Ford Fiesta (1989-1995). Instruction - part 55

3 Remove the B-pillar trim and sill scuff plate
as described in Section 42.
4 Remove the bolt (two bolts on later models)
securing the seat belt retractor unit to its
location in the base of the B-pillar (see
illustration), then remove the retractor unit
and the seat belt from the vehicle.

Front seat belt (three-door models)

5 Remove the rear quarter trim panel, as
described in Section 42.
6 Undo the bolt securing the seat belt
retractor unit to its location, then remove the
retractor unit and seat belt from the vehicle.

Front seat belt (Van models)

7 Remove the cover from the upper anchor
position and remove the anchor bolt.
8 Undo the bolt securing the retractor unit
and integral lower anchor position, then
remove the retractor unit and seat belt from
the vehicle.

Front seat belt stalk

Warning: On vehicles fitted with
mechanical seat belt pre-
tensioners, any work on the seat
belt stalk should be entrusted to

a Ford dealer. The following procedure is
therefore only applicable to models with

conventional seat belt stalks which DO
NOT incorporate any form of pre-
tensioning device. 
9 Remove the bolt securing the seat belt stalk
assembly to the floor, between the two front
seats, noting the arrangement of washers and
spacers (see illustration). Remove the stalk
assembly from the vehicle.

Front seat belt height adjuster 

Note: If a height adjuster mechanism is not
fitted, it is possible to lower the upper anchor
position from its production setting, by
removing the plug from the lower adjuster
plate hole and bolting the anchor into this (see
illustration 41.13). The plug can then be fitted
to the production setting hole.
10 Remove the height adjuster knob by
carefully inserting a small screwdriver into the
aperture on the underside of the knob, and
gently levering it off.
11 Remove the anchor cover, again using a
screwdriver, then remove the anchor bolt and
anchor (see illustration).
12 Remove the door aperture weatherseal(s)
around the B-pillar location, then remove the
B-pillar trim, as described in Section 42.
13 Remove the bolts securing the adjuster
plate to the B-pillar, noting washer fitment,

then remove the adjuster plate from the
vehicle (see illustration).

Rear seat belts

14 Remove the rear seat cushion, as
described in Section 40, then also remove the
parcel shelf.
15 Undo the bolt securing each seat belt
buckle assembly to its body location (see
illustration), and remove the buckle
assemblies from the vehicle, as required.
16 Prevent the retractor units from reeling in
too much seat belt by attaching a clothes peg
or similar item to the belt, close to the
retractor unit.
17 Detach the seat belt lower anchor by
removing its retaining bolt.
18 Remove the upper anchor bolt cover and
undo the bolt securing the anchor to its
location. Detach the anchor, noting any
spacer fitment.
19 On vehicles fitted with a parcel shelf,
remove the seat belt guide from the parcel
shelf support/rear loudspeaker housing, then
pass the seat belt through it.
20 On vehicles without a parcel shelf as
standard, remove the trim panel covering the
seat belt retractor unit, where fitted, by
undoing its retaining screws. Remove the seat
belt guide from the trim panel, then pass the
seat belt through it.
21 Remove the bolt securing the seat belt
retractor unit to its body location, then
withdraw the retractor unit and the seat belt
from the vehicle.

Refitting

22 Refitting is a reversal of the removal
procedure, noting the following points. Ensure
that the tag on the retractor unit engages in its
body location and, in the case of the rear seat
belts, that it does not trap the wiring loom
between itself and the body. Having fitted the
upper anchor to its location, ensure that it can
rotate freely. The stalk assembly anchor(s)
must engage to the anti-rotation floorpin(s)
and, when refitting a rear centre lap
belt/buckle assembly, the lap belt must be
fitted to lie on the right-hand side of the
vehicle. Tighten all bolts to their specified
torque.

