How To Remove 2019+ Chevy Truck Headrests

[@gregsederberg5987]

The "little loop" you're speaking of is actually an "eye" that if you insert a 'pick' into the eye and pull it back towards the left rear wheel it will release the spring like lock that holds the headrest in place. By using the pick, you minimize the chance of a screwdriver slipping and putting a possible tear in your seat cover!!! You did give me something to start with and for that Thank You!!!

[@AlleenLoveHope]

the right size crochet hook would probably work well too

[@richarddouglasjensen]

Thanks @gregsederberg5987! Your comment was spot on. I'd tried several times in the past week using a screwdriver and it didn't work. Then I saw your comment. I used my can opening hook on my Swiss army knife and the headrest came off in ten seconds! Thanks a million!

[@zwickflixproductions4379]

This one right here! The pointy , somewhat hook-shaped end of the file on my multi tool worked for me.

[@snipperzlawncare7715]

Thank YOU!! This helped me as well! 🙏

[@snipperzlawncare7715]

Same!

[@normbeauchamp7224]

I know you made this video 4 years ago but it's priceless!!!! I was just about ready to send my seat covers back after reading in the manual where The head restraints don't come off. Then I seen your video. Praise God hallelujah. Great info👍😁 Bless you.....

[@peacelove8941]

25yr technician and this had me puzzled. Thank U sir.

[@LordBrandoom]

same. Literally same.

[@frogydirt]

Thank you. This video just saved me oodles of frustration!!

[@mostwanted5377]

Idk why they make more difficult than needed Honda makes it so easy

[@SandraAnnEvans]

THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO! Just one thing . . . You are sitting in the back seat and your instruction is to lift the metal piece at 11:00 up and this should allow you to pull up on the head rest bar to remove it. We tried this (we have a 2020 Chevy Silverado) and it did not work. Instead, while sitting in the front seat, we put a flat head screw driver into the metal cotter pin at an angle and move the pin back towards the back seat. This is what worked for us. Maybe they changed it up a bit from 2019 models? Your video did help with the initial part of the front seat head rest removal. Your video is great; clear direction, talking points match what you are doing and no unnecessary gabbing! THAN YOU SO MUCH!

[@crazycrochet1672]

Small chrochet hooks work awesomely I used a 1.10 and a 1.75mm

[@erichern8078]

Thanks to this video and this comment it turned it into a 2 minute job i also have a 2020 thanks to both of u!

[@its2hotintexas]

Perfect, thank you I hate these headrests they push my head forward causing neck problems! I'm going to try and turn them around, that's what I usually do 😁 thanks for sharing!

[@ledzeppelin1212]

My wife and her family have no problem with them and call me crazy because I have the same problem as you! Glad I'm not the only one!

[@evilaelf]

My Chevy Sonic, I had no problem flipping the headrests around. Now I just got a Trailblazer and hope I can find a trick to reverse the rests. These vehicles just aren't made for people who like to (or need to) sit up straight!

[@AlleenLoveHope]

@@evilaelf have you figured out how to do it? Im looking to buy a trailblazer and one of the main things making me hesitant is whether the headrest can be flipped around...

[@evilaelf]

@@AlleenLoveHope They can be, but you have to unscrew the black base and poke around with a screwdriver to push down in the right place where you can barely see. I plan to ask at the dealer the next time I am in to see if they would do it for me. Might be worth looking into at your dealership. Hopefully they could do for free.

[@aquaria227]

I love the Trax. I have had it for a few days, but my neck hurts. I was looking for the "fix!" I am so glad that I stumbled on this!

[@robertthompson371]

Thank you! The close-up on the unlock switch was very helpful. 👍🏻

[@jazam9244]

You, sir, are a good citizen. Thanks for this video.

[@zeddlegion]

Thank you 😊 this worked for my 2024 Silverado. I can put on my cowboy hat while driving again.

[@erc1971erc1971]

Thank you so much. I was just given one of these vehicles as my work vehicle and with my bad neck I have to flip headrests around so I can sit naturally otherwise my neck gets messed up.

[@TheConwayMC]

Thanks for this, just bought a new chevy and trying to install the seat covers! Thanks Dude!!

