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If you ever need to remove a 991.2 A Pillar, read below:

I am working on a project that requires some trim to be removed from my GTS. Some of the trim parts are tricky to remove, but so far I have not broken anything! The A Pillar cover was no fun until I finally figured out what to do. I believe the 991.1's are different and use 2 spring clips to secure it. Not so on the 991.2's. There is 1 spring clip and one ball and socket arrangement, pictures below. I read online that removal requires only a good tug and the A Pillar will pop right off. Not so! I was pulling like Tarzan would and it would not budge, so that told me to back off as there was some other mounting scheme for the .2's, and if I kept pulling something would break. I was able to pull away a little of the cover up at the headliner. Looking down the cover I noticed a clip like I had never seen before. So with a trim tool I pushed on it a little and it moved! So I kept pushing and then it hit something and stopped moving. The pictures show what is going on, but once the clip was moved the upper attachment was released and the top of the cover popped away when I pulled outward from the pillar. And since the lower attachment is a spring clip, the rest was easy. Hope this helps someone in the future. Cheers

Rod and ball post which retains the top of the A Pillar cover



Clip with slot is what I pushed in until it stopped moving



Clip in locked position. The small part of the clip toward the bottom of the picture in the racetrack hole is what holds the clip in position when it's locked.




Clip in open position


Clip:


One last thing, when you reinstall the A pillar cover, put the clip in the locked position. You will feel the ball going over the first catch pretty easily. The locking catch is lots tighter and you'll need to give it more pressure before it snaps in place.

jimjoe997

Thanks for posting, I will be doing something similar when I get my 991.2 GTS. Do you have any pictures that are not quite so close-up so it can put things in perspective for me? I want to run power for my dash cam, but I also want to be sure not to impede the operation of the airbag.

StormRune

Very good to know. I'll be hooking up the hardwires for my radar detector and dash cam shortly. I thought the A pillar trim on this new car looked like it might be much tighter to the windshield, making it harder to slip the wires between it and the windshield like I've done before. This will solve it for me.

I would have probably broken something before figuring it out, so thanks for the post!

Gordon Shumway

You don't need to go to the fuse panel just for a dash cam or radar detector. There is an easily accessible switched circuit behind the overhead console.

911-TOUR

Got a link or some pictures?

Gordon Shumway

No, I didn't take any pictures I just popped the console (two steel spring clips on the front, credit card will do the job), and it was similar to my Cayman S where I found the switched circuit with a multimeter. Tapped the same connector, and voila. I can give you finer detail if you need it.

Porsche_nuts

what radar mount is that? Also, looks like you modified it.

Gordon Shumway

It's a Blendmount, and no modifications. If you are thinking how it attaches to the RD, that is a magnet that the Escort IX uses.

sampelligrino

This is interesting and a helpful thread. I actually want to do the A-pillar alcantara upgrade (from standard vinyl), I'm debating if I can do it myself or if I need a dealer to do it

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911-TOUR

I wonder if the switched circuit will be there without the auto-dimming mirror. I supposed it's easy enough to find out with a CC and my multimeter when the car arrives. Thanks for the tip/idea Gordon!

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