The first task to replace front seat cushion covers and pads starts with extracting the seat from inside the vehicle. The next step involves pulling out the cup holder bracket to detach its front seat cushion outer trim panel. The seat frame should be loosened by removing the 3 bolts on its cup holder bracket to proceed with the unclipping of front, rear and side J-strips (1, 2) located underneath the seat. The seat switch bezel can be removed when the lumbar knob pulls straight off the seat. First remove the recliner handle and proceed to take out the two bolts which hold the seat recliner in place with the seat adjuster before fully separating the seat back assembly from the seat cushion assembly. Begin by disconnecting the seat belt buckle electrical connector from its base and remove all clips or straps which bind the electrical harness to the bottom of the seat cushion frame. Start by removing the bolt which fastens the seat belt buckle assembly to the seat adjuster then detach the seat cushion cover together with foam before removing the hog rings that fix the cover to the pad. Cutting the broken pad requires removal of the heating element from the pad surface. Then apply the sticky heating element to the pad if you replace the pad during installation. Place the cover on the pad through the use of hog rings , then connect the seat cushion foam pad along with its cover to the frame. The seat belt buckle assembly should be inserted into the seat cushion pad before attaching it to the seat adjuster through the bolt which needs tightening to 55 N.m (41 lb ft). Secure the electrical harness at the bottom of the seat cushion frame while connecting the seat belt buckle electrical connector. Fit the seat back assembly onto the seat cushion assembly before locking in the seat recliner to the seat adjuster through 2 bolts that need a tightness of 24 N.m (18 lb ft). The seat switch bezel installation should be followed by pushing the lumbar knob directly onto its shaft. You should install the recliner handle before you attach the J-strips on the underside of the seat (1, 2) to the front and rear and side positions. Use the 3 bolts to fasten the cup holder bracket onto the seat frame before tightening them to 9.1 N.m (80 lb in). Afterward, set the front seat cushion outer trim panel along with inserting the cup holder directly onto the bracket. Install the seat as a final step.