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Hi all,
I am about to modify my back seat/R&R bead to allow me to fit some headrests as I don't like the idea of the back passengers not having headrests.
The idea is to fit a set of standard VW front headrests at the back and when the bed is folded down take them out so the bed goes down as normal.
Below is a picture if the seat as standard and what I am proposing to do (it all starts with cable ties and sticky tape but will be welded in the end )



Any thoughts???

hi petethefeet should be fine.... just get some square tubing near the size of the headrest weld it on .... a bit of tape around headrest bars so it doesnt rattle and there you go job done

Sounds like you are a mind reader!!
Just what I had planned

To update you all. I have finally finished the headrests on the R & R bed.
I managed to find some 16 mm (5/8") square steel tube in B & Q that was the same size as the original seat back.
I welded at an angle so the rear top edge of the seat back could still rest on the plastic moulding over the engine bay. Originally I was going to use some second hand headrest guides from old front seat but they are too big, so I had to find a way of holding the headrests in place but they had to be easily removable when the bead folded down.
Because I welded the tubes at an angle I had to cut slots into the back ofthe seat, to strengthen the seat back I put some addition tabs on the frame to pop rivet the seat back onto (that was the way it was originally fitted)
I welded some M8 nuts in place and then fitted some detent screws (M8 grub screws with a springloaded plunger in the end that clicks into the grooves on the back of the rods that mount the headrests.
Any I an sure the photos will explain.












I feel much happied not that the kids have head rests in the back.
The bit that took the longest was stripping the powder coating off the frame prior to painting it, a couple of hours scraping and sanding

Shoulda used a grinder and flap disc, woulda taken minutes, rather than hours

well done that man told yer looks good simon

DavidPallister wrote:Shoulda used a grinder and flap disc, woulda taken minutes, rather than hours

I tried it and it would just bind up. Hirrible stuff. I had it blasted and repowdercoated.
Those head rests look top notch.

DavidPallister wrote:Shoulda used a grinder and flap disc, woulda taken minutes, rather than hours

Tried it as well, the powder coating is very soft so it just melts and loads up flap disc, the best way was too scrape it off with a sharp pallet knife then use sand paper by hand. The bits I left on still reacted with the Plasticote paint when it went on.
if we the first bit of welding I have done for a few years so that is a "could do better" but it is not going to fall off