Removal Procedure
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Buick Regal and 2002 Buick Century. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Remove the head restraint from the front seat. Refer to Head Restraint Replacement - Front Seat .
- Position the front seat back to the full upright position.
- Unhook the J-hook retainer at the bottom of the seat back cover.
- Pull up on the front seat cover to enlarge the opening for access to the front seat frame.
Important: The use of a small flat-bladed tool as a lever under the top of the retainer will help in the removal of the head restraint retainer.
- Reach carefully inside the front seat back between the seat back cover and the seat back pad and squeeze the bottom of the head restraint retainer together, while pulling the head restraint retainer upwards from the seat back frame with the other hand.
- Remove the head restraint retainer from the front seat back frame.