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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 06:22 PM
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Need help with spoiler removal

i tried to pop off my chrome spoiler today and i decided to go through it from the interior of the trunk. i couldnt remove this weird plastic screw thing which seemed to flimsy to pull out and fragile to turn. its found holding down the rug-thing to the ceiling of the trunk (bottom of the lid). its not one of those easy pop-off ones.
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does anyone know how to remove them?
also i have the reverse camera, is there anything thing i should know about yanking the wires/ disconnecting them before i actually do it?

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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 09:23 PM
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might want to correct the spelling mistake in the title so that the right people come look in here.
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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 02:27 AM
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edit: thanks admin for changing the name!
still... any help?

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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 08:35 PM
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Removed mine many times
You must pull it hard to remove it. Don't worry you cannot broke it.
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 12:06 AM
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you can buy clip removal tool with "U" or "V" at the end... will save your clips and fingers..for few $..
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by jujubii
i tried to pop off my chrome spoiler today and i decided to go through it from the interior of the trunk. i couldnt remove this weird plastic screw thing which seemed to flimsy to pull out and fragile to turn. its found holding down the rug-thing to the ceiling of the trunk (bottom of the lid). its not one of those easy pop-off ones.
here are some pics.

does anyone know how to remove them?
also i have the reverse camera, is there anything thing i should know about yanking the wires/ disconnecting them before i actually do it?
These are for setting the trunk gap, you must measure the gap before removing these two. Pull hard...
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 09:49 PM
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I got thru the lining, but can't get the spoiler out... There are (2) easily removable nuts, and then (2) tabs that I cannot get to... anything else?

Anybody had any luck with this removal?
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Infinite.G
I got thru the lining, but can't get the spoiler out... There are (2) easily removable nuts, and then (2) tabs that I cannot get to... anything else?

Anybody had any luck with this removal?
if i remember right, i think there's 4 nuts holding together and the rest should be just molding or double sided tape. try to look and see if there's 2 more nuts. good luck!
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 12:21 AM
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^ Yep... upon further investigation and a little head scratching I found all (4) nuts.

(2) in the middle and (2) more on the ends. Then there's white plastic tabs that weren't easily removed, but used a big flathead screwdriver and popped 'em out. Unscrew the back-up cam if you got one and voila!
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