Body Panel Removal - Not in Factory Manual?

[ericdude]

Have the 3000 (or something) page factory manual, and I see the sections
on removing the body trim - headliner, trunk liner, bumpers, etc.

However, I want to replace a body panel and don't know where that
information is for this vehicle. Is there a separate manual for body work?

Specifically, I want to get a whale tail (PDR tool) under the front pillar.
How much has to be disassembled to gain access through a gap or such?

[DrDazzle]

Originally Posted by ericdude

Have the 3000 (or something) page factory manual, and I see the sections
on removing the body trim - headliner, trunk liner, bumpers, etc.

However, I want to replace a body panel and don't know where that
information is for this vehicle. Is there a separate manual for body work?

Specifically, I want to get a whale tail (PDR tool) under the front pillar.
How much has to be disassembled to gain access through a gap or such?

Where did you find a manual like that? I just have the dinky one they include with them all. It had nothing on panel removal.

[karazy]

So you just want to remove the A pillar cover? If so, it should be covered under headliner removal. It just pops off, held on with 2 clips. One near the top and the other just below half way down.

[ericdude]

Originally Posted by karazy

So you just want to remove the A pillar cover? If so, it should be covered under headliner removal. It just pops off, held on with 2 clips. One near the top and the other just below half way down.

No, not the inside plastic pillar cover, the outside painted steel sheet metal
piece. I need to remove it enough to get a PDR tool inside to pop a dent out.
I might need to remove the inside panel to get at the outside one, but
that's just a step along the way, not the goal. It appears the A-pillar piece
is connected to the *rear* quarter panel!