[@satyanapitts7835]

I don't know this guy but I love him. Thank you so much for the help, you saved my birthday. I almost returned my birthday gift until I saw your video. I have a 2020 equinox so the pin in my seat just slides over. But thank you so much for your help because I would have never known that was an option.

[@davidgibbs381]

Thank You Sheldon, you saved us a trip to the dealer.

[@pedromiguel3227]

I just wanted to thank you again for this video.

[@TigerTough]

You're welcome!

[@bananapete]

Damnit, you're not pushing them up or anything, you're pulling the loop slightly away from the post. Just keep an upward pressure on the headrest and pull out like 2lbs worth until the headrest post slides out. I almost ruined my seat trying to push up and forward.

[@OVERKILL_PINBALL]

This was very helpful. Thank you. The instructions actually call for more of a "poker" tool that fits into the eye of the metal clip so you can more easily move it to the left or right. It is more tricky with a flat head screwdriver. A smaller phillips head in the middle of the clip might work even better.

[@bananapete]

Move it away from the post, not left or right.

[@davionnah8306]

This just saved me a trip to the dealer. Thank you so much!!

[@SIE7EJL]

Thanks for the video, i used to remove the headrest cover and foam and plastic until the two bars were alone and then twisted them. i did that because that's what. they showed on another video, yours save me a lot of time. Gracias

[@revharv]

Awesome! I've looked all over and finally found the secret to getting the headrests off my 2018 Cadillac xt5. THANKS!!!

[@melaniestill5967]

Thank you so much for this video. I thought I would have to saw my headrest off to remove it.

[@devo9495]

You just saved what’s left of my sanity. You rock! Thanks for posting :-)

[@fahmahdave]

Great job, great info, and thanks for saving what little sanity I have left! :) We bought EKR covers, and they totally ignored the front headrest issues!

[@ramahler]

This Video was perferct. I wish the 2023 Buick Enclave I had had more comfortable seats. My next look up will be to repace the enire power sear with something more comfortable.

[@dashdc11]

Great video! This trick (yes, it’s a metal eye) worked on my 2021 Silverado

[@hocuspocusfobus]

Because of this video I was able to remove my headrest on my camaro. Thank you ✌

[@oscargrajales6200]

Just put some seat covers on my 2500HD. Thanks for the video it helped a lot. I found it easier to use a pick and hook set. Thanks again!

[@hfarms5779]

Thank you. I was ready to cut the seat covers to install.

[@markferrier6403]

Thanks for the good video. I see a bandaid on your finger, hope that wasn't a result of the removal!

[@larrykendall317]

You're the best! I just bought new seat covers!

[@kaleamyers224]

Thank you for the clear tutorial!

[@Broncort1]

THIS is what KZbin is for…thanks!

[@RodGriTV]

THANK YOU BROTHER! I was about to quit 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣🤣 Hey #chevrolet @chevrolet this should be illegal. We can use the headrest to break the glass windows if an accident happens. Hope not, but this can safe life’s! Take care guys! 🙏🏼🤙🏼

[@christinar2472]

Thank you! I was about to be so mad lol. I used a corkscrew from a pocket knife to loop the loop and pull! So easy lol.

[@its2hotintexas]

Thanks I'll try that tool :)

[@saivyia]

This video is awesome....on the camaro they switched it up and there is a little loop you have to pull instead of the push clip

[@paulglennon6095]

Nice vid M8. Your predecessor gave me vertigo!

[@salweezy1]

Thank you for this it worked on my 2022 Silverado

[@CrawlingArizona]

Thanks for the tip

[@catco8644]

Thank you for posting this! Just what I was looking for!

[@kcswifey4976]

I appreciate this. Just got seat covers for Christmas and couldnt figure out how to get these darn head rests off lol

[@borderline666]

I guess it's the same on my 2018 volt. Will try this tomorrow, thanks for posting this !

[@ticktock2320]

Thank you worked like a charm

[@hfarms5779]

If you look down the hole, the spring pin that holds the headrest should be pushed from the front toward the driver side. You struggled a bit from the back as I did.

