2016 Chevy Malibu Premier

[jovial arch]

I’m wanting to run some wires from my fuse box through a trim piece to my dashboard. I want to not set off my airbags or something when I try taking it off

I’m trying to figure out if it’s too much trouble trying to hide the wires inside my dash and go through the trim piece or just try and hide the wires in a crevice

this is the fuse box btw

and of course all the logical fuses to tap are in the engine bay🤦‍♂️

I’m thinking to tap this fuse so I only have power when the car is on?

[stoic peak]

To mitigate the risk of accidentally setting off an airbag, disconnect your battery like an hour before you do the work. For a fuse to use, is there a radio fuse?

[jovial arch]

Yeah there is a radio fuse

[stoic peak]

In my opinion, assuming whatever you’re installing you’d like to be on only when the car is on, the radio may be the better one to jump on

[jovial arch]

Do you think there even is an airbag in that plastic piece there

Because usually airbags have a little cutout and say airbag

Also could I just take out the airbag fuse instead of disconnecting my battery

[stoic peak]

Appears they have what they call a roof rail airbag, so I assume there’s one in there; although I am surprised they don’t mark it as airbag

[jovial arch]

So maybe it’s better that I don’t mess with it?

[stoic peak]

Just disconnect the battery first and you’ll be ok. I’ve pulled a bunch of these a pillars with airbags, it’s not bad.

[jovial arch]

Can I just remove the airbag fuse

or probably both

[stoic peak]

That works too

[jovial arch]

@stoic peak what’s the easiest way to take off that trim piece