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removing rear panel #620216 04/30/03 05:03 PM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 65 Vermont, USA L larsofvt_dup1 OP CEG\'er
OP larsofvt_dup1 CEG\'er L Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 65 Vermont, USA	I want to remove the rear reflector panel do the license plate screw repair. All the search posts I found only refer to removing the four nuts under the trunk lid. I tried this but the panel still seems to be held at the outboard ends. Are there clips that I cannot see holding the outboard ends of the panel? I am afraid to pry on this to get it off. How is this panel held? The Ford shop manual offers nothing. The car is a 1998 Mystique. '98 LS MTX

Re: removing rear panel #620217 04/30/03 05:07 PM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,714 Grafton, WI H hetfield_dup1 Scourge of the Master Debaters
hetfield_dup1 Scourge of the Master Debaters H Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,714 Grafton, WI	I just did this last month... There weren't any clips that I remember; just four or six bolts. That and a little arm strength since the reflector was stuck to the trunk pretty good. Beer is my Gatorade. Hooray Beer. '98 "Sport" Pacific Green '98 E0 SVT Silver Frost Pictures

Re: removing rear panel #620218 05/01/03 05:12 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 8,301 Bernalillo, NM C CRZYDRVR_dup1 Addicted CEG\'er
CRZYDRVR_dup1 Addicted CEG\'er C Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 8,301 Bernalillo, NM	Originally posted by hetfield: I just did this last month... There weren't any clips that I remember; just four or six bolts. That and a little arm strength since the reflector was stuck to the trunk pretty good. Same here. Nothing more than the screws in the trunk lid. -Ken V. 1998.5 SE Praire Tan Zetec ATX psycho_bass@hotmail.com Roush springs Roush rear sway bar BAT struts 17" Millie Miglia HT3 and a ton of subtle asthetic mods

Re: removing rear panel #620219 05/01/03 09:47 PM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 65 Vermont, USA L larsofvt_dup1 OP CEG\'er
OP larsofvt_dup1 CEG\'er L Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 65 Vermont, USA	OK, I did manage to get the panel off. To do it I removed the four nuts. I then pryed the panel off carefully. There are 6 push pins (3 on each side) that hold the panel on at the outboard ends. These pins are for ease of assembly at the factory. I found it easiest to get the tips of my fingers over the top of the panel and pull but it still came off hard. '98 LS MTX

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