Removing the lower trim

Preliminary work 

• Refer to REMOVING THE FLAP IN THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT TRIM PANEL ON THE RIGHT .
• Refer to REMOVING FLAP IN LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT TRIM PANEL ON RIGHT .
• Refer to REMOVING BOTH TAIL LIGHTS FROM THE SIDE PANEL .
• Refer to REMOVING LEFT AND RIGHT REAR REFLECTORS .
• Refer to REMOVING REAR BUMPER PANEL .

• Release and remove the trim (1)  from all the detents (2)  along the dotted line.

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