We used an air grinder to cut the seat springs. The red dotted line is approximately where the seat back originally extended to. It was easy to re-attach the wire springs with new weld.
View attachment 1714754400View attachment 1714754401Without the upholstery on we were able to fit the seat frame in the car and see exactly where to make our cuts. Until we'd pulled the vinyl and padding off it was hard to tell where it was hitting but we knew it wouldn't fit all the way back in place.
View attachment 1714754402After making the frame fit we sanded it all down to clean metal and poof canned some black on it. - Fit like a glove.
View attachment 1714754403The upholstery shop had no problem recovering the seat frame. We were careful not to destroy the old vinyl so that it would still be usable as a pattern. It's a little 'baggy' down in the bottom corners of the seat back because the original pattern extended farther. But it's hidden when the seat is in place in the car.
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