How to remove and replace leather or cloth seat covers

[A1EK]

This repy is for Sean Ng. (from HK>?)

My car is a W210 1996 so bare this in mind as your car may have slight difference.
The tools I used was a phillips screw driver, torque srew driver, pliers, a bent piece of stiff metal tube.

There are photos of how to remove the seat covers back to the bare frame, To install the new covers the fitting is the exact reversal. And I have put a serperate post on what the seats look like with the new leather seat covers and door trim in place on... http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w210...fter-swap.html

Cheers....A1EK

[Sean Ng]

A1EK

Your photos and advice are extremely helpful! Thanks a lot and I shall have a go to change mine, which is also a W210.

Regards
Sean Ng

[Sean Ng]

Hi A1EK

I have been able to dismantle the leather seat cover in the way you show me. When I try to dismantle the cloth seat cover, however, I am stuck as I cannot remove the plastic seat handle as shown in the photo. I wonder if you know how to remove it. Please let me know if you do or point me to the right direction.

Thanks again
Sean

[A1EK]

I know excatly what you are talking about mate... I too had the same damn problem.....! All I did was remove the screws on the plastic trim and then rotated it a little to get it out of the way and raise the seat base to suit. I tried to see if the black handle pulled off, but it didnt come. Once you have losened the plastic trim, try with long screw drivers or something to lever the edge trim of the seat cover, you can just about get it. (but it is tricky!)

[Sean Ng]

Hi A1EK

Thanks so much for your advice. Now I manage to get the plastic handle straight out.

Sean