B-Pillar Trim Panel, Removing And Installing, Upper B-Pillar Trim Panel: Installing

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WARNING:

Follow all Safety Precautions when working with pyrotechnic components. Refer to PYROTECHNIC COMPONENTS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .
Do not pinch the head curtain airbag when installing the B-pillar trim.

-- Guide the belt webbing and seat belt latch -2- in through the slide for the seat belt height adjuster.

Fig 1: Installing Upper B-Pillar Upper Trim

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NOTE:

Ensure that the seat belt height adjuster is in the bottom-most position.

-- Make sure the mount -3- for the sliding piece for the upper B-pillar trim -1- is securely latched into the retaining pins -4- on the seat belt height adjuster.

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

-- Install the front belt anchor. Refer to FRONT BELT END FITTING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- First install the B-pillar trim upward into the cut-out in the headliner and into the bracket.

-- Stretch the door seal rubber lips over the trim.

-- Check the seat belt height adjuster function. Refer to Installing .