No need to cut into your upholstery except for 'pilot' holes. The plastic guides (you see as black discs once installed) will just pop into those depressions and self-anchor. They you simply slide the headrests on.

The trick is harvesting the guides from old seats or buying them new.

BenT

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On Nov 26, 2012, at 9:07 PM, Dick Wong <sailingfc@DSLEXTREME.COM> wrote:

> I read somewhere you can add headrests to the middle seats of a Vanagon.  I
> can feel the depressions under the fabric, but I don't think there are
> attachment tubes under the upholstery.  Can anyone confirm either way before
> I cut into my seats for an 87 Syncro?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -Dick Wong-
> 78 Scirocco
> Original Owner
> 87 Syncro 2.5
> Third Owner
> 12 Golf TDI
> Co-Owner