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« Reply #15 on: September 22, 2007, 10:15:32 AM »
If I remember correctly, there si something special about the headliner, making it a bitch to re-install.

Good luck.
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« Reply #16 on: September 22, 2007, 10:51:24 AM »
You mean besides the fact that it is glued in around the windows?  ;)
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« Reply #17 on: September 22, 2007, 03:13:19 PM »
.....just curious, how comke you ran your rca's under the carpet? why not run them in the left door sill? my geuss would be that it is harder to run them under the carpet.
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« Reply #18 on: September 22, 2007, 03:45:25 PM »
Primarily because I didn't want to run under the dash with them - I already have a ton of added wiring around the column, I didn't want to add to the mess.

At any rate, you only need to remove two bolts and two nuts, the seat comes out, and you can stuff the cable through along the tunnel without pulling the sill plate off.

That's part of this project anyway, to reroute the stereo wiring and fix a lot of the other wiring that I did when I only had limited access to the OE harness.
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« Reply #19 on: September 22, 2007, 09:46:37 PM »
How do you take off the little vent panels behind the rear windows? Mine have a little bit of rust under them that I can't get to, and I want to fix it before it gets out of hand.

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« Reply #20 on: September 23, 2007, 07:53:08 AM »
Pretty much just pull them off. They are held on by four studs that go into plastic/metal clips.



The clips will come off with the wing, so you'll need to replace them. The upper three are plastic with a metal ring in the base that locks onto the stud on the wing. It was something of a PITA to remove them, since the metal ring didn't want to let go of the stud.



The bottom one is the same plastic retainer used by the roundels - it's a tight fit, so you'll have to pull with steady, even force straight out from the car. I've pulled several off without breaking anything, but, of course, the potential is there...

So, for each side you need

51 13 1 870 459, 3 ea. (retaining clip)
51 13 1 904 479, 4 ea. (foam gasket)
51 14 1 902 279, 1 ea. (plastic clip)

and for both sides, order one of 51 13 1 906 969, which is the foam rubber gasket that goes along the inside edge where the wing rests on the body. It's one long piece, you just cut it to fit.
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« Reply #21 on: September 27, 2007, 01:17:49 PM »
What "A" pillar gauge pod is that?

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« Reply #22 on: September 27, 2007, 01:33:12 PM »
IIRC, it is a Lotek unit - picked it up on eBay.
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