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  1. spike308

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    #1 spike308, Aug 21, 2005
    I'm trying to take an old alarm out of my 308, and there is an antenna wire that runs up under the A-pillar, then was "secured" along the top of the windshield with the antenna fork around the rear view mirror. I tried just pulling it, and the upper 50% is out, but it is stuck up under the A-pillar.

    How do you take the larger trim piece off the A-pillar? The small, ruler like trim piece just pops off. There are 2 rivot looking things with a circular hole that seem to be holding the big piece on, also 3 clips that dont seem to do much. I'd post a pic, but I'm having wife/digital camera issues (dont ask...).

    thanks!
     
  2. bill308

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    #2 bill308, Aug 21, 2005
    Spike308,

    I had to remove the A-pillar trim when I recovered the dash on my 78 GTS. There were 2-pieces. The first, an ivory? colored piece that is retained by 3 clips and is removed by carefully prying it off. The second piece is a black vinyl coated piece of aluminum that is retained by 3-screws that should be visible once the ivory colored piece is removed. Remove these screws and the piece lifts right off.

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    #3 spike308, Aug 24, 2005
    on my 84QV, they are not standard screws holding it on... they look like rivets, with a central circular hole in them
     
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    #4 bill308, Aug 24, 2005
    I believe they are philips head on my trim, perhaps equivalent to #4's. You might take a fine pick or needle and explore the head. It could be paint makes it appear to be a rivit and some careful picking will reveal the cross slot of a philips head screw. Alternatively, if it's really a rivit, I see no harm in drilling off the head, removing the trim, removing the balance of the rivit and replacing it with a new rivit or an appropriate screw.
     
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    #5 Owens84QV, Aug 25, 2005
    First, does anyone have pics they can post?

    Second, the "ruler" sized piece that is mounted in the middle of the A-pillar, that piece is retained by clips and can be removed if carefully pried off? For some reason, on another post, I was under the impression that the center "ruler" sized piece was also held in with rivets, but I could have mis-read what was posted.
     
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