Take apart Dodge Neon seats?

ezrydr · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 3:01 pm Post subject: Take apart Dodge Neon seats?

Hi guys,
looking for someone with experience taking apart Neon seats.
I picked up a decent pair of Neon seats from salvage yard. The adjuster rails on the on the bootom are rusty and I need to removed them for cleaning and painting and also so I can reupholster.
The adjsuter assembly is also part of the seat back angle adjuster which has a large coiled spring on it. Anyone know how to take this assembly off the seats safely? Seems like even if I have the seat back tilted all the way forward there is still tension on that big spring.

Thanks,
Steve
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scooby223 · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 3:36 pm Post subject:

I had a set from a 98 neon I tried to take them apart to modify the seat rails to work better I had a heck of a time with them I ended up giving up and buying a set from summit. Sorry not much help hope you have better luck with them than I did.

ezrydr · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 3:58 pm Post subject:

I am beginning to see exactly what you mean scooby223
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andk5591 · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 4:30 pm Post subject:

Check on the web for neon forums - bet you will find what you need there.
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ezrydr · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:25 pm Post subject:

well I've been searching off and on for a few days and so far haven't seen anything.

Most of what I see on the neon forums is about racing seats.

I've read on this forum where some folks use these neon seats in thier buggies and I thought I check and see if someone else here had run into this and had one of these things apart.

I'll keep searching...

thanks,
Steve
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rammintwins · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:31 pm Post subject:

try dodgetalk, i get all my answers from there with my truck

kustoms · Samba Member Joined: November 20, 2003 Posts: 1313

A lot of seat frame/ tracks are integrated nowadays. Some covers are even glued to the foam. What exactly are you trying to do with yours?
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ezrydr · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 5:29 pm Post subject:

Tom,
theres' a couple reasons I want to take these apart.
the frame steel has a lot of surface rust that I want to clean and paint and I was hoping I would be able to take the seats to an upholstery shop and have them convered with marine vinyl.
I did manage to get the tracks off the seats.
I finally decided to just tear em apart and see what I end up with. If I screw em up I only have $25 invested.

Thanks,
Steve
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kustoms · Samba Member Joined: November 20, 2003 Posts: 1313

What year are the seats you have? I can get the covers made for you. It will be cheaper than going to a local shop.

Post some photos.
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ezrydr · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 4:28 pm Post subject:

Tom, you're on! I'll get you some inof and see what you think.

thanks,
Steve
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