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41.15  Rear seat belt and buckle securing

arrangements (rear seat cushion removed)

A Seat belt lower anchor retaining bolts
B Centre lap belt/single buckle assembly

securing bolt

C Dual buckle assembly securing bolt

41.13  Seat belt upper anchor position

(fixed and adjustable)

A Adjuster plate securing bolt
B Anchor bolt position (production setting)
C Lower setting for fixed type (if required)

41.11  Removing a seat belt upper anchor

cover

41.9  Front seat belt stalk assembly

A Bolt
B Anti-rotation plate
C Stalk

D Metal washers
E Paper washer
F Floorpin

41.4  Seat belt retractor unit location in

base of B-pillar (five-door models)

A Retractor unit locating tag
B Retractor unit securing bolt

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42 Interior trim panels - 

removal and refitting

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A-pillar trim

Removal

1 Remove the securing screw from the trim
panel, located near to the windscreen top
corner (see illustration).
2 Detach the door aperture weatherseal from
around the trim panel, then pull the trim panel
from the pillar.

Refitting

3 To refit, align the trim fixing lugs to the pillar
and press into position. Refit the securing
screw then push the door aperture
weatherseal back onto its flange.

B-pillar trim 

Removal

4 Remove the front seat belt height adjuster
knob, as applicable, by inserting a small
screwdriver into the aperture on the underside
of the knob and levering it off.
5 Remove the upper seat belt anchor bolt
cover, and remove the bolt, as required.
6 Open the doors and detach the door
aperture weatherstrip from the area around
the B-pillar trim.

7 Remove the securing screws and detach
the trim.

Refitting

8 Refitting is the reverse sequence to
removal, tightening the seat belt anchor bolt
to the specified torque. Ensure that the
anchor is free to rotate.

C-pillar trim

Removal

9 Open the tailgate, then detach the
loudspeaker from its location by
disconnecting its multi-plug connection,
removing its two retaining screws and
unhinging it.
10 Detach the tailgate weatherstrip from its
flange, around the trim panel.
11 Remove the parcel shelf, then slacken the
parcel shelf support/rear loudspeaker housing
retaining screws, and remove the single screw
from the base of the C-pillar trim (see
illustration).
12 Remove the upper seat belt anchor bolt
cover, and remove the bolt and anchor, noting
any spacer fitment.
13 Remove the screw(s) from the top of the
C-pillar trim, then remove the trim from the
vehicle.

Refitting

14 To refit, position the base of the trim

behind the parcel shelf support/rear
loudspeaker housing, then loosely refit the
upper and lower securing screws.
15 Refit the seat belt anchor, bolt, and
spacer, as applicable, tightening the bolt to
the specified torque. Refit the anchor bolt
cover, and ensure that the anchor is free to
rotate.
16 Tighten the trim and parcel shelf
support/rear loudspeaker housing screws,
then refit the parcel shelf.
17 Refit the loudspeaker by reversing the
method of removal, then press the tailgate
weatherstrip back into place.

Sill scuff plate

Removal

18 Remove the front seat adjacent to the
scuff plate to be removed (see Section 39).
19 Detach the door aperture weatherstrip(s)
from around the scuff plate location.
20 Remove the B-pillar trim, as applicable.
21 Remove the lower seat belt anchor bolt on
five-door models, and detach the anchor from
its location.
22 On three-door models, remove the bolt
securing the forward end of the seat belt slide
bar, then manoeuvre the slide bar to free it
from its rear location.
23 Remove the plastic screws securing the
sill scuff plate, then slip the seat belt through
its slot on five-door models, and remove the
sill scuff plate from the vehicle (see
illustration). Should the soft plastic screws
round off during attempts to remove them,
force an electrician’s thin screwdriver into the
body of the screw and try again, fitting a new
screw upon reassembly.

Refitting

24 Refitting is a reversal of the removal
procedure, tightening the seat belt anchor
bolts to the specified torque.

Rear quarter trim panel

Removal

25 Detach the door aperture weatherstrip
from around the trim location.
26 Remove the rear seat cushion, as
described in Section 40.
27 Remove the screw from the upper rear
corner of the trim panel.
28 Remove the plastic stud from the lower
rear corner of the trim panel.
29 Detach the seat belt slide bar by removing
the bolt from its forward end then
manoeuvring it to free it from its rear location
(see illustration). Remove the seat belt from
the slide bar.
30 Release the trim clips from the front and
top edges of the panel using a trim clip tool.
This may be achieved by carefully inserting
two thin flat-bladed screwdrivers between the
panel and the body - one each side of the clip
being released, and applying gentle leverage,
if a trim clip tool is not available.

