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liftgate interior trim panel removal.

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#1 ·
Any tips / instruction on removal of liftgate interior trim panel removal?
I need to replace license light wiring harness - sockets "melted" due to wrong bulb sold for replacement.
Can't seem to find all the fasteners. Don't want to break / crack trim panel.
Any help out there?
THANKS
 
#2 ·
I've had mine off 3 times. If memory serves, there are 2 screws in the hand hold, and the rest is held on by a lot of push in trim tabs. I didn't use a trim removal tool the first time, and just yanked it off. That was a mistake, more than half of them broke. Thankfully they're really cheap at Napa or Autozone. Get yourself a metal trim tool like this: https://smile.amazon.com/ARES-Ergon.../B0779KWP8J/ref=sr_1_12?dchild=1&keywords=auto+trim+tool&qid=1597799507&sr=8-12. It'll make the job a lot less frustrating... not that it's hard, it's actually pretty simple.