Trim Removal/Installation - Door Areas

Special Tools Required

KTC Trim Tool Set SOJATP2014*

* Available through the Honda Tool and Equipment Program, 888-424-6857

NOTE:

Put on gloves to protect your hands.
Take care not to bend or scratch the trim or the panels.
Use the appropriate tool from the KTC trim tool set to avoid damage when removing components.

Remove these items:
- Driver's dashboard undercover (see DRIVER'S DASHBOARD UNDERCOVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Passenger's dashboard undercover (see PASSENGER'S DASHBOARD UNDERCOVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
Remove the driver's kick panel (A) or the passenger's kick panel (B).
1. Pull out the door opening seal (C) as needed from the kick panel hooks and the door opening flange.
2. Detach the hooks (D) from the door sill trim (E).
3. Pull back the kick panel by hand to detach the clips (F, G).
4. Driver's side: Disconnect the footwell light connector (H).
5. Driver's side: Pass the hood release handle (I) through the hole in the panel, then remove it.
  
  Fig 1: Removing Driver's Kick Panel And Passenger's Kick Panel - Driver's Side
  Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  
  Fig 2: Removing Driver's Kick Panel And Passenger's Kick Panel - Passenger's Side
  Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Slide the seat forward fully.
Remove the driver's seat belt lower anchor bolt (see step 3 on SEAT BELT REPLACEMENT ).
Remove the rear side trim panel (see TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION - CARGO AREA ).
Remove the door sill trim (A).
1. Pull out the door opening seal (B) as needed from the door sill trim.
2. Pull up the door sill trim by hand to detach the clips (C, D), then remove the trim. The clips (D) will stay in the body holes.
3. Remove the clips from the body holes, then install the clips to the door sill trim.
  
  Fig 3: Pulling Up Door Sill Trim
  Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Pull out the door opening seal (A) from the trim hooks (B) and around the door opening flange, then remove the seal.

Fig 4: Pulling Out Door Opening Seal From Trim Hooks
Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Install the trim in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:
- If the clips are damaged or stress-whitened, replace them with new ones.
- Push the clips and the hooks into place securely.