# 2005 Buick Rendezvous - Headrest removal

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-buick-rendezvous-headrest-removal/138032>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** buick\
**Created:** [April 6, 2019, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-buick-rendezvous-headrest-removal/138032 "2019-04-06T16:38:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![csturm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@csturm](https://community.cartalk.com/u/csturm)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2019, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-buick-rendezvous-headrest-removal/138032/1 "2019-04-06T16:38:12Z")

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I have an '05 Buick Rendezevous an I want to install seat covers and I need to remove the headrest but I would rather not buy the j42372 removal tool to do the job. Is there another way?

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-buick-rendezvous-headrest-removal/138032/2 "2019-04-06T21:17:07Z")

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> [@csturm](#):
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> j42372 removal tool

[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/2/7/27a92fae057fb223eb869e367edaea271b0650fe.jpeg "2002 Cavalier/most GM vehicle headrest removal") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL76oeSGIuM)

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**Author:** ![csturm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@csturm](https://community.cartalk.com/u/csturm)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-buick-rendezvous-headrest-removal/138032/3 "2019-04-06T21:41:33Z")

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Thanks! I’ll give it a try.