Help - A pillar trim removal
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Instructor
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From: Atlanta Georgia
Help - A pillar trim removal
How do you remove the inside A pillar trim on the passenger side of a 2004 vert? I'm trying to run a power cord for my Valentine 1 and I don't want to damage the trim piece. 
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From: Baltimore suburbs Maryland
I agree, but be sure to remove the friction fitting in the door jamb at the very lower part of the A pillar.
Also, sometimes you may need to cut some adhesive off the bottom where the weather strip meets the A pillar depending on sloppy the car was assembled in BG.
Also, sometimes you may need to cut some adhesive off the bottom where the weather strip meets the A pillar depending on sloppy the car was assembled in BG.
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From: Horncastle Lincolnshire, England
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Originally Posted by stuart
actually didnt have to remove mine...
...just pulled back a little to snake the wire in and down the pillar...
...just pulled back a little to snake the wire in and down the pillar...
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From: Witness Protection Program Somewhere, USA
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Originally Posted by stuart
actually didnt have to remove mine...
...just pulled back a little to snake the wire in and down the pillar...
...just pulled back a little to snake the wire in and down the pillar...
Le Mans Master
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From: Norfolk VA
Originally Posted by stuart
actually didnt have to remove mine...
...just pulled back a little to snake the wire in and down the pillar...
...just pulled back a little to snake the wire in and down the pillar...
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From: Manhattan, KS Missing SoCal since 2005
Originally Posted by stuart
actually didnt have to remove mine...
...just pulled back a little to snake the wire in and down the pillar...
...just pulled back a little to snake the wire in and down the pillar...
I just kinda poked it in there with a flat-blade screwdriver.
) if you are sitting in the seat apply even pressure toward you. It will just pop out. 
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From: Horncastle Lincolnshire, England
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Originally Posted by Lancer033
I hate to say this, but that sounds like twice the work for a piece that just pops in and out
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From: Columbia MD
Originally Posted by yankeevetteconvert
Anybody know the part number for this piece? Mine needs to be replaced and if its that easy I will do it myself.