Remove B pillar ?
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I got 80% of the way. My method was "pull" "pull" and "pull". Remove the door trim by pulling it away, then remove the bottom section. it takes some strong pulling, as it uses these uber-**** metal clips. (Be sure not to lose these, i lost one but it didn't seem to matter when putting it all back together)
Then you have the top left. I was able to remove the top from it's clips but could never figure out how to remove it with the seat belt in place.
...And I never fixed the rattles.
Then you have the top left. I was able to remove the top from it's clips but could never figure out how to remove it with the seat belt in place.
...And I never fixed the rattles.
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OK, I got hold of a manual and... it's easy!
What I call the B-pillar, is the middle side pillar with the front seat-belt side mount.
There is a small tab that says "SRS Air Bag" (or something like that). Pry this off with small thin screwdriver (don't worry, there is NOT an airbag underneath. There is a bolt underneath. Remove bolt.
Remove seat-belt side mount.
- pry off seat-belt cap gently to get to the bolt underneath.
- remove bolt and seatbelt.
In order to remove the top pillar, you need to loosen the lower pillar cover. This is secured in with the (uber-****) holding clips. I started from the top, where the seat belt dissapears down into it, and pulled out firmly, the clips eventually pop, but be careful.
Once this is popped off(loose), then you can see the top pillar cover is help only by the small clip towards the bottom. Pull this off (outward) and remove.
To try and stop the buzzing noise, I padded the inside of the pillar cover, but after reinstalling, it still buzzed. I think the buzz is the plastic sliding part that surrounds the seat belt anchor. I am going to try putting small felt pads inside this sliding section.
Will update when this is done.
What I call the B-pillar, is the middle side pillar with the front seat-belt side mount.
There is a small tab that says "SRS Air Bag" (or something like that). Pry this off with small thin screwdriver (don't worry, there is NOT an airbag underneath. There is a bolt underneath. Remove bolt.
Remove seat-belt side mount.
- pry off seat-belt cap gently to get to the bolt underneath.
- remove bolt and seatbelt.
In order to remove the top pillar, you need to loosen the lower pillar cover. This is secured in with the (uber-****) holding clips. I started from the top, where the seat belt dissapears down into it, and pulled out firmly, the clips eventually pop, but be careful.
Once this is popped off(loose), then you can see the top pillar cover is help only by the small clip towards the bottom. Pull this off (outward) and remove.
To try and stop the buzzing noise, I padded the inside of the pillar cover, but after reinstalling, it still buzzed. I think the buzz is the plastic sliding part that surrounds the seat belt anchor. I am going to try putting small felt pads inside this sliding section.
Will update when this is done.
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Originally Posted by andycon
OK, I got hold of a manual and... it's easy!
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Originally Posted by andycon
I ended up inserting some small industrial-strength sticky-back velcro (fuzzy side) under the sliding section. That stopped the awful buzzing noise! Yay!
Are you speaking of the section inside the pillar where the belt can be adjusted up and down?
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