07SGT5687 Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 So as usual, I got impatient when trying to install my newly acquired Shelby Head Rest Covers and decided that I MUST need to remove the OEM covers first... well... then I read the website... Made from heavy industrial vinyl with a simulated leather grain pattern. Installs in minutes by simply slipping over the existing head rest and attaches with velcro. Has anyone else personally installed these? Are they really supposed to fit over the OEM ones? I swore I was going to tear them trying to get them to stretch over the OEM ones. Just checking before I start over in the morning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt350lp Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 Try letting them sit in the sun for awhile should make them easier to stretch..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07SGT5687 Posted June 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 Great idea... So they do go over the existing ones? I'm also surprised that the head rests don't come off. Most cars, if you keep the knob pressed, the head rest will come all the way out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hawkins Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 The 2005-09 Headrests DO come out. I have seen them come out to install custom Embroidered Covers. There is a Company that sells the Shelby Covers already installed and you just send them your back so they must be easy to remove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelby1028 Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 On the other side of the headrest from where the button is, there is a small hole in the base where you can insert a nail. If you push in with the nail and lift the headrest, it will come out. When putting on the new covers, use a hairdryer to heat up the skins which makes them more pliable. Put talc powder over the existing headrest which makes it easier to slide the covers over the existing ones. Definitely takes some work and will be a lot easier to do with the headrest removed from the seat. Hope this helps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake11 Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 Hi all, I have replaced my headrest covers using a relatively simple method. This was on both a 2011 and 2013 GT500. First remove the headrest from the seat by depressing the two "push pins" on both metal support rods. Then uncouple the retainer on the headrest bottom. This is a plastic retainer and "rolls" off to unlatch. Next roll the headrest cover back over the sides of the hard styrofoam inner liner. Then pull the hard stryofoam inner liner out of the headrest cover. Transfer the soft inner shaping pad from the old cover to the new one. Then slide the hard stryfoam inner liner back into the headrest cover and reattach the retainer. This was much easier than trying to force the cover over the old hearest cover. By the way if there are wrinkles in the cover get a steam "gun" and steam it. It will shrink out to a perfect fit. Most upholstery shops have a steam "gun". Good luck and have a good result. Breck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Greenwell Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Here is a link from one of my projects, about 3-4 screens down there are pics from Grabber that show how to take them off. GG http://www.teamshelby.com/forums/index.php/topic/65876-sgtbj-console-headrests-upgrade/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard m.switzer Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 YES ,they fit ,,but takes some work to get them on right ,over the stock ones ,yes slide them over the stock ones ,,fit is tight ,,I did mine in 2008 ,and stay still look great ,,, ,,,,,, :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roblectric Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Turn the new cover inside out and roll it over the existing cover. Just like puttin on a rubber is the best way to describe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard m.switzer Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Turn the new cover inside out and roll it over the existing cover. Just like puttin on a rubber is the best way to describe it. ,Thanks alot ,,lol, ,,now my Shelby head-rest have a whole new meaning when I see them ,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roblectric Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 Yet another way to put a smile on your face when you take her for a spin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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