Hello,
First, a bit of background. I had a stupid incident last week with my 2-month old car: I was transporting gasoline in a jerrycan last Wednesday (to help someone out, not for the MS obviously
While driving, I had to break a bit harder than usual because of a cyclist and it fell on the side. I had to continue driving for about 5 minutes before I could stop and put it back straight. Unfortunately, it turned out that the cap was bad and about a liter of gasoline spilled in the trunk, leaving a horrible smell that has driven me crazy ever since. And everyone making fun of me of course...
I brought it to a car dry cleaning the next morning: they took a lot of money but did not fix it really. It seemed to be OK at first but they probably only had masked the smell and it came back the next day.
So I decided to try to fix it myself and removed all the mats from the trunk. I have air dried them and left the car open as much as possible for the whole weekend. By now, the smell is nearly gone and I am about to put the mats back on.
Now, the question: one of the mats that goes vertically in the trunk is attached to the car with plastic fasteners that go behind the plastic bottom trim of the trunk: it was easy to remove by pulling it, however, I think I need to remove the plastic trim itself to put it back to get access to the holes for the fasteners. Any idea how to do this? I tried gently to pry it out but could not figure out how this is assembled. Below is the picture of the part I am trying to remove (the white stuff is baking soda to absorb the smell in case you are wondering...)
Many thanks in advance
First, a bit of background. I had a stupid incident last week with my 2-month old car: I was transporting gasoline in a jerrycan last Wednesday (to help someone out, not for the MS obviously
While driving, I had to break a bit harder than usual because of a cyclist and it fell on the side. I had to continue driving for about 5 minutes before I could stop and put it back straight. Unfortunately, it turned out that the cap was bad and about a liter of gasoline spilled in the trunk, leaving a horrible smell that has driven me crazy ever since. And everyone making fun of me of course...I brought it to a car dry cleaning the next morning: they took a lot of money but did not fix it really. It seemed to be OK at first but they probably only had masked the smell and it came back the next day.
So I decided to try to fix it myself and removed all the mats from the trunk. I have air dried them and left the car open as much as possible for the whole weekend. By now, the smell is nearly gone and I am about to put the mats back on.
Now, the question: one of the mats that goes vertically in the trunk is attached to the car with plastic fasteners that go behind the plastic bottom trim of the trunk: it was easy to remove by pulling it, however, I think I need to remove the plastic trim itself to put it back to get access to the holes for the fasteners. Any idea how to do this? I tried gently to pry it out but could not figure out how this is assembled. Below is the picture of the part I am trying to remove (the white stuff is baking soda to absorb the smell in case you are wondering...)
Many thanks in advance
