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We start with a seat. (if we need to explain how to remove a seat, this mod may not be for you )



Start by removing the seat sliders, there are four bolts.



Pop off the seat belt holder cap to expose nuts on the outer side of the seat. remove the screw on the seat back adjuster handle, remove side plastic.



On the inside side of the seat, remove the plastic cap on the seat hinge, and remove the Phillips screw.



On the outer side of the seat, remove the two bolts that hold the seat back to the seat bottom frame.





Then, with a pair of clippers, remove the "hogrings" in a steadfast twisting motion to remove the seat cover from the frame.





Next, there will be hogrings that hold the cover to the foam. Imbeded in the foam in a wire that the seatcover attaches to. In my seats, that wire (which is rectanguler shaped) has seperated from the foam after 300k mi worth of use.



I'm going to put this wire back on the underside of the foam when I reattach the seatcover.



First, there is a thin sheet of foam on top of the seat cushon. It comes off easilly, and I'll reuse it later. Remove it and put it aside.



Next, I start cutting out foam in only the "butt" part of the bottom cushon. Foam makes blades dull surprisingly fast. I like to use disposable razors, but a good serrated nife, or electric bread knife works well too if you can sharpen it as needed.



Take your time. Its tough to do this real smoothly. You cant go too deep, but you want to remove as much foam as posable too.

Now, we have the "Hogring". Its what upholstry is put together with. You could probably pick them up at a fabric or upholstry store I think. I grew up doing interior work since a wee lad and still occasionally shit these things out as I'd usually just throw a handfull in my mouth while putting seats together.





There is a specific plier for these. Its called a "hogring" plier. Go figure. I do have a pair, however they are in my toolbox at work and Im feeling a bit too woosey by now to drive all the way out there and get them. These pliers should work for now.

So now I'm gonna put this little piece of foam back to kinda smooth everything out.



I remove the foam seat cushon from the frame. It just pulls off. Then I hold the wire ring underside the foam.



I slit the foam so the wire in the seat cover will sink down into it.



On the seat cover, there should be holes in the "loop" which the wire runs through. Put your hogring through there.



Line it up and push the hogring hard down into the faom with one hand, while pushing the wire on the underside with the other hand, and clamp. Dont put hogrings into your hand, its bad.



If you do prefer your digits to be less holier than mine, one could use zipties I suppose. Just dont tell your friends about it.





Put the faom and cover back on the frame. Push the front corners or the cover over the foam, then pull down the sides, like a fitted bedsheet. This is where you either fail and get a real wrinkly looking crappy ass seat, or take the time and make it look somewhat nicer then that. Pull, and smooth out all the wrinkles. If you spray the foam with silicone spray first, it makes it a lot easier. Take your time, drink some beers, talk to Doug on speakerphone about how he doesn't care if he keeps blowing motors. Just dont rush it.

Hogring the cover to the bottom of the frame.



Then smooth out some more wrinkles.

The backrest part of my seat didn't have wires running vertically. Otherwise, I would have done the same thing to it. Some seats might have more "loops" and wires in the backrest seat cover then mine. If so, if one were so inclined, they could remove foam back there and "sportify" even more. The backrest cover and foam assembly can be a bit more tricky because the cover slips down over the foam much like a condom(so I hear)

Anyway, I just assembled my seat back together in reverse order of disassembly.



And, in the car. Sportified vs. not sporty at all.

The following user says thanks for the post: beatersubi

Is there any type of product available to add foam to the seats? Possibly in the side bolster area. Or would you not recommend doing that?

Very cool Kelly!

Thanks for sharing.

Take your time, drink some beers, talk to Doug on speakerphone about how he doesn't care if he keeps blowing motors. Just dont rush it.

LOL @ Doug

nice mod. I never ever thought of this. +1 for you.

yeah man, thank you very much! this is a great idea!