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VEHICLE PREPARATION, continued
2. Remove the following components:
a. Using a fiber stick remove the driver’s side scuff plate.
b. Remove the driver’s side kick panel by using a fiber stick
pull the plastic center button of the plastic fastener out to dis-
engage (FIGURE B). Gently pull the kick panel towards the
rear of the vehicle to remove.
c. Unclip the hood release by inserting a fiber stick between the
hood release and the dash panel. There is a center tab the
stick must push down while pulling the hood release towards
the rear of the vehicle.
d. Remove one (1) phillips screw behind the hood release handle.
(FIGURE C)
e. Carefully pull the rubber weather seal away from the door jamb
along the lower dashboard panel. Unclip the lower dash panel
using a fiber stick starting at the bottom and unplug any con-
nectors attached to the panel.
f. Remove the three (3) phillips head screws from the lower steer-
ing column shroud, and remove the shroud. (FIGURE D and
E)
g. Remove the lower center console kick panels from both driver
and passenger sides by using a fiber stick to pull the plastic
center button of the plastic fastener out to disengage (FIG-
URE F). Gently pull the kick panel towards the rear of the
vehicle to remove.
h. Remove the driver’s side A-pillar panel being careful not to
damage the retaining clips or the curtain airbag. Carefully pull
the rubber weather seal away from the door jamb (FIGURE
G) then, starting at the top of the panel, pull the A-pillar panel
toward the inside of the car but
DO NOT
try to pull all the way
off. There is a white clip at the top which only releases about
an inch then the panel must be slid off of it by pulling upward.
Be very careful not to damage the head liner or break the
white top clip.
i. Push the white top clip back into the A-pillar half way until it
rotates freely.
j. turn the white top clip diagonally and pull straight out of the A-
pillar. (FIGURE H)
k. Slide the removed white clip into position on the A-pillar panel.
(FIGURE I)
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FIGURE B
FIGURE D
FIGURE E
FIGURE F
FIGURE H
FIGURE C
FIGURE G
FIGURE I
