Dash Speaker Grill Removal

[jeffdawgfan]

I went to remove the side dash speaker grills and they appear to have a tab that is under the front side pillar pieces. Has anyone else removed these grill covers and how did you get it from under the side piece?

[rjdmmfl1]

a thin flathead screwdriver will remove them...

[AppleBonker]

a thin flathead screwdriver will remove them...

Doc, you didn't remove the front A pillar finishers to get the grille out? I certainly did. Removing the finisher isn't hard, just pry it off. There's two clips on it and it should pop right off. Then it's easier to get to the grille, FWIW.

[domdada]

Hey guys, speaking about the a pillar, is the side curtain airbags located in there or no? I wanted to remove them to run the wire for my radar detector but wasn't sure if there were or not.

Doc, you didn't remove the front A pillar finishers to get the grille out? I certainly did. Removing the finisher isn't hard, just pry it off. There's two clips on it and it should pop right off. Then it's easier to get to the grille, FWIW.

[AppleBonker]

Hey guys, speaking about the a pillar, is the side curtain airbags located in there or no? I wanted to remove them to run the wire for my radar detector but wasn't sure if there were or not.

Yes, there are curtain air bags on either side of the car at the top end of the A pillar. If it's just one wire, it can be done as long as you put it behind the curtain. If you take it apart, you'll see what I mean.

BTW, I forgot to mention that to get the finisher off, the side welt needs to be removed as well. You can't really just start by trying to pop off the finisher.

[domdada]

I'm just worried that it will deploy if and when i take it off and put it back in. Would disconnecting the battery be the safest way to do this or would i be ok w/o disconnecting the battery?

[AppleBonker]

I'm just worried that it will deploy if and when i take it off and put it back in. Would disconnecting the battery be the safest way to do this or would i be ok w/o disconnecting the battery?

Long odds that you'd actually set off the air bag. However, I certainly wouldn't recommend doing it with the battery still connected. I've pulled mine off probably 3 times (each side) and not had any issues. Disconnect the batt and you should be fine.