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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: I_want_an_Omega on 18 November 2009, 21:21:34

Title: Seats: Headrest socket removal problem ........
Post by: I_want_an_Omega on 18 November 2009, 21:21:34

Hi,

In this guide:

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1192830810

The 3rd pic down says

"using 2 flat blade screwdrivers, push the headrest socket retaining tabs in to release the socket"

Am I being thick here - does this mean inserting the 2 screwdrivers from the direction of the arrow - i.e towards the top of the seat, or should the tabs be pressed down from the top and the arrows are just to identify the tabs - if you can see my point?

I suspect option 1 as option 2 dosn't seem to be working.

Thanks ......... Rob

Title: Re: Seats: Headrest socket removal problem ........
Post by: Welung666 on 18 November 2009, 21:26:21

You need to go in between the seat and the collar and push the tabs in towards where the headrest bar should be ;)

Title: Re: Seats: Headrest socket removal problem ........
Post by: I_want_an_Omega on 18 November 2009, 21:36:59

Nope, still dont get it, sorry.

If the socket was upright (with the hole at the top as it would be with the seat in the car), I'm assuming that I go in from underneath with the blades, and not from the top between the very top and leather/fabric?

Title: Re: Seats: Headrest socket removal problem ........
Post by: Andy B on 18 November 2009, 21:45:53

They work a bit like a barbed fishing hook. You push them in through a hole just big enough for the smaller dia to go in, the arrow head shaped bit bends inside, where the stem of the restraint goes, but then springs back to the position shown in the photo. The flatter bits (left hand side of the arrow head bit then stops the whole thing coming out of the seat.

Title: Re: Seats: Headrest socket removal problem ........
Post by: Welung666 on 18 November 2009, 21:47:37

Do you need pics Rob?

Title: Re: Seats: Headrest socket removal problem ........
Post by: I_want_an_Omega on 18 November 2009, 21:51:44

Ok, so if I should push in the direction of the arrow the flat blades to remove them must come from underneath, mustn't they?

Title: Re: Seats: Headrest socket removal problem ........
Post by: Welung666 on 18 November 2009, 21:53:58

No, they come out of the top, same direction as the headrest comes out.

Title: Re: Seats: Headrest socket removal problem ........
Post by: Andy B on 18 November 2009, 21:54:44

Quote

Ok, so if I should push in the direction of the arrow the flat blades to remove them must come from underneath, mustn't they?

You need to be inside the back of the seat squeezing the two tabs together with pliers/etc

Title: Re: Seats: Headrest socket removal problem ........
Post by: I_want_an_Omega on 18 November 2009, 22:03:46

Got it, squeeze the tabs from inside the seat & liftout "upwards". The 2nd part is fairly obvious though.

The reason for my confusion BTW is that the Ford versions have the tabs pressed in from the opposite direction.

Thanks guys

Title: Re: Seats: Headrest socket removal problem ........
Post by: I_want_an_Omega on 19 November 2009, 20:32:01

SORTED  :y

Took about 2 mins using my special long nosed pliers with a 90^o bend in.

Thanks guys