towbar

Hi,
has anyone removed these front seat hinge covers?
As you can see mine are looking very ‘used’.
Before I start to break things can anyone help?

Petza914

If I remember, when I removed them to vinyl wrap the seatbacks, there's one screw somewhere in the vicinity of the blue arrow

bogotajoe

That is a big PIA. I removed seat from the car then the top n bottom seat covers partially an then removed the side cover panel with the seat adjustment switch. It was still hard to get on but that approach worked for me.

Petza914

Didn't even think to take a pic of my office chair this morning. Here's the 1 screw and then it pops off.

towbar

Much appreciated
kudos to the forum again.👍

bogotajoe

yes that part comes off easy. I thought you were referring to the hinge with the black plastic showing through. Thats the one that is a PIA.

towbar

oh… I thought that was the ‘cover’ I want to remove and paint..
- yes its the bit that is painted silver but has been scuffed off in a previous life.. is that the pia.?

Petza914

For that inner piece I now see the scuffing on (which is the pita piece, get a sample of metallic silver vinyl, make a template from a piece of paper, and stick it on. Won't wear off like paint and won't require seat disassembly.