Removal and Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Mercury Montego, 2006 Ford Freestyle, and 2006 Ford Five Hundred. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Release the backrest trim cover lower J-strip, open the trim cover and release the inner J-clips.
- Remove the head restraint(s).
- Release the hook and loop strips, invert the backrest trim cover and remove the 3 rows of hog rings.
- Remove the head restraint guides.
- For bench seats, remove 4 head restraint guides.
- For 50/50 seats, remove 2 head restraint guides.
- Remove the backrest trim cover.
- Pull the strap through the trim cover.
- To install, reverse the removal procedure.
CAUTION:
Use care when separating the seat back trim cover from the hook and loop strip, or the hook and loop strip can be torn from the seat back foam.