How do i remove interior peices?

[99firebirdconv.]

I was just wondering, is it hard to remove the side door handle surrounding peice, the lock surrounding piece, and the smooth dash part that goes around the guages and light knobs....how do i remove them??

[whiteshark]

The door part is easy (if you're talking about what I think you are) First you take of the pannel with the window/lock controls. just grab at the top (the skinny part) and pull. It'll pop right out. And the part that holds the lock and door handle just unscrew the one screw, and pop the little slidey lock thing (lol, technical terms here) off the metal bar that holds it. Then it slides off the handle. As for the gauge holder, I have no idea, never removed mine.

[ March 14, 2003: Message edited by: whiteshark ]</p>

[99firebirdconv.]

Should i sand these parts down before i paint them?

[dmiller_2005]

Yes, sand them and clean them!

[meangreen97camaro]

just give a/c vents and light switch molding a tug and they will come off.
if you don't want it to look like sh!t and chip off you will:
1. clean
2. sand
3. 4-5 coats of primer
4. re sand
5. re clean
5. 4-5 coats of paint
6. 4-5 coats of clear coat

primer and clear coat can be bought for less than ten bucks so you might as well do it right