Need help removing plastic clip

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2001TL4KCdude

Discussion Starter · Apr 22, 2002

Step I in removal of bumper lip calls for unscrewing the bolt with a 10mm wrench. DONE.. then it says remove the plastic clips. These plastic clips, do they twist off, pry off, pulled off WHAT????Do they come off completely ? I manage to loosen one off by twisting a flat screwdriver between the clip and the bumper plastic, Do I try to yank them off? PLEASE HELP
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daverman

· #2 · Apr 22, 2002

If they're anything like the trim clips in the engine bay, then what you do is:

Pry up the center piece with a screwdriver
Lift up the center piece until it stops
Lift the sleeve (bumper) piece up. The whole clip should come off.

The trim clip assembly looks like this, if I recall properly:

Code:

      ______
     |__  __|
        ||
        ||    <-- Inner piece
        ||
       _||_
       \  /   <-- Bump in inner piece causes
        \/        clasp in outer piece to expand,
                  locking the assembly in place.
        ::
        ::
        \/

   ____________
  |___:____:___|  <-- Outer piece
 -----||  ||-----
 /////||  ||///// <-- Trim surface
 -----||  ||-----
     //    \\
     \\    //     <-- Clasp can contract to allow
      \\  //          outer piece to be removed.

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2001TL4KCdude

Discussion Starter · #3 · Apr 22, 2002

cool, thanks Daverman

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