How do you adjust the head rests on a 2005 xk8 coupe? The power adjustment is for up and down. There are slots in the headrest for titling forward and back. I just don't want to force anything.
Thanks!

 

Howard, I found this to be interesting also, but to 'tilt' the headrest, just use muscle. It is very stiff.

 

Thanks, yeah you know how it is, "don't force it" I'll give it a try.
H

 

I just took delivery of my 2001 XK8. The only issue I have is with the headrests. As I understand it the middle button under the seat moves these. I have tried it. I get a noise, but don't see any movement of the headrest. Has anyone else had any issue here. I really don't need to move it up a lot...more need to move the headrest forward since I have to lean the seat back so much to fit into the cockpit at 6'4".

Grady

 

A good search on this forum will help you to find an answer to your question

 

Look in the FAQ section under headrest repairs. In short, the plastic sheathing that holds the cable that adjusts the headrest needs to be shortened. There is a bunch of stuff including a good video by Rev Sam that shows the entire process. It is a pretty straightforward DIY.

Doug

 

Yeah... it's straightforward once you figure out how to unclip the fabric at the bottom of the seat back. It took me three different attempts to figure out how it is snapped together.

 

I think the initial question was how to adjust the Head Rests foreward and backward, not up and down. I am interested also, I would like to move my Head Rest foreward. It is fine as far as height wise...

 

Absolutely! If you track back through my earliest posts when I discovered I had the headrest problem on the driver's seat, you will see that most of my questions had to do with that first step of separating the fabric. I had tried the repair two or three times and gave up each time since I couldn't figure it out. Finally I tried one more time and accidentally stumbled on the method. The design is actually pretty brilliant and for quite a while I had thought that the fabric was physically sewn together. It is difficult to explain in words how to disconnect and then reconnect these pieces.

Doug

 

One piece is shaped like a J. The other piece is straight. The piece that is straight clips into the J, but you have to fold it over first. But you don't fold the plastic piece, you fold where the fabric...

Nevermind. You're right. It is difficult to explain in words.

 

this is my next job thanks to sam