Does anyone know how to remove the third seat headrests in the XC90?

 

they are bucket seats. the head rests fold down but i am not sure how to take them out and i high advise agianst it being as that they have cables and springs that allows them to lift up and fold down if you need to clean them or make a repair try to do it with them attached.

 

Just wanted to share (10 years later) how I removed the headrest on 3rd row of my Volvo XC90 2021.

1. Remove the plastic cover. It takes some effort and using a flathead screwdriver to pry it open, but it's doable.


Before

After


2. There's a thin metal clamp that can be easily removed using a screwdriver. There are 2 of them per headrest, remove both of them.




3. Pull out the headrest, it should be very easy to take it out now. I don't think the metal base can be removed, but at least it's easier now to install car seats on the 3rd row and my back view is less obstructed.



Hope this helps anyone.

 

Here is how I did it in a MY10 XC90

 

Does the metal base still fold after you remove the headrest?

 

Does the metal base still fold once the headrest is removed?