Just got my plastic hole cover that goes where the factory tag mount used to be, how the heck do ya get the screw clips out of the body so I can pop the cover into place ?

 

I stuck a flat head screwdriver on the side of it and pryed 1 off and the other I got some small metal snips and cut it out

 

Im trying to avoid doing damage to the body and paint. There has got to be a proper way to remove the clips. Any bodyshop guy's out there that would have the answer

 

Drill the center out of it and then grab it with needle nose plyers???

 

used a small flat blade screwdriver here as well with no damage. Maybe wear eye protection....I had one go flying about 10' when it came loose.

You could wrap the blade of the screwdriver with a piece of electrical tape to give you a little buffer. Just go slow and use a screwdriver with a thin tip and you should be able to get them off.

 

IIRC they are spring clips. Remove the tail light and reach through the hole, squeeze the rear of them (i used small pleirs, but you could probably do it with your hand) and they will pop right out. takes longer to take the two retaining screws out of the light than it does to remove the clips.

 

Thanks for the expo ! I knew somebody had to have removed those damn things before. They popped out slick.