Im looking to paint some interior, but i cant, for the life of me figure out how to remove the silver inserts on the steering wheel! Anyone that knows, please help!~!??

Oh and also, the silver Trim around the window buttons (center unit) ...How do you get that off??

And while your at it... The Silver trim on the door? Do i have to take off the whole door pannel?

and DORY! Im takin' after what you did, I thought it looks awesome! Thanks for the IDEAS! Im doin' red (black inter./exter. color) instead of your blue. Which i really like by the way!

 

my husband and I just removed the silver trim on the door panel this week. Covering the door with tweed and painting that piece. Its plastic welded to the rest of the door panel with plastic rivets. Theres a post about taking apart the door panel but they recommend using plastic clippy things and drilling through the front of the door?? we used a double edged razor blade and cut the top of the rivets off. using self tapping screws to secure everything back together. have pics if you are interested.


cut the rivets with a double edged razor blade, just enough so they break loose.


rivets cut


in case you wanted to remove the lower door pocket also, foam piece pulls right off


we used a self tapping screw with 1/4 head and a washer


reattaching the door pocket with the screws.


front of door panel with middle piece removed for paint! when the rivets are cut and you can pull that away, theres a clip on the end of the curved part for that piece that have to be removed also.

 

You have to remove the air bag/horn pad to access the screws.

1) Disable the air bag system by disconnecting the negative battery cable. (Extremely Important!!!!!)
2) On the back side of the steering wheel are 2 openings, place the wheel so that one opening is on top.
3) Using a blunt-ended tool, push the spring fastener inward through the access hole. Repeat the step for the other opening.

After that you will see the the fasteners for the siver trim plates/switches.

 

Can't take the credit for being the first to do this. I got my inspiration and how to details from the following thread..........It's kind of old so some of the pics are no longer there.

https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/how-tutorial-library-21/window-switch-shroud-tutorial-3870/

 

do the controls for cruise control come out easy?

 

I don't recall having much of any problems for the cruise or radio controls.