Headrest removal

by **Bill Blake** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 5:26 pm

Does anyone know if the rear headrests are removable on the gen II solara convertible

by **RichD978** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 5:59 pm

Ooo My

by **Ford_Fixorrepairdaily** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 6:42 pm

Does anyone know if the rear headrests are removable on the gen II solara convertible

Best way is to go try it.

by **krook** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 7:57 pm

use a hacksaw

by **Hsakuragi** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:00 pm

i heard you have to take out ur seat?

by **kgzero1** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:04 am

Why don't you put the seats down half way, then pull them off. That should work.

by **Lone Solara** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:26 am

No, they cannot be removed. They are part of the rollover system.

by **Bill Blake** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 8:35 am

Thanks for the reply
Its just that no one sits back there and it blocks your view through the rear view mirror

by **Lone Solara** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:09 am

Yeah, I know. This was one of the major initial complaints about the convertible. Toyota moved the headrests a little bit toward the sides in 2005, but not by much, so the problem's still there. Astro posted some pictures a while back while he was working on junest's ride (I believe he was changing the springs), so you may want to do some searching in the Gen2 Aftermarket forum.

by **PhreakdOut** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 9:15 am

You should take a look a Junest's webpage. (Junest, I hope you don't mind my posting a pic from it.)

She's got an excellent pic of the headrest's roll bars.

It would be quite a job to remove them.

by **SPF 0** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 12:29 pm

I'm still considering getting an SUV-type backup camera for the rear although that wouldn't solve the "C" pillar visibility issues.

Nice to know that there's some rollover protection in the convertibles.

by **kgzero1** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:27 am

Wow, I didn't know the headrest weren't removable. Good to know.

by **PXLpainter** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 2:14 pm

PhreakdOut wrote:You should take a look a Junest's webpage. (Junest, I hope you don't mind my posting a pic from it.)

She's got an excellent pic of the headrest's roll bars.

It would be quite a job to remove them.

This photo actually gave me an idea...

Hmmm... now if one were to use a sawzall and cut off those bars and have some new ones fab'd and chromed and re-welded onto the frame - I wonder what that might look like?

Jeff

by **Down2TheC** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 3:37 pm

Filling the leather gap might be more of a challenge with pipes still poking out. I can say that time and laziness will result in getting used to the look. (for the most part)

by **PXLpainter** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 6:22 pm

Here's what I kinda envisioned:

Maybe even try it in black anodized to match the wind screen...

JF

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