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Rear Seat-Back Cover

Rear Seat-back Cover Replacement

NOTE:
- Take care not to tear the seams or damage the seat covers.
- Put on gloves to protect your hands.

1. Remove the seat-back, 2-door, 4-door.
2. Remove these items:
- Armrest and trunk pass-through cover, 4-door
- Headrest




3. Remove the screws, then remove the center belt guide.







4. Remove the clips and release the fasteners (A) (4-door), then pull back the seat-back mat (B).




5. Release all the clips (A), and hook strips (B), and fold back the seat-back cover (C)




6. Pull out the seat back pad (A) from the frame (B), then pull out the headrest guides (C) while pinching the end of the guides, and remove them
7. Remove the seat back cover and pad from the seat-back frame







8. Pull back the edge of the seat-back cover (A) all the way around, and release the hooks (B) of the horizontal wires (C) from the vertical wires (D) on the pad (4-door), and remove the clips (E), then remove the seat-back cover.
9. Install the cover in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:
- To prevent wrinkles when installing a seat-back cover, make sure the material is stretched evenly over the pad before securing the fasteners, hook strips, and clips.
- Replace any clips you removed with new ones. Install them with commercially available upholstery ring pliers.