Help removing tailgate trim

[Erebus]

Now that I have my new rack, I need to wire the lights. I want to run the wires down under the trim panels that are at the top rear corner of the Delica:

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The plastic is held on with two screws ...

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... and some clips. After removing the screws I can tell from the loose wobbling that there are two clips, and even where they are. But I can't tell if I should pull up, out, or back. I'd rather not do the old "pull on it, break it, and then know which way I should have pulled."

Anyone removed it? Which way to I pull? Thanks!

[jessef]

Just yank real hard.

Just kidding

I'd like to know as well. Hopefully someone will chime in before you get impatient and pull it off.

[asorensen]

Just push the whole thing skyward. There are two small post retainers (I dont' know the tech name) but that is all. Good luck.

[Erebus]

I tried (not too hard) to push up, and it still didn't give. But I was able to run the wires through without removing the trim, so didn't need to break them

Will post photos at some point. Thanks for the info.

[mararmeisto]

Through some modifications of my own, I figured out how to remove those trim pieces. Here:

• -unscrew the screws (obviously)
  -slip a long flat-blade screwdriver under the upper edge and pry up evenly
  -slip a long flat-blade screwdriver under the lower edge and pry up evenly
  -ta da!

Now for some pictures:

Pry upwards and evenly with a long flat-blade screwdriver in these areas.

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These are the plastic posts which are holding the piece in place.

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When remounting, put the posts into the holes, and then screw it up once again.

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If the plastic posts break (as they just might given their age/brittleness), one can find something similar from Lordco. Don't bother looking for 'Mitsubishi' ones, just find something which looks similar in shape and length (this is what I used for my rear gate light bar job).

Good luck!

[Green1]

Thanks for the info...

but there is one part I'm worried I may follow a little to precisely...

and then screw it up once again

[mararmeisto]

Thanks for the info...

but there is one part I'm worried I may follow a little to precisely...

and then screw it up once again

O b v i o u s l y..... just a figure of speech, don't ya know?

Aren't English euphemisms fun?

[sahdot]

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Yes, indeed, I just hope (coming from a sailor) this isn't one :

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just find something which looks similar in shape and length (this is what I used for my rear gate light bar job).
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[mararmeisto]

Aren't English euphemisms fun?

Yes, indeed, I just hope (coming from a sailor) this isn't one :

just find something which looks similar in shape and length (this is what I used for my rear gate light bar job)

You know what we say in the Navy: "What happens in foreign port, stays in foreign port."

[delica 304]

Aren't English euphemisms fun?

Yes, indeed, I just hope (coming from a sailor) this isn't one :

just find something which looks similar in shape and length (this is what I used for my rear gate light bar job)

You know what we say in the Navy: "What happens in foreign port, stays in foreign port."

Yep, and when asked, you can always use Bill Shatner's defense, "Yes, I've been where no man has gone before, but I was in Tijuana and her father gave me permission!!"