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42.11  C-pillar trim fixings

A Screw locations
B Parcel shelf support/rear loudspeaker

housing location

42.1  A-pillar trim retaining screw (A),

heated windscreen live wire (B) and heated

windscreen earth wire (C)

42.29  Seat belt lower slide bar anchor

arrangement (three-door models)

A  Bush location      B  Anchor bolt

42.23  B-pillar trim being removed to

expose seat belt removal/refitting slot in

sill scuff plate (arrowed)

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31 Remove the seat belt upper anchor bolt
cover and undo the bolt.
32 Carefully prise up the seat belt guide from
its trim panel location, and remove it from the
seat belt. Allow the seat belt to retract through
the trim panel, clamping a clothes peg, or
similar item, onto its end to prevent it being
fully wound into the retractor.
33 Manoeuvre the trim panel out from under
the scuff plate, slackening or removing the
rearward scuff plate retaining screws if
necessary.

Refitting

34 Engage the trim panel under the scuff
plate, and refit and tighten the scuff plate
retaining screws as necessary.
35 Pull the seat belt through the trim panel,
refit the guide and press the panel onto the
body to re-engage the trim clips.
36 Refit the upper seat belt anchor,
tightening the bolt to the specified torque, and
refit its cover. Ensure that the anchor is free to
rotate.
37 Refit the plastic stud and the screw to the
lower and upper rear corners of the trim,
respectively.
38 Refit the seat belt to the slide bar, then
refit the slide bar by reversing the method of
removal. Ensure that the seat belt is not
twisted as it is located on the slide bar, and
that the bolt is tightened to the specified
torque.
39 Refit the rear seat cushion by reversing
the method of removal.
40 Press the door aperture weatherstrip back
into position.

Load compartment trim panels
(Courier models)

Removal

41 Using either a trim clip releasing tool or a
screwdriver with a broad flat blade, and
protecting the paintwork and trim with a layer
of rag, extract the clips securing the panel and
withdraw it.

Refitting

42 Refitting is the reverse of the removal
procedure.

43 Parcel shelf support/

loudspeaker housing -
removal and refitting

3

Removal

1 Remove the rear seat belt and retractor unit
from the appropriate side of the vehicle, as
described in Section 41.
2 Disconnect the luggage compartment
(courtesy) light, where fitted, by prising the
light assembly from its location using a thin
flat-bladed screwdriver, then twist the
bulbholder anti-clockwise to remove.
3 Detach the loudspeaker, where fitted, by
removing its retaining screws, disengaging its
locating tags and disconnecting its multi-plug.

4 Fold the seat backrest forward. Remove the
parcel shelf support/rear loudspeaker housing
retaining screws, then manoeuvre it out from
under the quarter panel trim as necessary, to
clear the seat backrest catch striker pin.

Refitting

5 Refitting is a reversal of the removal
procedure.

44 Passenger grab handle -

removal and refitting

1

Removal

1 Carefully prise up the trim flaps on either
end of the handle to expose the two mounting
screws.
2 Undo the mounting screws and remove the
grab handle.

Refitting

3 Refitting is the reverse procedure to
removal.

45 Centre console - 

removal and refitting

1

Removal

1 Disconnect the battery negative (earth) lead
(refer to Chapter 5A, Section 1).
2 Carefully prise up the console switches, as
necessary, using a flat-bladed screwdriver,
then disconnect their multi-plugs.
3 Unscrew the gear lever knob, then raise the
gaiter from its location and lift it off over the
gear lever (see illustration). A similar method
is also used to remove the selector cover on
automatic transmission equipped vehicles.
4 Undo the four screws securing the centre
console to the floor pan (see illustration). On
automatic transmission equipped models,
ensure that the bulb assembly does not
restrict centre console removal. Remove the
centre console.

Refitting

5 Refitting is a reversal of the removal
procedure, ensuring that the gaiter (or
selector cover) locates correctly to the centre
console (as applicable).

