B. Drill A Mounting Hole In Both Door Frames

NOTE:
If the vehicle already has the additional mounting hole pre-drilled in both door frames DO NOT perform the following steps on the next three pages, and proceed to C. INSTALL THE NEW SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG SENSORS WITH MOUNTING BRACKETS.

1) Temporarily install the NEW Side Impact Airbag Sensor.

2) Temporarily install the mounting hole positioning template.

3) Temporarily reinstall the 2 nuts and hand tighten them to secure the positioning template.





NOTE:

^ When hand tightening one of the nuts, it will come in contact with a reinforcement bridge on the template as shown in the illustration.

^ This nut cannot be tightened completely onto the template, this condition is OK.

^ Hand tighten the nut until the template is secured.





4) Using a fine tip marker, mark the mounting hole location as shown in the illustration.

5) Remove the 2 nuts, mounting hole positioning template and the NEW Side Impact Airbag Sensor.





6) Center punch the mounting hole location mark (area to be drilled).





7) To prevent the filings from falling inside the door frame when drilling, attach a piece of cloth tape to the backside of the area to be drilled and place a piece of cloth in the door panel as shown in the illustration.

8) Move the side impact airbag sensor connector out of the way to prevent it from being damaged during the drilling process.





9) Use a stopper or wrap a piece of cloth tape 10 mm away from the tip of the drill bits, as shown in the illustration.

NOTE:

^ Using a stopper or taping the drill bit will prevent it from damaging surrounding parts and from penetrating the door panel.

^ Confirm that the windows are rolled up to prevent damage to them when drilling.

10) Using a 3 mm drill bit, drill a pilot hole in the marked position.

11) Using a 7 mm drill bit, drill the pilot hole to enlarge it.





12) Using a small round file, remove the burrs from the drilled hole.

13) Remove the cloth tape.

14) Remove the piece of cloth, making sure not to spill the filings inside the door.

15) Remove any remaining filings or metal particles from inside the door using a magnetic pick-up tool.

16) Apply touch-up paint to the drilled hole, and allow it to dry.

17) Repeat the mounting hole drilling procedure on the opposite door.