Removing trunk lid liner to remove rear emblem?
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Removing trunk lid liner to remove rear emblem?
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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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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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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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?
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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?
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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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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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"
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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"
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historical
kill one in every ten of (a group of soldiers or others) as a punishment for the whole group.
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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.deci·mation n.
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.deci·mation n.
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