Does anyone have guide or pictures how to remove a-pillar trim of Octavia IV?

I am trying to change tweeters but trim seems to be really tight and I am afraid that I will break it if I twist from wrong position.

 

Hours of googling didn't get me anywhere. All guides seems to be for older models.

 

Thanks.

Take a look at this video. 15:40

 

 

 

We need to be careful, i recently did the same think. Just be patient.  

Actually I did watch this video before I started my audio project. Door panels are all done like instructed in this video but A-pillar trim removal is not as easy as it seems in the video.

I can only bend first corner of the trim but window side is stuck hard. I can't pull trim upwards like shown in the video. Is there some trick how to get trim loose from window side? It surely isn't a walk in the park as it seems in the video. Guy just pulls trim little and it snaps off...

 

Airbag is blocking the vision so I can't see how trim is attached on the window side. There must be something because it is bending only from the door side. 

Ι did this job last week. I follow exactly the instruction of this video and i succeeded.

This is a picture after the removal of the plastic  trim. 

 

  

 

I made this to help you. 

 

You have to pull the plastic trim in order to release the first 2 clips. The trim will step away about a centimeter or 2. This will allow you to have better access 

Edited 20 March, 20242 yr by Giannis20

Ok, so there aren't any clips on the trim other than those 3 which are shown in the picture? Just pull (quite hard) to release clips before second phase?

 

Thank you! I will try this today and hope that I won't break anything  

13 minutes ago, JooBoi said:

Ok, so there aren't any clips on the trim other than those 3 which are shown in the picture? Just pull (quite hard) to release clips before second phase?

 

Thank you! I will try this today and hope that I won't break anything  

 

Just 3 clips. The upper 2 are 2 steps-clips. The 3rd is just a simple clip. It is very useful to have plastic trim removal tools. 

Edited 20 March, 20242 yr by Giannis20

Thank you Giannis20 for help. I got it done. Just had to use little force to get there.

 

11 hours ago, JooBoi said:

Thank you Giannis20 for help. I got it done. Just had to use little force to get there.

 

 

Glad το help.

 

Tell us about the tweeters you change. I am very interesting about. 

 

I installed new amplifier REBEC R6S and DLS CRPP-2.6 speaker set. Sound quality is from another planet after installing these.

Also front doors were soundproofed with butyl mat and "foamy mat". Tweeters were the last part of this project.

 

Now I started to google 10" woofer and amplifier to spare tire holder in trunk. I think that this project is taking next step really soon. 

 

I think that I am having midlife crisis of some sort because I am tuning car sound system. 

Or maybe I just like to make my life quality a bit better because my work involves loads of driving.  Anyway I am really happy with the results.

Very interesting. If you like you can add some notes to that thread. 

 

 

On 20/03/2024 at 07:55, Giannis20 said:

Ι did this job last week. I follow exactly the instruction of this video and i succeeded.

This is a picture after the removal of the plastic  trim. 

 

  

 

I made this to help you. 

 

You have to pull the plastic trim in order to release the first 2 clips. The trim will step away about a centimeter or 2. This will allow you to have better access 

Hi Giannis,

 

Thank you for your guide! It helped me a lot to remove the a pillar

 

Its not easy at all.. but i did it..

 

Just another question? Did you push the plug of the speaker back in the hole or did you leave it like in the picture and put the a pillar on?

 

The guy from Ars24 pushed it down the hole.. but in my O4 there is not much space .. dont know how to put it back correctly..

 

thanks for your help!

 

 

On 23/12/2024 at 00:06, Lukas_2611 said:

Hi Giannis,

 

Thank you for your guide! It helped me a lot to remove the a pillar

 

Its not easy at all.. but i did it..

 

Just another question? Did you push the plug of the speaker back in the hole or did you leave it like in the picture and put the a pillar on?

 

The guy from Ars24 pushed it down the hole.. but in my O4 there is not much space .. dont know how to put it back correctly..

 

thanks for your help!

 

 

 

I don't remember to be honest. Either way, you need to make sure it stays still and doesn't make any noise. It's best to wedge it in.