335X-ray

An anyone help me figure out how to remove the liner from the trunk lid? I have to remove it to access the three little posts that hold the rear MB star emblem to the trunk. Here are a crap ton of these little black round plastic fasteners which have to come out and I would rather have some guidance before I start prying under them or pulling randomly on the liner. The fastener I am talking about is attached.

Thanks in advance
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keyserS

Did you try dental floss under the star? Couple loops for leverage? Put some wax on the area around star, and/or quick detailer for lube. Anything better than that. Ask detailer or stealer for help prn.

benyl

I think the rear star is screwed in. So you need to get access behind the liner.

335X-ray

Exactly. It's not really screwed in, there are three pressure fit type posts on the back of the star. You need to push them in from the back. I only realized this since I bought a new one assuming it was held on by adhesive and saw the little posts. Need help removing liner without destroying the clips.

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ace10

So, why not just remove the trunk lining to gain access to the rear of the posts?



I'm kidding.
Please figure this out so I can get it done, too.

NickE63

Do youreself a favor and dont do that way, use fishing line to gently pry from each side of the star 1 at a time

kart125

I removed trunk liner in my C last year to get to a burned licence plate light. You need a long nose plier and just grab and pull gently on the plastic snaps. They will bend and pull out. I was able to pop them back on after without problem.

ace10

So I spent some time looking at this situation. The trim fasteners can be easily removed with a trim tool.

One of these:


Work it behind the fastener head and wiggle just a little while you lever it out.

But this is not a ten minute job. There are a lot (!) of fasteners and layers of trim.

I'm going to try spraying the star one more time while it's in situ. If it doesn't work this time, I may just call it a day and leave it chrome.

335X-ray

Update:

I figured out how to get the rear emblem off and the trunk liner down. Luckily I purchased a second emblem before the process started since I destroyed the one on the car getting it off.

To get the trunk liner down, I hooked my fingers under the liner at the back, top of the liner. If the trunk is open, you will be looking straight at 4 plastic retaining clips where I started. I used my fingers and a plastic tool used to remove panel clips. Then I did the clip holding the plastic molding to the hinge. Unfortunately I broke the little strap clips off of the molding as I was trying to slide it out of the way, but I held it in place with zip ties when I was putting everything back together.

There are an additional two retaining clips along the back, side of the liner I removed to be able to peel the liner back enough to get to the back of the emblem. You can see the 3 rubber grommets around the emblem post and the posts sticking out. I pushed them partially out (and crushed them) from the back and then used a plastic wedge on my clip remover too to essentially pry the emblem off (and destroying it in the process).

I then stuck the new emblem to a piece of cardboard to plastidip it. The emblem then just pushed into the 3 rubber grommets you can see in the picture. That is it!

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ace10

Thanks for the write up. But I'm really confused about the 3 rubber grommets. Does the new emblem come with replacements or do you reuse them? Are they acting as stoppers on the ends of the posts to keep it snug, or are they creating friction in the holes in the sheet metal?

335X-ray

Ace,

I reused the rubber grommets. They combine with the posts on the emblem to create friction and keep things snug and water tight. One of the grommets fell out as I was shoe horning the emblem out and I just gently pushed it back into the whole in the trunk and then pushed the emblem posts into the grommets.

Hope that helps,
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ace10

So it is really necessary to access the rear of the emblem, or could one just rip it out from the front?

335X-ray

You could probably rip it out from the front, just be careful with the paint. I used plastic trim removal tools to "pry" it off while intermittently pushing the pins from the back. You will surely decimate the emblem

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keyserS

Reduce by a tenth?

335X-ray

Ha!

dec·i·mate
ˈdesəˌmāt/
verb
verb: decimate; 3rd person present: decimates; past tense: decimated; past participle: decimated; gerund or present participle: decimating
1.
kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of.
"the project would decimate the fragile wetland wilderness"
drastically reduce the strength or effectiveness of (something).
"plant viruses that can decimate yields"
2.
historical
kill one in every ten of (a group of soldiers or others) as a punishment for the whole group.

keyserS

Can't help screwing with rads
Consistent with but cannot exclude...clinical correlation suggested
If we could only use Roman tradition on legislative bodies

335X-ray

Hey! I may resemble that remark on occasion! (Though I hate that phrase and try to avoid it unlike some of my partners...)

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otakki

What's the deal?! It's on every freakin' report from anybody who does any kind of interpretation nowadays. It's as if you folks have put it in as part of your signature or footnote so the phrase is always there by default.

keyserS

I'm not the rad. X is. Just flipping him chit.
...
Consistent with stabbing, but cannot rule out flesh wound. Consult Black Knight.

335X-ray

Hey! Don't go bashing the radiologist! Don't go labeling me "you folks"!

When the phrase is used to mean that something is equivocal and that the person who puts his hands on the patient or examines them needs to put all the pieces together, it is totally warranted. Isolated imaging findings can mean one of several things and by themselves, sometimes you can't tell.

Yes, I agree, some people use the phrase at the end of every report in some way trying to cover their butt, but some of us try not to do that.

Sorry to be a bit testy, but I don't like being generalized.

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keyserS

As Pulm, I need my rad friends. Amazing how people order films, never give rad hx, or ddx to help. Waste of a study IMO. With wife c S4 t4bn2b adeno of colon, seems helpful to know hx and pull old studies. I rarely see the hedges for the trees.

335X-ray

I hear you. We hate when people don't "share" info with us. If you want our best work, let us know what you are worried about or any history you have. Don't worry about biasing us...best wishes to your wife. One of my partners is dealing with something very similar with his wife.

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otakki

I know some of you still don't do that with every report. Not many, though.


Hope all is well with your wife.

IGotId

is the process similar for a wagon?

Lenin

If you are referring to using the trim tool, then yes. That's how I removed mine. I blacked out all the badges to match the night package.