^^^^ Break them off.

 

really...? they won't have to align anymore if i break them off...
I just realized though the pictures i took is actually the housing holding the pins, not the pins itself....the actual pins cannot be seen from the trunk.
So hammering and lubing the housing did no good at all....
Maybe cuz I am under the weather cuz I can't seem to be able to "pull really hard straight back" lol..

 

Do just that, "pull really hard straight back", in one quick jerking motion. The worst thing that could happen is you break the small plastic pin. If that happens just glue it back on.

 

I will try that when i get my car back from the dealership...
where would you grab onto though??

 

woohoo got it! feel so accomplished.
hammering on the bolts while pulling the headlight did the trick.

 

Congrats!

 

great writeup, thanks for doing this. Will be using it tomorrow or Monday!

 

Looks just like the old coupe. Thanks. Hope it's the same for the sedan...

 

Sedan literally takes 5 minutes. Most of that is pulling back the trunk liner. lol

 

anyone have issues with alignment putting it back on? the gap between the top of the tail light and the bottom of the trunk lid seems to be annoyingly large and i just cant seem to get it adjusted right... any tips?

 

Just keep pushing, honestly the first time I took mine off and put them back in (sts) I had to push a lot harder than I thought to get them to seat right

 

thing is the tails are sitting in and clicked in, its just i feel it needs to be moved up a few mm, if that makes any sense, just wont move or adjust at all

 

whenever i do mine, i hit the studs with a hammer

 

I'll be putting this write up to great use very shortly, thanks

 

about to do this. the clips on the inside of the trunk liner though, that the cargo net hooks to -- do u just pull those out? or do they twist off, couldnt really see but i dont wanna break them.