There's a roll pin holding the arm rests on. You have to pry between the seat and the arm rest to see this pin. Go to Ace hardware and get a roll-pin punch of the proper size and you can easily remove the roll pin. -Mark McCulley At 12:14 PM 3/24/98 -0500, EMZ wrote: >Hey all, > >I'm trying to get the arm rest off of the >front seats of an 1987 and newer Vanagon. >Got me stumped? > >The older style (1986) has a hex bolt down the >center of the hinge point. It is covered by a >black plastic plug. Pull the plug, remove the >bolt, it's off. The 1987 (the adjustable arm rests) >has no plug! I don't think I should have to cut >the material? But It feels like it has the same >setup. Anyone have any idea how to get these off >Without cutting the material? > > > > > Eric 86-VW4x4 > vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z > Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler > |
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