Full disclosure, I’ve never seen this particular bolt yet, but, would it be possible to cut off the end so it would be short enough to remove without having to drop the subframe?
Are we talking like trying to push on a door that says PULL kind of embarrassment? Or like talking on the phone and saying out loud, “Where’s my flipping phone,” kind of embarrassment?
Absolutely! You always feel much more confident pulling on plastic when you have a better idea of which direction to pull. That being said, my butthole STILL quivers any time I do it.
Take a look at my picture above, there are 4 slots on the top edge that hold that piece in place. You’ll have to peel back the rubber weather stripping to pull straight up on that piece. And you are correct, those two bolts have nothing to do with this panel, thankfully.
Went for a drive and came across a Dodge Magnum with an obnoxious exhaust, blaring alternative rock music, stickers on the rear window (you know, where you would see with the rear view mirror)… and a license plate that read M4N W4GN.
All I could think was 10,000 sperm and he was the fastest.