes like this from what I have gathered.

There are separate kits for bench and buckets as has been posted. The bucket kit has a single metal tab for tension on each of the posts. They screws into the frame( pre-drilled holes) on the back side of the frame, under the top rail w/ the open end black plastic sleeve.
Sleeve fits up into a hole then the tab goes into the sleeve, align the holes and screw into the frame. The kit I purchased didn't have the holes in the black plastic drilled out, but most do as in the prev picture. So was the confusion.

The other black part is a solid cup that fits into the lower rail holes and screws in, thus acting as a bottoming stop for the posts.
Headrest are different between the two w/ the bench headrest posts being two different lengths and cut flat on the back side. They also have slots cut in for different height adjustments.

Buckets have no slits cut in, are smooth and equal lengths so as to bottom out in the cups. However you can cut them down if need be and use bench headrests for buckets.

Tabs tension and catch on back side of post on bench seats, on the front side on buckets. Have some pics but they're on 35 mm. I will try to post soon after roll is up and developed.

Yep still using the film. Best camera I've ever owned by far.

A couple of years ago i was missing a head rust for my 69 charger bucket , i was given a bench correct styling head rest that the head rest part look the same , so i took the correct one and notched out and shorted the post on the bench head rest. once installed no one can tell the difference .

 

[moparstuart]

so for the sceptics I was able to put the 2nd bench head rest on with out take the seat out or taking it apart



you could see right away that the seat buldged up where i needed to punch the holes , Then i just felt to the center to poke a small hole .