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plastic clips that hold in the side carpet of the trunk?.....man they are a pita....i took off the ones that hold in the carpet on the bottom and ended up breaking one.....i have the tool that looks like a piece of metal with a slot in it to remove it but ended up bending/breaking it....why is it so hard to take out?...am i missing something?....i even pulled one so hard that it broke the cap off but the rod is still inside....sheesh!.....also i was planning on building a subwoofer box to mount flush against the rear seats but that doesnt seem possible....too many bumps/wierd edges near the rear seats....any suggestions?

 
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are you talking about the ones that have a tiny circle in the middle? or the ones that have what looks like a flathead screwdriver hole in the middle?

 
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um....neither?.....these have "gills" on the side that hold it in.....

 
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Are they the ones with a big protruding head? Like on the sides, the peices you attach your cargo net too?

 
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i dont see how u can attach a cargo net to it....the top of it is flush....and it grips into the holes......wow i thot this would be a simple question/answer.....its a 2k1 civic sedan lx.....there are only 2 types of plastic insert bolt thingys......one is a screw type.....the other is this funky wierd one

 
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http://www.ericthefat.com/clip.jpg
http://www.ericthefat.com/clip2.jpg

the one on the left is the one im having trouble with....the right one is the screw one....thats easy to take off....also where can i buy the left clip?....i broke 2 of them

 
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A panel popper should take that out no problem, without damaging it. If you are using a panel popper and it's breaking them, then you are doing something wrong...heh. And you can get those from your Honda dealer....they are probably like a dollar each.

 
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well when i try to take it out with my panel removal tool it just grips the harder i try to pull.....i've owned a 98 civic and my friend has a 2k civic and they dont have these.....

 
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http://www.sounddomain.com/sku/SOU87650
thats what i used
heck i even tried this
http://www.sounddomain.com/sku/SOU87810

 
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ok i finally removed it.....sheesh....had to use the the removal tool and pliars to squeeze them out simultaneously

 
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actually, those are more expensive than you think. i bought 3 of them when i broke mine, and it costed me around 10 bucks. you might be able to find them somewhere such as autozone/advance, pep boys, etc.