removing headrests
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Car: 88 GTA "Cocaine"
Engine: 350 tpi
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 3.27
removing headrests
I am putting 86 trans am buckets in my 69 c-10. did I mention the column is going in too.
how do these headrests come off. I was thinking of cutting the metal post but I hate to be a hack!
how do these headrests come off. I was thinking of cutting the metal post but I hate to be a hack!
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From: Hacienda Heights, CA
Car: 90 RS 'Vert, 88 IROC-Z, 88 Firebird
Engine: 305 ci tbi, 305 ci tpi, 350 ci tpi
Transmission: WC-T5, WC-T5, 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.45, 3.27, 3.27
You have to slip in a slim piece of metal to release the headrest.
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Car: 88 GTA "Cocaine"
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in the front or back
will a slim jim work
what are you trying to do with the piece of meta
will a slim jim work
what are you trying to do with the piece of meta
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Axle/Gears: Limited Slip 3.23's
Maybe. Needs to be an inch of less, IIRC.
Trip a release that holds the head reset in place.
You might do a search. There was a recent thread that showed a homemade device that was supposed to work.
JamesC
did u find the tread for removal? did u get them off? i need to get mine off 92 rs cant finger it out? solid single bar slides up and down but no release 
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i got it off took a stip of 16 ga ss 1 inch wide 8 inch long had to curve it to go in front of head rest went in aprox 4 inches in and yanked real hard on headrest. yes a slim jim should work. release is in the front
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