Interior B-Pillar Trim Removal

[EEEliminator]

How do you get the C pillar trim off? I'm referring to the plastic trim on the pillar between the rear door and the fixed rear side window? The second row seat belt goes through it.

I popped off the rear 2nd row seat belt slot trim off so I could look around inside and I was able to pop it partially it off near the door without damaging it. However, it looks like the lower black trim overlaps on top of it and would need to come off first, is this right?

Basically I have dent on the C pillar from something falling over onto the truck. I have a painless dent removal guy coming by tomorrow to remove it but he wants to drill an access hole in the door jamb which I'm not too crazy about. I'd prefer to remove this trim piece and have him drill a hole from the inside.

I found some write ups on removing the A pillar trim... nothing for the c pillar though.

 

[BlackWorksInc]

Basically the entire plastic paneling on the rear side of the vehicle has to come out to get the upper part off. They almost come off as an entire assembly. Top goes on first, then the bottom clips /bolts over that. Pretty common for Toyota.

 

[EEEliminator]

Basically the entire plastic paneling on the rear side of the vehicle has to come out to get the upper part off. They almost come off as an entire assembly. Top goes on first, then the bottom clips /bolts over that. Pretty common for Toyota.

Thanks that is what it was looking like to me. I'll see if he can work with what is exposed after looking at the area where he wants to drill it looks like its the surface that the door weather stripping sits on so I definitely don't want a hole and a plug there.