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Interior 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.

1. Remove these items:

- Driver's dashboard undercover Driver's Dashboard Undercover Removal/Installation
- Passenger's dashboard undercover Passenger's Dashboard Undercover Removal/Installation

2. 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.

Driver's side





Passenger's side





3. Slide the seat forward fully.

4. Remove the driver's seat belt lower anchor bolt.

5. Remove the rear side trim panel Interior Trim Removal/Installation - Cargo Area.

6. 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.





7. Pull out the door opening seal (A) from the trim hooks (B) and around the door opening flange, then remove the seal.





8. 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.