Upper A-Pillar Trim, Removing and Installing (Vehicles With Side Curtain Protection )

Upper A-pillar Trim, Removing And Installing (Vehicles With Side Curtain Protection)

Removing
- Remove inner door seal - 1 - in area of A-pillar trim.
- Position Release tool T10078 at transition from molded headliner to A-pillar trim.
- Distance from windshield to center of tool must be approx. 22 mm (dimension - a -).
- Slide Release tool T10078 between molded headliner and A-pillar trim until it engages audibly - arrowA -.







- Pull tool back - arrow B -, reby removing lower part of steel clip - 2 -.







- Unclip trim - 1 -, starting at top, from A-pillar - 2 - and remove.

NOTE:
- For safety, steel clips - 3 - and upper C-pillar trim must be replaced every time trim panel of C-pillar is removed on a vehicle with side curtain airbags.
- Steel clips and upper C-pillar trim parts can no longer be ordered separately for vehicles with side curtain protection - parts catalog.







- Disengage locking mechanism of steel clip - 1 - by forcefully pushing together using standard pliers.
- Remove steel clip - 1 - from A-pillar - 2 -.

NOTE: It is not possible to remove steel clip - 1 - without destroying it.







Installing

NOTE:
- For safety reasons, steel clips - 1 - and - 3 - must be replaced after each removal and installation of A-pillar trim.
- Steel clips and upper A-pillar trim parts can no longer be ordered separately for vehicles with side curtain protection - see parts catalog.

- Slide steel clip - 1 - in direction of - arrowA - into first detent - 2 - of A-pillar trim.
- Insert steel clip - 3 - into mount.







- Slide steel clip - 1 - in direction of - arrowB - up to second detent - 4 -.







NOTE:
- upper section of trim panel must be fixed with steel clip - 4 -, until it engages audibly.
- Before installing trim, check clips - 3 - for damage and replace if necessary.

- Clip trim - 1 - to A-pillar - 2 -.







- Install door inner seal.