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A-Pillar and Roof Frame Trim






A-Pillar and Roof Frame Trim







1 Right A-pillar trim

Remove A-pillar trim.

Remove door seal in A-pillar area.

Remove nuts => [ (Item 7) Nut ].

Bore out side hollow rivet heads (Qty. 3), drive rivet shafts out and remove trim.

2 Roof frame trim

Remove roof frame trim.

Before removal, removing left and right A-pillar trim.

To remove, remove nuts => [ (Item 3) Nut ] and trim.

3 Nut

6.5 Nm

4 Pop rivet

5 Retaining clamp

6 Left A-pillar trim

Removal is same as right trim.

7 Nut

6.5 Nm

8 Retaining clamp

Movable

9 Retaining clamp

Fixed

10 Retaining clamp

Movable

11 Pop rivet

A-pillar trim, removing





- Remove door seal in A-pillar area and remove A-pillar trim.

- Remove nut - 6 -.

- Drill rivet heads off hollow rivets - 2 - and - 7 - and knock rivet shafts through.

- Remove trim - 1 -.

- Upper and lower retaining clips - 3 - must move to balance out tolerances.

- Retaining clip - 5 - is fixed. It is secured to A-pillar with hollow rivets.

4 Pop rivet