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Georgesb2 from what I can see you may be the global expert on Tesla seats! Quick question, I have a stained seat (back and seat) and purchased an excellent condition full seat off ebay. I know I can easily remove the seat cover. Can I easily remove and swap the back cover too? Can find any pictures or videos of the back cover being removed. Thanks in advance
If you purchased the entire seat, including the metal frame, you should be able to unplug the stock seat and replace the entire seat assembly. I'm assuming the new seat comes with everything.
If you just bought the cushions, you can swap.
However the top cushion includes the side impact airbag.
You can remove the cover and swap on most Tesla seats.
I had videos on my channel where I cover most of it. Search my full name. I don't like posting my own videos because I'll get accused of "self promoting". I'll also look around for others.
Other than working around the airbag, it's not difficult.
If you do change the seat upper / back, I've read that powering down the entire car is a good safety measure.
I did mostly seat bottoms.
For my mods to the seat top/back, I remove the headrest, remove the rear panel, change the lumbar support, add foam.
For the seat bottoms:
I pull the seat bottom off the car's metal seat frame. Again I posted videos on how to do that.
The seat "covers", that I call the "OEM faux leather covers", to differentiate from aftermarket "seat covers". They can be swapped. Tesla uses two attachments. Along the sides is Velcro. In the horizonal seams are "snaps". You just need to be careful not to rip the snaps out of the foam base. But it's easier to just swap the entire unit, OEM faux leather covers and the foam base together (if you bought it that way).
There are typically two connectors in the seat base that goes to the seat harness.
For the top there may also be two, one for the seat heater and one for the Side Impact Air Bag. (The person in seat sensor is in the seat bottom only)
Again disconnect everything and make certain you don't have electric static charge. Take precautions near air bags.
Videos I could find:
Look up my channel by searching my full name.
Here's a guy that removed the seat back only:
This guy shows how to power down:
Headrest removal:
This is the most complete video showing how to totally take apart the seat:
In the last video around the three minute mark or so, you can see that the seat top cushion is held on very similarly to the seat bottom cushion. There are clips in the OEM faux leather cover that clip to the metal frame.
If it were me, I'd just buy seat covers. There are some really nice ones out there.....