Thanks to all that have chimed in.  A tool is in
order.  I don't want to lose the stock and unmolested
appeal of this particular Carat.  It only has 89k
miles and is 9.5 out of 10 on the interior.  Just
being overprotective of one of my vans.

Thanks again.

dylan
--- Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET> wrote:

> >>I pulled mine out of my 90 GL a couple years ago
> when doing the
> >>Dynamat thing.I threw the old cardboard away,
> replaced it with an
> >>1/8" sheet of black ABS plastic(yeah, I made a
> template off the old
> >>one first!), marked the holes for drilling, and
> went to NAPA(or
> >>other biggie FLAPS) and bought some black
> upolstery push in
> >>thingies.  They had maybe 1/2" heads on them and
> multiple teeth
> >>around the shaft. I think they were 3/8" but I
> might be off a
> >>little. They pushed in very snuggly  and appear to
> be in there for
> >>a while.  Prying out the ABS won't be quite such a
> hassle as the
> >>old weather-torn cardboard, but hopefully the rear
> wiper has
> >>another 200k in her and I won't need to get in
> there for a while.
>
>
> DM&FS
>
>
> >>I would  like to remove the rear hatch panel on my
> 90
> >>Carat.  The clips  holding  it in are the dark
> grey
> >>ones and I do not have any to spare  if broken
> while
> >>removing.  What is the best way to pop them out?
> Will
> >>a trim tool help?  TIA,
> >>
> >>dylan
> >>
> >>
> >>They are very brittle though,
> >>& you may well break a few anyway :o(
> >>I don't know if it's aftermarket or just another
> option,
> >>but there also is a clip with a screw, that
> spreads &  locks the clips.
> >>best,
> >>John C.
> >>SLC,  UT
> >>
> >>
> >>
>

Dylan Friedman

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91 Syncro Westy GL
91 Syncro L
90 Carat
89 Wolfsburg GL

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