How to remove headrest? (Rear, if it makes a difference...)

[E-N-J]

I see that several people have mentioned changing their headrests or reversing them. We're actually not unhappy with them, but the handle on my son's booster seat digs pretty severely into the headrest where his seat is located.

 

Since the headrest itself doesn't really do anything for him, and I'm concerned about wearing of the leather over time, I'd like to pull that one out. However, I can't get it (or any) of the headrests out. I'm sure there is a trick I'm missing, but I can't find it in the manual anywhere.

 

I thought that maybe the button used to put the headrest back down after extending it might just need to be held in, but that doesn't seem to do the trick. I did see that on the other mount point there is a little plastic cover that looks like it is meant to be removable -- but I don't want to go prying it out unless I know it's required to remove the headrest.

 

Can anyone help me out?

 

Thanks,

Joe

[Lex Talionis]

does this help

 

http://www.fordedgeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=591

 

I also just read this "To remove the headrests, simply straighten the outermost end of a paperclip, raise the headrest to its uppermost position, insert the paperclip into the small hole on the plastic headrest guide, and press firmly while pulling upwards on the headrest.

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Edited February 12, 2008 by Lex Talionis

[E-N-J]

Excellent, thanks!

[E-N-J]

For anyone else who finds this:

 

From the linked thread above:

 

"Removing that annoying lock that holds the headrest in. just get 1 small alan wrench and use the short end to make this all work for u. Email me if you have problems. This works on all 4 headrests, front and back. insert short end of alan wrench into the small hole on the plastic piece, and pry back easily, it will pop right out and then the headrests will slide out. Reinstall in reverse order. the plastic lock will "click" when u have inserted it in fully and correctly.", worked fine.

 

However, "To remove the headrests, simply straighten the outermost end of a paperclip, raise the headrest to its uppermost position, insert the paperclip into the small hole on the plastic headrest guide, and press firmly while pulling upwards on the headrest." Did not work. No amount of fiddling around seemed to make that method work for me.

 

-- Joe