[@florencioramirezbanda5077]

Excelente explicación y video 👍

[@anastashiajeter2009]

You area life saver!!!! Lifting didn't help I to push back or forward I don't know lol! But I got it!!!

[@jeremyroberts7719]

Thanks for posting!

[@putaforkinya]

Thanks for the help. I have no idea why GM decided to make such a stupid design. Call me old-fashioned but a simple push the button and pull them off would it work just fine

[@Seasniffer69]

Idk. Work just got a bunch of new fleet trucks and nobody could figure out the headrest issue. We drive alot with hardhats on around the job site and most of us yank them out

[@pelontorres4905]

Thanks man for that good advice

[@leahd1434]

I flipped mine around backwards, perfect now

[@travisbenjamin1833]

I might do this too cuz the way it is is a mild torture device.

[@SheldonClayPage]

My name is Sheldon too 🙂 That’s for the help

[@TigerTough]

Well, heck yeah! That's what all the cool kids are called! - Sheldon

[@cordelmar]

Hey thanks I watch the rear seat removal to.

[@zweeet]

Just bought a used 2017 GMC Acadia with these headrests and it came with unwanted unneeded rear-facing tablet holders installed on the headrest posts. Could NOT figure out how to get rid of them! (My dogs don't use tablets while riding.) Great vid--thanks!

[@Rando_765]

Thanks man! Much appreciated 👍🏻

[@ledzeppelin1212]

Thanks for the video!

[@paulcook7888]

The headrest on the back seat block you field of vision I’m going to remove mine No one ever rides in our back seat anymore

[@blacjackdaniels200]

THANK YOU SIR!

[@rossstrom1694]

Thank you very much. Appreciate your sharing this video

[@jessicaw.1417]

Does anyone know if you can put the front headrest on the backseats? My daughter hates the back seat headrests.

[@chompchomp2323]

Thanks for saving me some frustration lol

[@jamesh3354]

Thank you so much for this video!

[@leftdsantiques7926]

Mine doesn't have a button the side like that. Mi e has a button the post of the headrest .

[@gangrene58]

Legend, thank you

[@odiberzbn]

Thank you so much great video, you help me a lot .

[@jaypee1101]

Awesome now how do you do the back or is it the same

[@TigerTough]

Here's how to do the back - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYayn3esqtJ6e8U

[@rodolfomora3601]

Excelent work my friend

[@Dauser33]

I drive a 2019 Chevy pickup for work and I also have to put my hair up while I'm in uniform. This ingenious headrest pulls my hair every time I turn my head, resulting in a major headache; no matter if I use clips, hair ties, or bobby pins. What idiot designed these things? Not everyone has a flat head. Even if I leave my hair down, which I'm not supposed to do, the design forces my head down hurting my neck. And people wonder why I'll never buy a new vehicle.

[@Thelilantjr]

Yeah I get headaches also

[@bftjoe]

They are designed to prevent whiplash, not for comfort.

[@brenda427]

The design isn't friendly at all to the cervical spine of people of a certain height that sit with good posture. If I want to ruin my back by slouching every time I'm in a vehicle then the seat design will get that job done🙄

[@andrewcharles4423]

The one I'm in is having trouble turning counter clockwise on the plastic cylinders

[@stephenarnold4720]

Thanks to your video, I was able to remove the headrest. However, when I slide it back in the clips that I pressed with the screwdriver don't engage and hold the headrest. They seem to be loose, and I'm not sure how to make them clip. I've pressed the headrest down as far as I can, even reengaged the rotator covers, but I can just pull the headrest back up and out of the holes. Any ideas?

[@TigerTough]

Hmmmm.... haven't run into that before! Maybe try pressing the metal clips back in the direction they were when they were latched and then put the headrest back in.

[@stephenarnold4720]

@@TigerTough It's interesting. I kept messing with it and one side suddenly clipped in, but the other is still loose. I'll try again. Thanks for your help! I would never have been able to figure out this technique for dealing with the weird design.

[@raulanagnostopoulos2068]

Thank you so much.

