Left Field
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- Tim
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Same problem. Pulled the headrests today and bent the rods about 15 degrees, moving the top of the headrest aft about 1-1/2".
The rods need to be bent within the headrest rather than the external portion of the rod or they won't work well in the height adjuster.
Items used:
Towel
Four clamps
A couple short lengths of 2x4 and/or 4x4
A 2-3' long piece of 1/2" iron water pipe
Angle measurement tool (cell phone)
Something immovable (I used the frame of a trailer)
The headrest cover was un-clipped and opened on the underside to allow access to the rods up inside the headrest, then wrapped in a towel to protect it.
The pipe was slipped over the rod and pressed up into the foam to ensure the bend was above the external portion of the rod, then used as leverage to bend the rods. At the end I compared the bend angles visually and by measurement to make sure they matched.
Bend fixture and a before/after picture.
Much more comfortable.
The rods need to be bent within the headrest rather than the external portion of the rod or they won't work well in the height adjuster.
Items used:
Towel
Four clamps
A couple short lengths of 2x4 and/or 4x4
A 2-3' long piece of 1/2" iron water pipe
Angle measurement tool (cell phone)
Something immovable (I used the frame of a trailer)
The headrest cover was un-clipped and opened on the underside to allow access to the rods up inside the headrest, then wrapped in a towel to protect it.
The pipe was slipped over the rod and pressed up into the foam to ensure the bend was above the external portion of the rod, then used as leverage to bend the rods. At the end I compared the bend angles visually and by measurement to make sure they matched.
Bend fixture and a before/after picture.
Much more comfortable.
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