Model C pillar removal? Door actuator access.

[ACS.]

The C pillar cushion? Added a picture of the back of one.
Anybody advise please?

 

[Jedisparky]

What are we looking at here, what's the question? Is that a cushion in the middle picture? Sure. What else is happening here?

 

[ACS.]

I am trying to access the rear passenger door actuator. I am stuck at the removal of the C pillar corner cushion removal. I showed a back side picture of a simillar cushion.

 

[ACS.]

It's a 2015 Model S

 

[android04]

On the Model 3, that cushion piece is called the bolster and it's removed by prying off the top end and pulling it away first. The prices might be different on Model S. Have you tried looking in the Service Manual? Access is free for at least a year Tesla Service

The door actuator is inside the door and not in the C pillar, so you will probably have to take the door apart.

 

[ACS.]

Model S actuator is in C pillar. Got the bolster off. Applied a little heat to the white plastic clip in behind the bolter. Used wetted rags to protect all other areas from heat. It worked 100%