Removing plastic interior piece on left side windshield post?

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- jbclem
  
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18 years ago

Mon, Jul 25, 2005 9:44 AM

In a 1984 Toyota Pickup, I'm trying to run some wire under the roof headliner and down the drivers windshield post (right next to the door) to the underdash area. There is a vertical (not quite vertical since the windshield isn't vertical) plastic strip, about

1.5-2 inches wide(and about 1 1/2 feet long) that needs to come off...I can pull the upper corner just a little and there is what looks like some kind of snap holding the strip in place. I don't want to break it or mess up the headliner so I'd like to know exactly how it comes off. Does anyone know about this?

John

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- Cappy
  
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18 years ago

Tue, Jul 26, 2005 4:17 PM

I just replaced a headliner on a 86. These pieces just pull off. Don't yank it, but it should come off without any problem.

Cappy

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- Doug Kanter
  
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18 years ago

Wed, Jul 27, 2005 5:39 PM

What Cappy said. Or, if you're still nervous about pulling it off, how about running a snake up from below, taping your wire to it, and then pulling your wire down? Standard 14 gauge house wire makes a great snake. Stiff enough so it won't collapse as it's pushed toward obstructions, flexible enough to bend into shapes and go around curves.