August 29, 201015 yr I know they are adjustable but I cannot for the life of me figure it out.. Fricking secret squrrel crap I swear. Does anyone know? Mike
August 30, 201015 yr Push the little lever on the side behind the head rest and it should slide up and down the rail. There are several 'detent' squares cut in the side of the rail that lever locks into. If you can slide it, hose it down with penetrating oil....
August 30, 201015 yr Author :-\ no buttons. Turbone and I looked it over and played with a few things and got nowhere.
August 30, 201015 yr Push the little lever on the side behind the head rest and it should slide up and down the rail. There are several 'detent' squares cut in the side of the rail that lever locks into. If you can slide it, hose it down with penetrating oil.... Only the Gen 3's and up have a button.
August 30, 201015 yr One of the mysteries of the EA81 cars. I never figured it out myself. Once you pull the headrest up you cant get it back down again. There must be a way but i never bothered to take the time to figure it out. I just threw the seats out instead
August 30, 201015 yr Author Maybe I will have to take apart a junk seat to figure it out.. Hmm destruction.
August 30, 201015 yr There is no special trick. I thought mine were busted, but with enough elbow grease, you can get them to extend. Getting them back down just requires a (very) solid thump.
August 30, 201015 yr Are we talking jump seats or interior seats? Did I have a Polish moment? Interior EA81 GL seats. I think we should take them out so I can use a board(2x6) on em
August 30, 201015 yr This is just theory here.... Maybe the little dents in the posts on the headrests are held in place by a ball bearing with a stiff spring or something mounted inside the seat frame... Over time the springs kinda get crusty and then its harder to compress them and therefore move the headrest up and down. Again... this is just a THEORY of now they constructed it.
August 30, 201015 yr My bad... I'm not familiar with those types, but several others have a small paper clip sized hole at the base of the head rest shaft on one or both sides (in the plastic ring/busing on top of the seat cover). If it has a hole, insert a small pick or drill bit/etc, push in on it and down on the head rest. If not, BFH!
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