Hey Guys,

Just thought I'd share my experience installing rear headrests in my 116 SD. I'd seen photo after photo of European models with them in place and thought they looked great! Made some calls and found a set from a guy in MD. I got the headrests, brackets and some parts I wasn't sure about....

They were covered in velour, so I ordered new covers from World Upholstery and am really pleased with the way the changed the look of the car from the back. Installation was relatively simple; the scariest part was cutting a hole in the new leather covers I put on a couple of years ago.

The parts guy I bought from also made the mistake of thinking the rear seat frame already had braces to bolt the headrest brackets to. Mine did NOT! I ended up @ Home Depot (where I stay half the time anyway) and bought some flat 1" aluminum bars; easy to cut and drill to match the existing braces.

Here's the Tootsie Roll w/o rear headrests:

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TClanton
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