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Trim Panel: Service and Repair





REMOVAL STEPS
1. Rear seat
2. Scuff plate
3. Roof side trim
4. Front pillar trim
5. Cowl side trim
6. ECI cover
7. Rear pillar trim
8. Roll bar trim
9. Upper quarter trim
10. Quarter trim
11. Lap-round trim
12. Rear end trim
13. Trunk room side trim
14. Rear side shelf


SERVICE POINTS OF REMOVAL





2. Removal Of Scuff Plate
Insert the trim stick between the clip and the body, and remove the scuff plate.





3. Removal Of Roof Side Trim
Insert the trim stick into the upper part of the roof side trim from inside the vehicle, and then pull it forcefully while prying downward.





4. Removal Of Front Pillar Trim
Remove the front pillar trim by pulling it in the direction of the arrow.





5. Removal Of Cowl Side Trim/6. ECI Cover
1. Remove the relay box installation screws (driver's side), and then remove the cowl side trim (driver's side).
2. Remove the ECI cover (passenger side). and then remove the cowl side trim (passenger side).





7. Removal Of Rear Pillar Trim
1. Open the rear hatch.
2. Insert the trim stick between the body and the clip, twist downward, and remove the rear pillar trim.





8. Removal Of Roll Bar Trim
Pull the rear edge of the roll bar trim downward, insert the trim stick between the body and the clip, remove the clips, and then pull out the roll bar trim to the rear.





9. Removal Of Upper Quarter Trim
1. Insert the trim stick from the center of the body into the upper right end of the upper quarter trim, and then remove the clip.
2. Insert the trim stick from the lower side of the lower left end of the quarter trim, and then remove the clip.
3. The trim stick cannot be used for the remaining clips, so insert a hand to the clip position, pull out the quarter trim, and then remove the clips.
4. The quarter trim should be removed by pulling it forward.





10. Removal Of Quarter Trim
1. Remove the quarter trim installation bolt and screw.
2. Pull out the quarter trim forward at an angle.





11. Removal Of Lap-round Trim
1. Remove the lap-round trim installation screws.
2. Remove the lap-round trim by pulling it to the lower front side.





12. Removal Of Rear End Trim
1. Remove the trunk room mat. At this time, detach the parcel strap and gather it at the end of the trunk room near the rear combination lights.
2. Pull both sides of the front of the rear center shelf upward, and remove the rear center shelf.





3. Remove the jack storage cover from the trunk room side trim.
4. Remove the rear end trim lid.





5. Insert the trim stick into the gap between the weatherstrip at the top of the tail lights and the rear end trim, and remove the clips.
6. While pulling the rear end trim slightly upward, push the end toward the rear seat, and remove the trim.





13. Removal Of Trunk Room Side Trim
1. Remove the trunk room side trim mounting screw, and then remove the clips by using the trim stick.
2. Pull the lower end of the trunk room side trim toward the center of the vehicle, and remove the trim.





14. Removal Of Rear Side Shelf
1. After removing the cap of the rear washer tank, detach the tube from the rear side shelf.

NOTE: Be sure to drain the washer fluid before removal in order to avoid the possibility of the fluid spilling in the vehicle interior during the removal procedure.

2. Disconnect the trunk room illumination connector.
3. Disconnect the rear speaker connector.
4. Disconnect the rear defogger connector.





5. Remove the mounting screws of the rear side shelf.
6. Close the rear hatch.
7. Pull the rear side shelf forward.
8. Remove the rear seat belt cover by passing it through the hole of the rear side shelf.

SERVICE POINTS OF INSTALLATION





13. Installation Of Trunk Room Side Trim
When installing the trunk room side trim, fit it securely into the groove in the rear side shelf.

12. Installation Of Rear End Trim
When installing the rear end trim, be sure to use new clips, and insert them, beginning from the clips at the lower part of the trim.





11. Installation Of Lap-round Trim
When installing the lap-round trim, insert and set the hooks on the back of the lap-round trim into the holes on the body at an angle from the lower front side.





9. Installation Of Upper Quarter Trim
When installing the upper quarter trim, align the positions of the right bottom end of the trim and the rear side shelf while fitting the upper quarter trim in from the front (the body flange should be overlapped by the trim), and then tap in the clips at both ends of the trim lightly by hand.

NOTE: Be sure to use new clips.





8. Installation Of Roll Bar Trim
When installing the roll bar trim, fit the hooks at the end of the roll bar trim into the hooks at the back end of the headlining, and then tap in the clips from the bottom side of the trim lightly by hand.

Begin by first tapping in the clip in the center, and then tap in the clips on the left and right sides.

NOTE: Be sure to use new clips.





7. Installation Of Rear Pillar Trim
When installing the rear pillar trim, tap in the clips by fitting them in while tapping lightly by hand from the end of the trim.

NOTE: Be sure to use new clips.









3. Installation Of Roof Side Trim
1. When installing the roof side trim, attach the trim to the clips (the clips are fastened to the body by screws) by tapping the end of the trim lightly with your hand.
2. Be sure that the gaps at places where the various trims meet are uniform.

2. Installation Of Scuff Plate
1. When installing the scuff plate, be sure that the gaps at places where it meets any of the trims are uniform.
2. Attach the clip by tapping lightly by hand from the end of the trim.