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Old 06-08-2003, 07:55 PM
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Rocker GFX removal

I AM TRYING to remove the rocker gfx piece on my 89' IROC.

is there a bolt you have to remove from the inside of the car to get it to detach from in front of the rear tire????

what am i missing...i cant get the the piece loose in front of the rear tire
Old 06-08-2003, 08:16 PM
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you will have to remove inner interior panel on pass and driver side
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If you have really really skinny arms, you can go in through the vents that are in the door jambs to get the nuts off. There are 2 of them on each side, 10mm I believe.
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So they are jsut bolted on then? I though they might be rivited or some crazy not cool thing.
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They are speed nuts, 11mm head I believe. They look identical to the nuts that hold the door handles on (I just changed my drivers side handle today).
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An easier way is just taking out the lower rear seat, then you can go through a small hole near the very bottom of the pillar way below the speaker. Sometimes the hole is covered with a sticky black square or rectangle. I would almost swear that the nut size is 7/16.
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Old 06-12-2003, 11:57 AM
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Zepher,

Where did you get your door handle? My drivers side rattles.


Sorry to veer away from the topic.

Rob
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7/16 might fit but it is an 11mm for SURE, i just did except i have a convertable and some reinforcing metal in the way.
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Zepher,

Where did you get your door handle? My drivers side rattles.


Sorry to veer away from the topic.

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I took them off a door I bought. I was going to swap doors, but was too lazy.
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does anyone know where to get that bracket that he is talking about removing?
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its easy to find door handles at the junk yard got my driver side 1 there
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