Let's jump into the installation of the new interior from Legendary. We have the carpet completed so we can install the front console along with the side carpets. Installation of the side carpets works better if you start at the front and work back. Some holes don't line up with clips but you don't really need all the clips. Rotating the clips may get you better alignment.
The rebuilt power window motors are installed in the rear quarters. Check now that up is up and down is down on the window switches, then install the interior panels.
Install the left and right sill plate extensions because you can't get the rear screw in once the lower seat cushion is installed.
There are
screws on the chrome
housing on the upper seat cushion that will scratch the package tray during install, so mask these now. The lower seat cushion went in and latched with the floor easily. Sometimes these are a wrestle. Install both rear arm rests. The trick on the rear arm rest screws -- they aren't horizontal, they angle up to bite.
Installed the original sill plate. All the screws bit and the sill plate made a nice anchor for the carpet edge.
The passenger front seat is a manual seat.
Just as with a power seat, install the mounts loosely. The seat cushion does a lot of the alignment work and most times the cushion front bolts won't line up, so loose mounts help.
There is a trick to starting those two rear nuts on the lower cushion. Place the nut on the seat track with the seat raised off the stud. This will put the nut flat and perpendicular to the stud. Lower the cushion until the nut catches the head of the stud and then it is easy to start the threading. In the F G H and J, there is an anti-flop spring for the passenger side upper cushion.
You can get these springs from the Chrysler 30 Club International. The driver side doesn't use the spring.
Install the lower chrome to the driver seat cushion.
It is much easier to install before the seat is on the frame.
I was surprised to see the seat frame did not have holes for the power motor switch. The original frame had the holes but we sent a spare frame for install of the new upholstery and it did not. I would have thought all frames had holes so the factory
would not have had to drill just for power seats.
Made template, drilled holes, installed switch.
Installed power seat frame, remembered to install the plastic bases.
Installed driver side sill plate, all screws bit and catch the carpet well. Installed cushion on power seat frame. Tested seat for vertical and horizontal. It all works but lowering requires body load to work well.
Swapped seat back upper chrome from original to new seats. Once you have one screw located, use the chrome to get
alignment on the other screw. Installed seat back uppers. I use a suitable shaft through one pivot and then install the pin and cap on the other -- it can be a little bit of a wrestle to install an upper by yourself.