I'm looking for some advise on how to remove the rear seat side panels,under the windows. I'm trying to reach a small crease in the outside sheetmetal in front of the rear wheel. I know the rear seat has to come out but how are the panels attached? Is the a special tool for insidepanel removal?
1998 Z34 Monte Carlo
Thanks Chris

 

what year is your car?

 

take out the seat, take out the rear shelf parts if needed.
Also on those sale pannels you have to watch out as they tend to get brittel with age and like to crack easily.


also you will need the right size torx to take out the top and bottom Seat belt bolts.

then remove the rear seat. and also any trim that might be the top of the car for a head linner.

then start at the bottom and work your way around the pannel prying slowly and GENTLY around it.

most of those are in with those X-mass tree style clips or they are snap ins eatheir way not to hard to get ou t just have to take your time and be paitent with them . I would recomed strating at the bottom rear corner and workign up from there. if you can get he rest done before you do the front if it curves areound the fram of the door it is less likly to break if you can move the rest of the pannel to get it off instead of trying to get it over the lip with force.

Also another tip is if you cant get the dent with your hands then use a borad to push agains it. this will keep you from over pushign the metal and also if it is deep enough to use a hammer you can hammer back and forth acrossed it to make sure the dent comes out even. if it dont it comes out on one end and kinks the other.

good luck

 

Thanks mickey,
I 'll try it next weekend.
Chris