Installation Procedure

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Saturn L300. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

CAUTION: If the original bag is being installed, care must be taken to observe the following points:

Roof rail must be undamaged and straight.
Screw hole in curtain inflator fabric must not be frayed.
Washer on the retaining screws must firmly clamp the bag flat when torqued.

NOTE: If the curtain inflator is being replaced due to deployment, the spaceframe snap clips must be replaced. The new curtain inflator assembly is shipped with plastic guides and new spaceframe clips that are pre-torqued.

NOTE: Refer to Fastener Notice in Cautions and Notices.

Fig 1: Identifying Spaceframe Snap Clips

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Install the assist handle bracket and the retaining bolts to the roof rail. Tighten: Tighten the bolts to 16 N.m (12 lb ft).
Start at rear of the vehicle and install the mounting studs that secure the inflator head to the structure.
Hand start the nuts onto the studs.

Fig 2: Installing Inflator Retaining Tabs

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Working from the rear of the vehicle forward, install the retaining tabs to the structure to hold the inflator assembly to the vehicle. The stripe on the inflator module should be used as a guide to ensure that the inflator is not twisted.
Install the inflator fasteners.
1. Tighten:
  - Tighten the retaining bolt (10 mm hex head) to 10 N.m (89 lb in).
  - Tighten the retaining nut (10 mm hex head) to 10 N.m (89 lb in).
  - Tighten the retaining screw (7 mm hex head) to 2.5 N.m (22 lb in).

Fig 3: Removing & Installing Inflatable Restraint Roof Rail Module - Sedan

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Install the headliner assembly. Refer to Headliner Replacement (Wagon) or Headliner Replacement (Sedan) in Interior Trim.
Enable the SIR system. Refer to SIR Disabling & Enabling Zone 2 or to SIR Disabling & Enabling Zone 6 .