Center Ventilation Louver Removal and Installation: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Suzuki XL-7 and 2003 Suzuki Grand Vitara. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Disconnect negative (-) cable at battery.
Disable air bag system referring to DISABLING & ACTIVATING AIR BAG SYSTEM .
Remove center box (1), then disconnect couplers from HVAC control module and body control module.
Remove center garnish (2) as shown.

Fig 1: Removing Center Garnish
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Remove center ventilation Louver (1) from center garnish (2).

Fig 2: Removing Center Ventilation Louver
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