how to remove door sills?

[Ziggens96]

hold on let me look for the post, someone explained this to me, and I was able to get em out. Think you slide them in a direction, cant remember if it was forward or backwards then yank and hope you dont break it. I'll post when I find the thread.

it's only possible to slide them forwards...but it doesn't seem to make a difference, obviously a LOT of force is required to get them off either way.

on bimmerforums the guys were saying to pull up and slightly into the car at the same time, with the sill slid forward already. they also said to start pulling the clips from the rear first. what i read was for e36 but it sounds similar. refresh anybody's memory?

i don't know whether i should pull up on the inside edge, next the the carpet...or the outside edge next to the weatherstripping. they are equally difficult it seems.

[browntown]

hold on let me look for the post, someone explained this to me, and I was able to get em out. Think you slide them in a direction, cant remember if it was forward or backwards then yank and hope you dont break it. I'll post when I find the thread.

[Ziggens96]

I just yanked 'em out and they came out intact.

but dude, what do you mean? which part do you grab? i can't get any leverage or grip on them.

[ZinRot325i]

I just yanked 'em out and they came out intact.

[mattdk318i]

i just reread the post. I cant remember what i did when i installed my stereo.

[Ziggens96]

so...how do you do it? im trying to run RCAs and everybody says "remove your sills, rear seat, kick panel etc." like it's no problem.