bloody VS headrests

Hi everyone, i've just bought some seat covers off of a member on here (wanted7) and i need to remove the headrest to get em on. Now i've read another few posts on it, some mentioning some sort of 'clip' or something that needs to be released... i've tried picking around in there with a small screwdriver but can't find any 'clip' as such.

I also read in a post that the older model commodores had an easier release mechanism and that with the relatively newer models (VS etc) the 'clip' was placed in some plastic thing AND THEN had the seat material placed over the top making it extra hard to get to. I don't really want to have to do what the other post suggested: strip back the seat material right up to the headrest to find this infamous 'clip' and undo it, so si there anyone else who's removed a headrest in a VS before that can shed some light on this problem?

Thanks alot everyone, cheers, Bryce.

 

come on... surely someone out there has to know or has had the same problem.

 

sure is, i'd go chainsaw massacre style on it but i want my headrests back on once the seat covers are on. Anyone else have any ideas! please! if anyone has seen how dodgy half a pair of front seat covers on looks you'll feel for me here at the moment .

 

ah ok cool. i'll give that a go later on. anyone else have any other ideas at all? anyone have a picture of the elusive 'clip'?

 

Hey hako mate, thanks for the reply. What exactly is a feeler gauge blade? And yeah... i've read that post, i've been through all the posts on headrests and still haven't found anything that's shed much light on it. Surely there has to be a way to get them off without taking off the damn seat covering material.

Cheers.

 

hhhmmm is anyone able to describe what this clip is like? i can sort of see the white plastic bit, is the clip actually on the inside of this plastic itself or what? i tried sticking a safety pin down inside the plastic bit but i couldn't even fit that between the plastic ring and the head rest legs, so not looking hopeful on fitting a hacksaw blade down there. Cheers.

 

yeah ya lucky bugger. anyone else managed to get these damn VS headrests out?

 

yeah, if only that someone could come help out here about now that'd be brilliant . Cheers everyone for your help so far anyway though. Ideas people... ideas...???

 

ok, i'm now offering my appreciation and a virtual pat on the back to anyone who can shed some light on this i.e. - *bump*

 

dude, your a damn legend. I'll give that a go tomorrow and see how i go. Might need a little help with some of the terminologies there, but i'll see how i go anyway.

Oh yeah *hands over virtual pat on the back* well done .

 

hhhmmm i had another look today but still can't see much at all down in there because the seat covering is hindering the view. Don't really want to have to go to the extent of taking off the seat covering, it may be a case of giving my seat covers the chop and just letting them slip right over the headrest and on, then maybe a couple of stitches or velcro to hold it together. HHmmm tis dissapointing .

By the way, VT_Acclm, do you have any pics of the so called "hog" somethign or others that guide refers to? Cheers, Bryce.