Convertible Fury - 1970

[Fury440]

Mine are bucket seats and the head rest uses two chrome posts that slide up and down. If pushed forward and up they will slide completely out. Not sure about that, I don't remember if it's push forward or push back, logically it's forward. Anyhow yours probably are similar as I'm pretty sure they are removable.

 

[Jeff]

No matter how hard I scrub with 303 cleaner and soak with 303 protectant, this giant hole remains!

 

[Jeff]

Mine are bucket seats and the head rest uses two chrome posts that slide up and down. If pushed forward and up they will slide completely out. Not sure about that, I don't remember if it's push forward or push back, logically it's forward. Anyhow yours probably are similar as I'm pretty sure they are removable.

I tried different angles, but they don't want to move. Maybe they are rusted in place? I'd like to remove and replace the driver side and clean under both. As usual, the FSM is completely useless on this topic.

 

[GJS]

No matter how hard I scrub with 303 cleaner and soak with 303 protectant, this giant hole remains!
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Yea, I tried that with my headliner... gotta say though, that interior looks mighty fine!

 

[Jeff]

Thanks GJS!

 

[Big_John]

Just pull up on your headrests. Since it's a convertible, you can stand in the back seat and do it.

 

[70Tom]

No matter how hard I scrub with 303 cleaner and soak with 303 protectant, this giant hole remains!
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Otherwise, it looks good. I think a call to SMS for some new material may be in order.

 

[70Tom]

I tried different angles, but they don't want to move. Maybe they are rusted in place? I'd like to remove and replace the driver side and clean under both. As usual, the FSM is completely useless on this topic.

Getting the headrests out is not an easy task. My upholstery guy removed them for me and had me take the headrests home. It took him quite a while and I think he had to dig in through the seat back to get the one out. They do NOT move up and down and are really not meant to be removed, so it seems.

 

[Jeff]

Otherwise, it looks good. I think a call to SMS for some new material may be in order.

The upholstery guy told me that the seats are beyond repair. The vinyl is too old and brittle to patch it up. It needs to be redone from scratch, but I'm not in the market for that right now. I'm going to do a little more cleaning in the interior, maybe replace the driver headrest (if possible), and try to find something to cover that bad spot. Then it's on to the engine compartment and mechanical issues. Hopefully I can drive it around a bit this summer.

 

[Jeff]

Getting the headrests out is not an easy task. My upholstery guy removed them for me and had me take the headrests home. It took him quite a while and I think he had to dig in through the seat back to get the one out. They do NOT move up and down and are really not meant to be removed, so it seems.

It is quite strange, but it does seem to be the case. It seems like they should have been integrated into the seat if they were not designed to move up and down. Did you just leave yours out and upholster over the holes?

 

[70Tom]

It is quite strange, but it does seem to be the case. It seems like they should have been integrated into the seat if they were not designed to move up and down. Did you just leave yours out and upholster over the holes?

No, they're going back in. Mine are in nice shape.

 

[Big_John]

Geez... I've never had a headrest not pull out.

It's just in there with a notch that aligns with a spring loaded pin. I've had both styles out too.

 

[1970cat]

they should pull straight up. no tilt. they won't pull out because there is a notch on the bottom of the posts with a clip attached to the seat frame holding them in.

 

[1970cat]

clips on the left are what holds them in. they can only be accessed through the seat back.
note: bench and bucket seats use different hardware and bezels.

 

[Fury440]

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clips on the left are what holds them in. they can only be accessed through the seat back.
note: bench and bucket seats use different hardware and bezels.
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The pictures show the type of headrest in my bucket seats. The seats in 70Tom's car use a single post that is rectangular. Not sure how they work or even if they are adjustable. I suspect they're fixed since a single post headrest would tend to twist or rotate in a crash. I noticed in my google surfing that there are kits to install the two post headrest in bench style seats. If you eventually recover the seats, that would be a good time to switch headrest styles.

As for the front seat damage, I bought a phony sheep skin fuzzy seat cover for my driver side bucket. It made life much better in the summer since black vinyl gets really hot and in the winter gets very stiff and cold. Rather than trying to make the seat cover non-obvious I went for totally in your face. Worked very well.

 

[70Tom]

The pictures show the type of headrest in my bucket seats. The seats in 70Tom's car use a single post that is rectangular.

Mine are dual posts, actually. Original to the car.

 

[Fury440]

Mine are dual posts, actually. Original to the car.

Well if they are round posts, I think you need to do the push/pull lift deal to get them out.

 

[Jeff]

I checked mine tonight, and they have two round posts. I will apply a little more force this weekend to see if they will budge. It's funny how the seemingly simple things end up being so troublesome. This reminds me of the plastic knob on the seat track. I never could get that off and had to keep it protected during sandblasting and tanking.

 

[Jeff]

As for the front seat damage, I bought a phony sheep skin fuzzy seat cover for my driver side bucket. It made life much better in the summer since black vinyl gets really hot and in the winter gets very stiff and cold. Rather than trying to make the seat cover non-obvious I went for totally in your face. Worked very well.

I did that with my Barracuda and it did make life better. I'd like to do that here, but the bench seat makes it problematic.

 

[Fury440]

Maybe a sheep skin or blanket that drapes over the seat back, hangs down the back a foot or so and then down the front and over the bench. With a slot cut to fit over the head rest - sorta like Mexican poncho with lots of attitude.

Use a small spring cord to keep the bottom in place.