[@Kcocktails]

The whole point of being able to remove the head rest was to escape if submerged under water....why do we have to go through so much

[@adampappy]

For you who own a 2020 GMC everything is the same, except that there is a tiny spring coil to release the headrest. Just put a small punch into the center of the spring and pull toward to your body. You should hear a click or just try to push the headrest upward.

[@CMarieTotalPure-mg7hk]

How do you remove rear headrests on chevy equinox? cannot for the life of me figure it out and again, not easy! please advise!

[@mollypage1549]

tried this in my 2023 trailblazer and for the life of me STILL can’t get them out… I actually bent the little silver loop with so much force and yet it still won’t come out. Now i’m worried I messed up the seat with that loop 😓

[@normbeauchamp7224]

I had the same issue, but finally was able to do it. You need a tiny screwdriver with a hook on the end. When you pull back it starts to come, then stops and that's when you have to pull up while still pulling back. The loop almost turns 180° before the arm pops up Hope you were able to get yours off.

[@brandonhazelwood8990]

Hey buddy. Did this to install seat covers. My passenger side headrest won’t lock back in now. Any clue what to do to fix it?

[@TigerTough]

Shoot, haven't run into that before. Did the metal clip that holds the headrest in place get pushed out of place?

[@monal1isa01]

How are the rear headrests removed though? The headrests don’t seem to lift up even a little bit to lift the round, plastic cover and get a driver in there…

[@TigerTough]

Here's a video on removing the rear headrests - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYayn3esqtJ6e8U

[@monal1isa01]

@@TigerTough Thank you! Sadly, our rear headrests don’t have the release button and won’t budge from their position. I tried pulling them straight up and they definitely don’t bend forward or back. It’s a 2016 Chevy Equinox. I tried attaching pictures to this comment but it looks like that would create a new post? Anyway, if you know anything about the rear headrests of the 2016 Equinox, that would be amazing. Thank you!

[@TigerTough]

@@monal1isa01 ah, shucks. This video and the link to the rear are both for 2019+ Chevy trucks, sorry we can't help.

[@eblackx6372]

Thanks man

[@enriqueregalado4450]

Thank you ❤

[@tomregan650]

thank you, SIR..work great

[@audiogod2929]

great job

[@silasbowling8105]

Thank you very helpful

[@mudnglory331]

I wear a cowboy hat and like to flip my headrests but doesn’t look possible with these ones

[@agentsancho3493]

thank you

[@AlleenLoveHope]

anyone know if this works on the 2023 trailblazer?

[@AlisonFujito]

Is it the same for the rear seat? 2023 Bolt EV

[@TigerTough]

We can't help with the Bolt, sorry!

[@sk8erdann01]

Thank you sir!

[@Sirfatty2]

Is it possible to remove the rear captain chairs headrests in the second row? Please help

[@TigerTough]

Yep! Here you go - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYayn3esqtJ6e8U

[@sugiartoudah8385]

thanks.. really help

[@EDWARDBADAL]

Thank you much.

[@johnsparkstwo]

Don't need a large screwdriver. A small eyeglass flat head screw driver works best. Less than a minute for each post.

[@madjack1748]

Great job GM for making it so difficult to install seat covers. also the bolted in backseat was a great idea too, you jackasses. When did common sense and intuitive design become so obsolete in new vehicles?

[@jgonzalez8250]

How many bandaids needed?

[@TigerTough]

I'd grab a box, just to be safe. 😃

[@ChrissyGotTheCoils]

I don't even think I have the buttons

[@Shriiiiners]

My check engine light came on and engine fan stayed on after I removed the headrest just my luck

[@tonybranton]

How about the rear headrest?

[@TigerTough]

Right here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYayn3esqtJ6e8U

[@madmaxine75]

Thank you!

[@cardo1111]

With that design they certainly don't want you to remove them 👍🏽

[@thomasrainbow]

Thank you!!

[@queenkeeekeee]

Wooow that’s to much 😂😂😂 but Thxx u❤

[@davidmorris2196]

Thanks a million

[@GHOSTFACEM.O.B.B]

Does this work on the rear seats

[@TigerTough]

It doesn't, but here is how to remove them - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYayn3esqtJ6e8U