46 Facia - 

removal and refitting

4

Removal

Warning: On vehicles fitted with
a passenger’s air bag, seek the
advice of a Ford dealer

concerning safety implications when
removing the facia assembly.
1 Disconnect the battery negative (earth) lead
(refer to Chapter 5A, Section 1).
2 Remove the upper and lower steering
column shrouds, and the steering wheel as
described in Chapter 10.
3 Remove the two screws securing the
instrument cluster bezel from its underside,
and carefully detach the bezel (see Chap-
ter 12).
4 Disconnect the steering column multi-
function switch assembly and remove its
single retaining screw. Remove the assembly.
5 Disconnect the ignition loom multi-plug on
the steering column.
6 Disconnect the brake pedal stop-light
switch loom connection.
7 Disconnect the speedometer cable at the
transmission casing, to allow easier removal
of the instrument cluster.
8 Remove the four screws securing the
instrument cluster to its location, then
carefully pull it out to allow access to the
speedometer cable and multi-plug
connections. Disconnect the speedometer
cable and multi-plug, then remove the
instrument cluster from the vehicle (see
Chapter 12).
9 Remove the radio assembly and
loudspeaker balance control, where fitted (see
Chapter 12).
10 Remove the centre console, where fitted,
as described in Section 45.
11 Pull the heater fan motor control knob off,

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45.4  Centre console securing screws

(arrowed)

45.3  Removing the gear lever gaiter from

the centre console

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then move the air distribution and
temperature controls fully to the right. Unclip
and remove the heater slide facia towards the
left-hand side of the vehicle, removing the
slide control knobs only as necessary, and
disconnecting its bulbholder (bayonet type) as
it is withdrawn.
12 Remove the ashtray, then undo the three
screws from the base of the centre panel (see
illustration). Detach the centre panel,
disconnecting the cigarette lighter
connections as it is withdrawn.
13 Squeeze the two release tabs together on
the heater fan motor control switch, and
remove it, disconnecting its multi-plug as it is
withdrawn. Remove the three heater control
panel securing screws (see Chapter 3).
14 Remove the switches from the centre
panel and disconnect their multi-plugs.
15 Using a thin flat-bladed screwdriver, prise
the clock from its location and disconnect its
multi-plug, as applicable.
16 Remove the fusebox lid, then remove the
two retaining screws and detach the fusebox
from the facia.

17 Disconnect the earth strap on the right-
hand side of the steering column mounting
bracket, by removing its securing bolt, and
remove any cable-ties fitted.
18 Open both front doors and disconnect the
multi-plugs in the A-pillars, where fitted, by
squeezing their ears and withdrawing.
19 Detach the door aperture weatherstrips
from the A-pillar and along the base of the
door aperture, on both front doors.
20 Remove both front door courtesy light
switches, disconnecting their loom
connections as they are withdrawn.
21 Remove the sill scuff plate retaining
screws on both sides of the vehicle.
22 Release the wiring loom from its securing
clips, under the sill scuff plates.
23 Remove the right-hand adjustable side
vent from the facia by carefully prising it out,
using a thin flat-bladed screwdriver, then
release the wiring loom loop from its facia
retaining clip through the resultant opening
(see illustration).
24 Prise up the cover obscuring the central
facia retaining screw, using a thin flat-bladed

screwdriver then remove the seven facia
retaining screws (see illustration).
25 Gently ease the facia from its location,
having ensured that all wires are clear to
move, then remove the cable-ties securing
the loom to the facia. Ensure that the loom is
free, then remove the facia from the vehicle.
The aid of an assistant, at this stage, is
recommended.

Refitting

26 Refitting is a reversal of the removal
procedure, noting the following points. Secure
the wiring loom loop to its clip and cable-tie
before refitting the facia retaining screws,
tightening its cable-tie, along with the rest,
when the viewing loom connections have
been pulled out through their relevant facia
openings. New cable-ties should be used.
Ensure that the multi-plugs seat correctly in
their A-pillar locations. When refitting the
instrument cluster, ensure that the tape mark
on the speedometer cable is positioned at the
bulkhead grommet (as applicable).

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46.24  Facia retaining screw locations

(arrowed)

46.23  Wiring loom loop securing

arrangements on reverse side of facia

A  Retaining clip     B  Cable tie

46.12  Facia centre panel retaining screws

(arrowed)

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