How to Separate front panels?

[ArcanaNoir]

Im in the middle of taking my panels off for some extra detailing and I'm stuck with the front panels. I followed the instructions on evilution and I removed the entire front section. I already removed all the tacks I saw and im trying to get the clips to let go but I'm really stuck on getting the front bits all apart. Does anyone have any instructions for this? My method of unclip everything as best I can and push isn't working. I must be missing something. Step by step instructions would be nice. For a 451.

[Kermit]

I bet you're done now. I guess you figured out you just needed to muscle it a bit and it'll pop apart. How you do it?

[ArcanaNoir]

Yup, just took a break for about 15 minutes and came back with a new patience and a new perspective. Ultimately, just had to break the "dirt seal". I can't get the screws back in the triangle bit by the mirrors now.. Hopefully sleeping on it will have given me a new patience and a new perspective there too...

[Kermit]

Take note the small screws behind the triangle are shorter. As far as the plastic ones, just push them in, no screwing needed. Take notice the tab on the triangle is in the slot designated for it then push it down and push the plastic screw in place. Sure you already figured all this out and are done by now. Do this process a few times and you will be able to have th front off in less than 10 minutes easy.

[ArcanaNoir]

Thanks for the tips. I haven't actually got these screws in yet. The torx30's on the triangle bit. Are they important? Because its not looking good....

[ArcanaNoir]

Victory is mine! I will NEVER take those screws out again.

[ArcanaNoir]

Crap... I have two tacks left over....

[Kermit]

If you didn't find them already they are in the door jambs.

[ArcanaNoir]

I think i already put those that you're talking about in... I went over the directions on evilution again and can't find any I forgot. I don't think they go in the front panels because i kept all those separate for just this reason, I didn't want to get the car back together and then have this situation. There's not any way I'm taking the front off again because of those two screws that were so hard to get in. I stripped them and the inside pretty badly at the tip so I'm darn lucky I was able to get them in, like I said. Oh dear. I got the one in each door like you said, got the two by the back wheel, got the special ones on the triangle bit. Im afraid it's from the front panels I just don't see how it could be, I put those aside separately!

[Kermit]

The front end will still hold together fine without them for the most part. Check and see if the ones on the front skirt in front of the tires are inserted.