Grab Handle Removal

Discussion in 'Clarity' started by vicw, Apr 7, 2021.

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  1. vicw

    vicw Active Member

    I'm getting ready to install a cable for my Rear Cam, and want to remove the Grab Handles to be able to pull back the Headliner, but I can't get the covers on the handle mounts off.

    I have been trying to do the job with small flat screwdrivers, pulling from both sides, without much success, and I don't want to mangle or break the plastic.

    If any of you have managed to do that successfully, I'd appreciate a short word of assurance that the covers will actually pop off somehow with no damage.
     
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  3. Boston_Pilot

    Boston_Pilot Active Member

    FWIW, installed my BlackVue and never had to remove any part of the headliner.
     
  4. jdonalds

    jdonalds Well-Known Member

    I suspect the cover is more of a deeper insert. Try prying from the opposite side and expect to extract something about 1/2" deep. This is just an educated guess though.
     
  5. vicw

    vicw Active Member

    I'm hoping that I can run the cable above the Side Curtain Airbag, to avoid any interference with it if it ever deploys.
     
  6. Here’s 2 photos. The cap pops off. It may take some prying from both sides. There looks to be a metal clip that might be removed with needle nose pliers that would release the handle.
     

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  8. vicw

    vicw Active Member

    Much thanks @Landshark That is exactly what I was hoping to hear.

    I had found procedures on the web for Honda Fit and older Accords that are very similar, but I had so much difficulty trying to pry them out on the Clarity, I was afraid they might be a different design, and I might damage them. Good news. You got to love this forum for helping each other.

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