06 Corrolla rear deck

I was wondering can the corrola's bg be tinted without removal of the rear deck. And if not what am I miissing,
I have removed all screws, pushed the plastic retainers up in the rear deck. The deck moves up and down but will not come out. Question: Do I have to pull the side panels out and if so any tips as how not to break anything.

I'm an old aircraft mechanic and used to puling on Titanium panels, they don't break just fllex a little

no ....you can get a lot of thin squeegees in there

that light is not nearly as tough as the newer civics

you should be able to pull one of the rear side panels to get the deck out if need be

Have you got a photo of one?
Just want to know if we have that model downunder?
Devil

A bulldozer works well for those without removal.

If you want to take the shelf out, you have to take the C pillar covers off. Remove the door trim edging and then pop the four or five plastic push pins with a long pry bar. ( or just yank it ) Be careful on the pass side one as it has an electronic box behind it. The brake light wire has a white connector on the right side under the shelf, that you will see. I don't remember but that will not come out of the vehicle without removing a seat belt. Just roll it forward onto the floor.

Clip board would work as well if you don't have access at this time to a long reach tool.

Apologizes, for taking so long to reply but I don’t like posting anything online from my other job. That said, Thanks for the ideas, I have already picked up a bulldozer and some panel removal tools, Lisle tool corporation makes 5 or 6 different panel/ door tools (all available from Northern Tool) at a reasonable price.

Thanks

Yes I can but it will take a day or two. You want a photo of the car the deck or both?

Shadykat

No worries Shadey...whatever you can lay your hands on.
Devil

I use my clip board for any of the hard to get spots

On this same topic..........

Is there anything weird about the glass along the top of a current-model Corolla BG????



I saw one today......(05/06).......that was silver & had EXTREMELY reflective tint on it. (I didn't really like it as I prefer NR, but I guess this person liked it).

Anyway, it had the name of the tint shop in the small rear-quarter glass, but as it passed me slowly in the other lane, I noticed the top of the rear BG had about 6 or 7 vertical lines that were about 3 or 4 inches long coming from the top down. Definitely looked like separation there as the bubbles left by the lines weren't just like *defroster* thickness................they were like 1/2" or more thick!!!!

WTF is that all about??????

careful about "yanking" that deck, I did one last year and pulled a chunk out of the deck!!! Now I use a butter knife or panel puller to pop the pops across the top of the deck the slide it out...

So destroyed the back deck the first time i did this car..The plastic is extremely brittle!! i dont reomend pulling the deck out...I was able to fix it and had to have a body shope glue it all back togeather...but when i took it down to the body shop they laughed cause this wasnt the first one of these decks they had seen in a million pieces...So word of warning the decks are made of some crap plactic and well unless you pop it out right under clips then your likely to bust that suka