Removal and installation of facings of salon (Body and coating / Salon elements / Ford Focus 2 2004-2010)

You will need flat and Phillips screwdrivers.

NOTE: Removal and installation of facings from the left side of salon are shown. Facings on the right side are removed in the same way.

NOTE: Removal of facings of salon is shown in sequence, return to their installation on the car. An attempt to remove them in a different sequence will not lead to the desired result, since each previous lining holds the subsequent ones with its edges or closes the mount.

1. Using a screwdriver, remove the decorative plug of the upper part of the rear pillar trim, overcoming the elastic resistance of its latches.

2. Remove the fastening screw..

3.... and remove the upper part of the lining of the rear pillar, overcoming the elastic resistance of its holders.

4. Before removing the lower part of the upholstery of the rear pillar, remove the upper part of the trim of the rear pillar (see paragraphs above. 1–3) and middle sidewall upholstery (cm. «Removal and installation of facings of a luggage carrier»).

5. Tilt the rear seat cushion forward and remove the lower fastening clip for the lower part of the rear pillar trim.

NOTE: The pistons are most conveniently removed with a special puller.

6. Tilt the back of the rear seat forward and move the rear edge of the lower part of the rear pillar trim so that the upper clip of its fastening comes out of the hole in the body.

7. Remove the piston..

8.... and remove the lower part of the rear pillar trim.

9. Take out a back piston of fastening of back facing of a threshold.

NOTE: In the absence of a special puller, the caps can be removed by carefully prying them with a screwdriver.

10. Tilt the rear seat cushion forward and use a screwdriver to push the upper part of the rear sill trim to the side so that the fastening piston comes out of the hole in the body.

11. Remove the piston..

12.... and remove the rear sill trim.

13. Prying off with a screwdriver, remove the decorative plug of the upper part of the central pillar facing, overcoming the elastic resistance of its latches.

14. Turn out two screws of fastening …

15.... and disconnect the upper part of the lining from the rack, overcoming the elastic resistance of its holders.

16. Turn out a bolt of the bottom fastening of a seat belt (cm. «Replacing the front seat belt»).

17. Remove the top of the B-pillar trim by passing the seat belt lower anchor buckle through the trim hole.

18. Turn out two screws of fastening of the bottom part of facing of the central rack …

19.... disconnect the lower part from the rack, overcoming the elastic resistance of the spring clips..

NOTE: The bottom of the center pillar trim is attached to the pillar with two spring clips. If the latches remain in the rack holes, remove them from there and install them on the bottom of the cladding. Replace deformed or broken clips.