Removing Rocker Panels
03-09-2006, 01:27 AM
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RE: Removing Rocker Panels
ORIGINAL: Torch_Vert
I ordered them from Kevin Casey over on TMS (05StangKC). As I recall they were pretty inexpensive.
I ordered them from Kevin Casey over on TMS (05StangKC). As I recall they were pretty inexpensive.
03-09-2006, 01:30 AM
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RE: Removing Rocker Panels
i just pulled after i took out the the two plastic pins on the front end side of each panel... some of the different plastic holders will get messed up.. i ordered replacements from my dealership for $12 .... for every single pin needed to mount the panels...
03-09-2006, 02:29 AM
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RE: Removing Rocker Panels
ORIGINAL: will_c
JUST BE SURE THAT YOU DONT JUST HAVE TO PULL OUT THAT CENTER PIN TO PULL OUT THE WHOLE THING..... like you have to do for the trunk pins u know?? if you pull out the center of the "bolt", that loosens the "frame" thingy and it will come out easily.
I used one of those tiny flat head screw drivers to get the center pin out. It worked pretty well.
......and sorry if this post makes no sense, im deliriously tired right now lol.
JUST BE SURE THAT YOU DONT JUST HAVE TO PULL OUT THAT CENTER PIN TO PULL OUT THE WHOLE THING..... like you have to do for the trunk pins u know?? if you pull out the center of the "bolt", that loosens the "frame" thingy and it will come out easily.
I used one of those tiny flat head screw drivers to get the center pin out. It worked pretty well.
......and sorry if this post makes no sense, im deliriously tired right now lol.
03-09-2006, 03:13 AM
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RE: Removing Rocker Panels
Looks like I'll be giving my local dealership a visit. Unless a body shop has em?
Thanks guys. Greatly appreciate your help. I would've been driving around without rocker panels right now if it weren't for you folks!
You were able to reuse the pins and everything? I see this talk about white and black pins (the rocker panels only came with 2 white pins). You were able to take some/all of the white and black pins and reuse them?
Thanks guys. Greatly appreciate your help. I would've been driving around without rocker panels right now if it weren't for you folks!
ORIGINAL: TNT1968
If they're like the ones for the hood insulation they call those fasteners "Christmas Trees" in upholsterer jargon- I've used a smallscrewdriver to bend one side up enough to get a cheap pair of sidecuts under it. You don't cut 'em, you just use the cutters as a lever to get them out. Afixer's find will work as well. you can reuse the pins no prob.
If they're like the ones for the hood insulation they call those fasteners "Christmas Trees" in upholsterer jargon- I've used a smallscrewdriver to bend one side up enough to get a cheap pair of sidecuts under it. You don't cut 'em, you just use the cutters as a lever to get them out. Afixer's find will work as well. you can reuse the pins no prob.
03-09-2006, 05:47 PM
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RE: Removing Rocker Panels
I could have re-used all the white hidden (christmas tree) retainers, the other black retainers I replaced but then again I never re-use those type of retainers unless I absolutely have too. I replaced the white ones also just for s**ts and giggles but the old ones definitely looked reusable.
03-10-2006, 03:46 AM
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RE: Removing Rocker Panels
ORIGINAL: amystery2u
If you want FORD part numbers you need W709176-S300 (2 each side), & W710532-S300 (8 each side)
If you want FORD part numbers you need W709176-S300 (2 each side), & W710532-S300 (8 each side)
03-11-2006, 04:55 PM
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RE: Removing Rocker Panels
Took a while but I did it. For those of you wondering...
I used the pliers on my multitool to pull out the 8 retainers on the bottom. Best way to pull out the retainers using pliers is by grabbing the head and wiggling it loose, then grab the neck and use the bottom of your frame to push up against and force the retainer out. They'll come out effed up, and hardly reusable.
After getting out the retainers, there are two more retainers on the front, behind your tire. These are easy to pull out, just use the pliers and.. pull. Come out smoothly. Keep these, you'll reuse them.
Now, starting from the front, pull the entire rocker panel off. Sometimes white pins will come off the rocker panel and get stuck in the holes. Just use your pliers and the same wedging motion that you used for the retainers to get those out. Reuse whatever white pins you can on the GT rockers, unless you bought new ones.
Put the new GT panels on, starting with the white pins of course. Then get the 8 pin type retainers (youll have 16 in all for both sides) and then the 2 retainers on the front.
I on the other hand went to a dealership and bought 8 retainers and 8 white retainers. COST $50!!! STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP! I didn't want to get ripped off anymore than I did, so I left with 8 and 8 total. I used 4 retainers on each side.. works perfectly fine, and then reused whatever white retainers I had left over.
I used the pliers on my multitool to pull out the 8 retainers on the bottom. Best way to pull out the retainers using pliers is by grabbing the head and wiggling it loose, then grab the neck and use the bottom of your frame to push up against and force the retainer out. They'll come out effed up, and hardly reusable.
After getting out the retainers, there are two more retainers on the front, behind your tire. These are easy to pull out, just use the pliers and.. pull. Come out smoothly. Keep these, you'll reuse them.
Now, starting from the front, pull the entire rocker panel off. Sometimes white pins will come off the rocker panel and get stuck in the holes. Just use your pliers and the same wedging motion that you used for the retainers to get those out. Reuse whatever white pins you can on the GT rockers, unless you bought new ones.
Put the new GT panels on, starting with the white pins of course. Then get the 8 pin type retainers (youll have 16 in all for both sides) and then the 2 retainers on the front.
I on the other hand went to a dealership and bought 8 retainers and 8 white retainers. COST $50!!! STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP! I didn't want to get ripped off anymore than I did, so I left with 8 and 8 total. I used 4 retainers on each side.. works perfectly fine, and then reused whatever white retainers I had left over.
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