Removing A-pillar cover - Toyota Yaris Forums

DenverDave · 01-19-2010, 04:55 PM

I stopped by Toyota and talked to a guy in the Parts Dept. He couldn't find a diagram that depicted the piece, so he came out to my car and I showed it to him. His first comment was that it had to do with the air bag system, and that was probably why Toyota didn't offer an auto-dimming mirror as an option in 2010. He recommended against running a wire down the A-pillar because it could interfere with the air bag deployment. This is probably not enough to deter those of you who are experts, but it was enough to deter me. All I wanted was a temp and compass display, so I was going to install a CIPA 36400 mirror. Too much trouble, and it's not that cheap anyway. I took a photo of the piece but couldn't figure out how to attach it.

b_hickman11 · 01-19-2010, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by DenverDave

I stopped by Toyota and talked to a guy in the Parts Dept. He couldn't find a diagram that depicted the piece, so he came out to my car and I showed it to him. His first comment was that it had to do with the air bag system, and that was probably why Toyota didn't offer an auto-dimming mirror as an option in 2010. He recommended against running a wire down the A-pillar because it could interfere with the air bag deployment. This is probably not enough to deter those of you who are experts, but it was enough to deter me. All I wanted was a temp and compass display, so I was going to install a CIPA 36400 mirror. Too much trouble, and it's not that cheap anyway. I took a photo of the piece but couldn't figure out how to attach it.

I installed the auto-dim mirror and homelink in my Yaris from my 2005 Tacoma. I ran the wires down the A column in my 08 Yaris which doesn't have the side airbags. You could try to run the wires down the B column or C column.

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01-19-2010, 04:55 PM	#1
DenverDave Drives: 2010 Hatchback Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Denver Posts: 9	I stopped by Toyota and talked to a guy in the Parts Dept. He couldn't find a diagram that depicted the piece, so he came out to my car and I showed it to him. His first comment was that it had to do with the air bag system, and that was probably why Toyota didn't offer an auto-dimming mirror as an option in 2010. He recommended against running a wire down the A-pillar because it could interfere with the air bag deployment. This is probably not enough to deter those of you who are experts, but it was enough to deter me. All I wanted was a temp and compass display, so I was going to install a CIPA 36400 mirror. Too much trouble, and it's not that cheap anyway. I took a photo of the piece but couldn't figure out how to attach it.