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Removing Seats (1/9)
5/28/08 10:51am

FirstCorvette!
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Easley, SC - USA

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Yellow 1980, L48,Auto, Matching Numbers, Everything factory original...for now.

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This may be a dumb question, but I would rather ask a dumb question than do something stupid...

How do you get the seat top and bottom out of the shell? Looking through the AIM manual I can't see any type of fastener but when I pull on them there is resistance. I don't want to jerk them out and then not be able to get them back in.

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Removing Seats (2/9)
5/28/08 6:29pm

jgoglick

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Top seat - on each side there are 2 hooks (top and bottom). The wire on the back of the cushion grabs these hooks. To get it off, push on one side, towards the middle of the seat back to release the cushion. Repeat for the other side. I'll see if I can dig up some pictures to help...

Bottom Seat - the back of the seat is a friction fit. The front has two clips that catch the cushion. To remove, lift up on the rear of the bottom seat cushion a little. Then pull back and up. This is much easier to do after the back (vertical) seat cushion is out.

jgoglick2008-05-28 20:23:32

Removing Seats (3/9)
5/28/08 8:20pm

jgoglick

Here's a picture of an empty seat back. Look at the clips and you'll see that the open ends face in.

Removing Seats (4/9)
5/29/08 4:40am

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Easley, SC - USA

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Thanks guys, appreciate the help.

Removing Seats (5/9)
5/29/08 9:08am

dwright
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You can see more pictures on my CarDomain site listed below (click on MY PICS).

See page 5.

dwright2008-05-29 09:10:46

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Removing Seats (6/9)
5/29/08 9:49am

6880Mike
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Getting them out is the easy part. Clipping them back in can be a PITA . I ground a notch in a flat blade screw driver of healthy size and used that on the listing wires.

Removing Seats (7/9)
5/29/08 11:20am

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Same here Mike. I made a tool similar to yours from a piece of aluminum bar stock to clip the back cushion in place. I just couldnt get it pushed in far enough with my fingers.

Removing Seats (8/9)
5/29/08 12:09pm

Got a picture of that tool?

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Removing Seats (9/9)
5/29/08 5:50pm

Here you go Dave. This is certainly not an engineering marvel but it works. The forked end is opened just enough to catch the wire on the seat back and the curve is to allow the tool to follow, somewhat, the curvature of the seat shell. pic 1 pic 2 pic 3 pic 4

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