How to remove Seat Slider Handle

Help!

Does anyone know how to remove Seat Slider Handle part:171 881 253 (Plastic end piece) from the metal part?) I have new end handles and I cannot find online anything about how to remove originals.

This is the part I am speaking about.

Well I figured this out and now have original plastic lever off and new one installed.

How did I do it?!

To remove the lovely plastic lever handles on Recaro seats. I know this works for mk1 and mk2 VW seats as well (tested it out) might work for mk3 and mk4 but would need to test that to validate.

Part: Seat Slider Handle part:171 881 253 (Plastic end piece)

If this part is warn out (most are) you can still get these online at various VW specialists or on fle—bay.

The challenge is how do you get the plastic lever off the metal rod without damaging both.

The part in question!


Solution:
The original knob is held on with a little metal clip inside. The clip helps it grip to the rod. It may take some pulling, but it should just pull off.

What I did was tape up the plastic lever and put foam around it, put it in a vise and pulled back and forth on the metal rod part and bingo, with few twists it comes off.

New part: you just push on the new part and you now have handle that looks new.

Moved to mini guide section and closed

Ian