How to remove the "sail panels" "Appliques" ?????

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What's the best way to remove what call the sail panels.. On my 14 denali it's the
black plastic pieces above the taillights next to the hatch door on both sides.
I'd like to remove them and fix/repair how they are mounted. One is really loose and
vibrates at the car wash.. Don't want to lose it !!!!
 

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They come off easily. I believe remove the taillight and then there are a couple screws that hold them in place along with maybe a couple clips. While they are off, there are a couple interior pressure vents behind them that sometimes break so would probably be a good time to put new ones in as well.
 

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These appear to be similar to how the GMT800 ones are mounted. One screw at the top and the rest are clips. Remove the screw and pull them out to the side of the body (don't pull to the back of the body).

This seller on eBay has some pics of what they look like: https://www.ebay.com/itm/285839776899
 
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Thanks for the help everyone... Supposed to get up to 40* here tomorrow before the next
polar vortex F's us !
I'll pull em out and figure out why they rattle so bad !!!!
Just didn't want to break anything removing them
 

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Thanks for the help everyone... Supposed to get up to 40* here tomorrow before the next
polar vortex F's us !
I'll pull em out and figure out why they rattle so bad !!!!
Just didn't want to break anything removing them
could try using some stick on foam padding in strategic places to prevent rattling, same stuff you might use under a gap in a door to the house or garage, cheap to grab a roll and trim to fit as needed.
 
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could try using some stick on foam padding in strategic places to prevent rattling, same stuff you might use under a gap in a door to the house or garage, cheap to grab a roll and trim to fit as needed.
I think I'll do something like that.. I've got some 3M automotive molding tape
that I may put in a couple of areas sparingly !!
Thanks for the suggestion
 

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