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On Senior cars the seat bottom just lifts up. Sometimes a tight squeeze though for whatever reason.

Power seat uses motors and a switch or two. Typical electrical repair. Also need to clean off and regrease the lead screws. I can walk you through some things a bit once it's apart.

I don't have a better idea than JB weld for the clips

On the 56 cars the cushion does not lift off. You can take the back rest off after you remove the side shields and the whole bottom with tracks and motors and all unbolts from the floor.

Still have not removed the front seat from the car. Found the 8 seat frame bolts and 1 bolt for the seat height adjustment plate (guessing because I figured out which motor moves the seat back and forth) When I go to lift the seat, something is holding it fast. My only theory is the band of metal going from passenger side to the drivers is holding it in place. Cannot tell how it is secured to the floor. My guess is the sound deadening is acting like a glue?

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There are nuts under the car that secure the sliders to the floor pan. Those have to be removed to free the sliders. They could be covered with grim or undercoating.

I believe you said your seat was inoperable. But on my 56 patrician I believe I either had to have the seat fully forward or rearward, unbolt the seat and tilt back. Once tilted back I had to lift while pulling the seat forward to get the seat out from that metal in the rear. I found it easier to do with the steering wheel off.

Finally figured it out the process on the removal of the front seat. Because it was all the way down and back, the seat frame was under the metal bar that ran from drivers to passenger side. Just a guess, but I think that bar is the support for the footrest for the back seat. Anyway, lifting the frame up for the studs to clear the floor, would place it in contact with the underside of the bar. While lifting, I had to slide the frame forward to clear the bar. Did find three more mouse nests and the source of their building materials. The underside of the front seat. Prepped the underside of the roof for rust encapsulation and sound deadening. With just the first sheet applied the sound difference is incredible. Examined the dome light lens. I need to remove it when it comes time to install the headliner. The lens appears to be glass. My best guess is that the chrome bezel pops off allowing the glass to be removed and exposing the screws. That is my guess. Before I damage a 68-year-old lens, I would like to know

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You are correct on the light. Lens and bezel is a friction fit with small bumps inside the housing being captured by a flange on the bezel with some slotted holes for the bumps to push into and capture the bezel. The bezel and lens assembly pulls straight out although depending on how tight the capture is it might take a good tug or even gentle use of a small pry tool to move it.

Here is the bezel assy from a hardtop quarter light. The sedan assy is identical in construction, just longer.

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The sound deadening mats are awesome. They make a big difference. I really took my time prepping mine, rolling them hard, and taping all the seams and edges. But I believe some of it has come detached from the roof sometime in the past year or so. When I rap my knuckles on the roof I can hear a definite difference now....it used to sound like solid oak, and now I have a bit of reverb. I'm not sure there was anything else I could have done to prevent separation, plus my roof is white so it shouldn't get that hot.

The light comes apart as Howard describes. Just be ready to catch it if it comes flying off.

-Kevin

NOT a new video, surprisingly!

I am close to installing the passenger front door panel. Before I close up the door is there any housekeeping on the power window unit and door lock that I need to perform?
The driver’s window is much quicker than the passenger. On 70’s and 80’s era power units, it was advised to lubricate with white lithium grease. A quick internet search states that this type of grease repels water but can trap dirt. Also, there is much debate over the type of lubricant for the window tracks. Lacking any direction, I was thinking about using Vaseline.