Front Seat Back Replacement Buick

1. Remove the front seat cushion. Refer to Front Seat Cushion Replacement .
2. Remove the zipper or the J-retainer at the bottom of the seat back.
3. Remove the hook-and-loop strip from each side of the plate assembly.
4. Peel back the cover as far as the center insert tie-down wire.
5. Remove the hog rings.
6. Remove the back insert pads.
7. Peel back the cover (2).
8. Remove the hog rings from each side of the upper bolster tie-down wires.
9. Remove the hog rings from the rear bottom tie-down of the seat back.
10. Remove the hog rings from the excess welt cords on each side of the seat back.
11. Remove the head restraint (3). Refer to Front Seat Head Restraint Replacement .
12. Remove the cover.
13. Remove the pad from the seat back frame (1).

1. Install the pad to the seat back frame (1).
2. Install the cover (2).
3. Install the head restraint (3). Refer to Front Seat Head Restraint Replacement .
4. Install the hog rings to the excess welt cords on each side of the seat back.
5. Install the hog rings to the rear bottom tie-down of the seat back.
6. Install the hog rings to each side of the upper bolster tie-down wires.
7. Install the back insert pads.
8. Install the hog rings.
9. Install the hook-and-loop strip from each side of the plate assembly.
10. Install the zipper or the J-retainer at the bottom of the seat back.
11. Install the seat cushion. Refer to Front Seat Cushion Replacement .

Front Seat Back Replacement Oldsmobile

1. Remove the front seat cushion. Refer to Front Seat Cushion Replacement .
2. Remove the zipper or the J-retainer at the bottom of the seat back.



3. Remove the hook-and-loop strip (1) from each side of the plate assembly.
4. Peel back the cover as far as the center insert tie-down wire.
5. Remove the hog rings.
6. Remove the back insert pads (2).



7. Peel back the cover (2).
8. Remove the hog rings (1) from each side of the upper bolster tie-down wires.
9. Remove the hog rings (1) from the rear bottom tie-down of the seat back.
10. Remove the hog rings (1) from the excess welt cords on each side of the seat back.
11. Remove the head restraint. Refer to Front Seat Head Restraint Replacement .



12. Remove the cover (2).



13. Remove the blue air line (8) from the lumbar bladder (4).
14. Remove the bladder (4).
15. Remove the following air lines from the contour bladders:

•	The green air line (9)

•	The orange air line (7)

16. Unsnap the bolster bladder assembly from each side of the seat back mounting hinges.
17. Unsnap the bladders from each side of the upper contour plates.



18. Remove the pad (1) from the seat back frame.

1. Install the pad (1) to the seat-back frame.



2. Snap the bladders into the upper contour plates on each side.
3. Snap the bolster bladder assembly to the mounting hinges on the seat back.
4. Install the following air lines to the contour bladder:

•	The green air line (9)

•	The orange air line (7)

5. Install the lumbar bladder (4).
6. Install the blue air line (8) to the lumbar bladder (4).



7. Install the cover (2).
8. Install the head restraint. Refer to Front Seat Head Restraint Replacement .



9. Install the hog ring welt cords (1) on each side of the seat back.
10. Install the hog ring seat back to the bottom tie-down.
11. Install the hog ring cover (2) at each side of the upper bolster tie-down wires.



12. Install the back insert pads (2).
13. Install the hog ring cover as far as the center insert tie-down wire.
14. Install each side of the plate assembly.
15. Install the zipper or the J-retainer at the bottom of the seat back.
16. Install the seat cushion. Refer to Front Seat Cushion Replacement .

Front Seat Back Replacement Pontiac

1. Remove the headrest. Refer to Front Seat Head Restraint Replacement .
2. Remove the headrest guides.
3. Remove the seat cushion. Refer to Front Seat Cushion Replacement .
4. Disconnect the J-retainer at the bottom of the seat back.
5. Remove the rear finish panel.
6. Disconnect J-retainer from seat back outer support.
7. Remove the hog rings from the seat back cover.
8. Remove the seat back cover.
9. Remove the seat back pad.
10. Disconnect the air hoses from the lumbar bladder.



11. Remove the lumbar bladder (1).
12. Disconnect the air hoses from the contour bladders.



13. Remove the retainers from the contour bladders (1).
14. Remove the bladders.



15. Remove the retainers from the contour plates (1).

Remove the contour plates.

1. Install the contour plates to the seat frame (2).

Install the fasteners.

2. Install the contour bladders.
3. Install the contour retainers.
4. Connect the air hoses to the contour bladders.
5. Install the lumbar bladder (1).



6. Connect the green air hose to the lumbar bladder (1).
7. Connect the white air hose to the lumbar bladder (2).
8. Connect the yellow air hose to the lumbar bladder (3).
9. Connect the blue air hose to the lumbar bladder (4).
10. Install the seat back pad.
11. Install the seat back cover.
12. Smooth out the wrinkles.
13. Install the hog rings to the seat back cover.
14. Fasten the seat back cover J-retainer to the seat back frame outer support.
15. Install the rear finish panel.
16. Connect the J-retainer at the bottom of the seat back.
17. Install the seat cushion. Refer to Front Seat Cushion Replacement .
18. Install the head rest guides.
19. Install the headrest. Refer to Front Seat Head Restraint Replacement .