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    Replacing driver's side seat back

    Checking if anyone has done this before.

    Bought this seat back years ago to replace the split one that's in the car now. Now that I have some extra time on my hands with this Pandemic going on, I figure I would try to figure out how to switch out the split one with it. I looked all over the place for a how to install it with no luck.

    Planning on taking the back panel off the existing seat with the seat still installed in the car to see if I can figure it out but wanted to check to see if I should remove the seat from the car and if there are any tricks to the job.

    This back came with two seat bases that are in the same great condition as this one, looks like new and maybe are, I have no use for them if anyone is interested?


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    Here's a picture of the back side of it. As a note one of the seat bases I don't need has had it's horse hair stuffing replaced with a new foam.

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    Murray

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    I guess I'll have to learn you guys on this, will post how it goes. :>)

    The first step will be removing the seat from the car.
    Murray

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    Wasn't that hard to figure out, basically you take off the back panel and unscrew the side brackets that connect the back to the seat and seperate the base from the back.

    The vinyl fabric is held in place with tabs that you bend up and pull the vinyl cover off.

    The problem I ran into was the the seat covers I purchased where way to small, no clue to what they would fit. Did the early E21's have smaller comfy seats then the 81's to 83's?


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    These are are the seat covers I bought, about the backs are 14" wide and the base are about 16" wide. Been years but I believe they said were E21 seat covers.


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    Murray

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