Tunnel-Side Seat Trim, Removing And Installing: Removing

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Fig 1: Identifying Trim Panel Expanding Clips

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-- Remove the front seat.

-- Remove the trim panel -1- expanding rivets -arrows-.

-- To do so, press the clamping pins in the expanding rivets -arrows- toward the inside.

-- Pry out the expanding rivets using the Trim Removal Wedge:3409 .

-- Remove the trim panel -1- from the mounts in the seat frame.

Fig 2: Identifying Trim Panel

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