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Old 03-06-2009, 07:49 PM
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might sound stupid......

but when pulling off the stock a-pillar which i know comes off easy as its held on by clips...but how do i remove it carefully enough so i avoid breaking any of the clips? cause i hear they break easy?
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Grab a hold of it and yank it off. If it breaks they make epoxy to fix it. Napa has it, most parts stores has it. I've never actually had one break yet. They were an improvement over the OBS that snapped even if it the plastic thought you were going to pull it off.
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i dont think ill just yank it off....thats asking for it to break it sounds like.
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just pull and wiggle side to side.
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if i remember rite there's only1 clip at the top of the pillar,ill take mine off in the mornign and take a pic for ya.its not really hard to take it off,just use firm grip and pull straight off and it wont break.
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I grabbed mine a little below the top (maybe 3-4"), one hand on each side, held my breath and pulled. To my surprise it came off in one piece. As mentioned, it's a stronger design than some of the A-pillars of old.
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