Can anyone give me a clue as how you get the seat belt loose so you can remove the seat belt cover on a 72.  I would think that the belt would simple slip through the seat back and retract to the point where its through the cover and then the side quarter could be removed.  Of course on my 72 the seat belt cover is screwed to the side quarter trim panel and will come off seperately, but that still doesn't solve the puzzle of how the belt gets released through the front seat so I can remove the cover.

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Once I removed the metal trim bezel on the back of the seat the buckle was able to slip through.

Well thats what I thought.  Seemed too simple.  I did Remove the plate on the back, but I still couldn't get the belt to slip through.  I don't want to damage the seat or belt.  My belt has a over on the buckle in that seems to be preventing it from slipping through.  Do I have to remove the cover.  or does it need to be slid up and slipped throught the seat first followed by the buckle portion.

 

 

I'm not sure. Mine didn't have the covers any more. I think that you could heat the cover up with a hair dryer until it is soft enough to push/pull it away from the buckle and then try it. The buckle barely fit through when I did it.

I've had mine out of my 71. They also have the cover and I did remove the bezel. You really have to work it and maybe heat would do the trick. I think I had more trouble fishing them back in.