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My FRPP Recaro's just came in...
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<blockquote data-quote="Tob" data-source="post: 12982013" data-attributes="member: 83412"><p>[ATTACH=full]453784[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Disconnect these two plugs...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453785[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>There are four bolts, two on each side of the seat, that join the seat back to the seat bottom. A 15mm socket allows their removal.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453786[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>You are now left with the bottom seat frame/motor/etc. My plan included swapping this for the one that came on my FRPP Recaro's. There is some welding involved - more on that later...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453787[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>At this point I started work on the FRPP Recaro seat.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453788[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Because the FRPP cloth skin was going to be completely removed, I had to remove the seat lever located on the upper back face. The knob pries off...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453789[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453790[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>You then have to remove a small Torx screw at its base.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453791[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453792[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I then moved on to the trickiest part of the swap - the harness bezels, located near the top of the seat. There are two pairs of the these, each pair splitting into two pieces. I'll fast forward to show what it is that needs to be released. There are two 'snaps' on top of each pair, two on the bottom, and two retainers on each side...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453793[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453794[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453795[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Be very careful here. You don't want to damage the skin, the bezel, or yourself. I used a combination of small flat blade screw drivers, picks and pry bars (all can be found in the hardware section at your local Home Depot). You definitely need a small flashlight (which helps throughout this mod - make sure you have one!).</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453796[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453797[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453798[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453799[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>By carefully prying the bezel up or down, I could see inside and tell where the tabs were. I then released each tab with a screw driver from the back side.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453800[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453801[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>You can see the 'hooks' that retain the skin at each bezel location...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453802[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453803[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453804[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Once the tabs on top and on the bottom of each bezel was released, I simply pulled the bezels apart from each side. The side retainers released on their own with enough pressure. They are what hold each bezel to the seat.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453805[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The above is one of the more challenging portions of this install. You simply have to make it through it once to know what you are up against. It isn't easy. Once done, the next one isn't as difficult.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tob, post: 12982013, member: 83412"] [ATTACH=full]453784[/ATTACH] Disconnect these two plugs... [ATTACH=full]453785[/ATTACH] There are four bolts, two on each side of the seat, that join the seat back to the seat bottom. A 15mm socket allows their removal. [ATTACH=full]453786[/ATTACH] You are now left with the bottom seat frame/motor/etc. My plan included swapping this for the one that came on my FRPP Recaro's. There is some welding involved - more on that later... [ATTACH=full]453787[/ATTACH] At this point I started work on the FRPP Recaro seat. [ATTACH=full]453788[/ATTACH] Because the FRPP cloth skin was going to be completely removed, I had to remove the seat lever located on the upper back face. The knob pries off... [ATTACH=full]453789[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]453790[/ATTACH] You then have to remove a small Torx screw at its base. [ATTACH=full]453791[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]453792[/ATTACH] I then moved on to the trickiest part of the swap - the harness bezels, located near the top of the seat. There are two pairs of the these, each pair splitting into two pieces. I'll fast forward to show what it is that needs to be released. There are two 'snaps' on top of each pair, two on the bottom, and two retainers on each side... [ATTACH=full]453793[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]453794[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]453795[/ATTACH] Be very careful here. You don't want to damage the skin, the bezel, or yourself. I used a combination of small flat blade screw drivers, picks and pry bars (all can be found in the hardware section at your local Home Depot). You definitely need a small flashlight (which helps throughout this mod - make sure you have one!). [ATTACH=full]453796[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]453797[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]453798[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]453799[/ATTACH] By carefully prying the bezel up or down, I could see inside and tell where the tabs were. I then released each tab with a screw driver from the back side. [ATTACH=full]453800[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]453801[/ATTACH] You can see the 'hooks' that retain the skin at each bezel location... [ATTACH=full]453802[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]453803[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]453804[/ATTACH] Once the tabs on top and on the bottom of each bezel was released, I simply pulled the bezels apart from each side. The side retainers released on their own with enough pressure. They are what hold each bezel to the seat. [ATTACH=full]453805[/ATTACH] The above is one of the more challenging portions of this install. You simply have to make it through it once to know what you are up against. It isn't easy. Once done, the next one isn't as difficult. [/QUOTE]
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