Ford 2005 Mustang Disassembly And Assembly page 4

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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
10. WARNING: Front seat back trim
covers installed on seats equipped with side
air bags cannot be repaired, they are to be
installed new. Cleaning is permissible.
WARNING: To correctly retain the
backrest trim cover and allow correct
deployment of the seat side air bag module,
make sure to install 2 hog rings to attach the
backrest trim cover wire to the listing wire
in each foam pad window. Failure to follow
this instruction may result in personal injury
in the event of a seat side air bag module
deployment.
CAUTION: Use care when separating
the seat cushion trim cover from the hook
and loop strip. The hook and loop strip can
be torn from the seat cushion foam.
Invert the backrest trim cover upward and
remove the first row of hog rings.
1 Place a hand between the backrest trim
cover and backrest foam pad and carefully
separate the hook and loop strips.
2 Remove the 2 hog rings per window.
11. Invert the backrest trim cover upward and
remove the second row of hog rings.
1 Place a hand between the backrest trim
cover and backrest foam pad and carefully
separate the hook and loop strips.
2 Remove the 2 hog rings per window.
Seating
12. Invert the backrest trim cover to the top of the
backrest.
13. NOTE: The head restraint guides are not
interchangeable.
Release and remove the 2 head restraint guides.
14. Remove the backrest trim cover.
15. Remove the backrest foam pad from the
backrest frame.
Seats with side air bags
16. Remove the side air bag module.
• Release the side air bag module wire
harness pin-type retainers from the backrest
frame.
Note wire harness routing for assembly.
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• Remove the side air bag module
bracket-to-backrest frame bolts.
• Remove the side air bag module with wire
harness.
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2005 Mustang, 12/2004