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How do you remove the side panels in a 03 heat? I had the front and rear seats out got all the rear screws, there was 1 bolt below the cup holder, but even with those all out I can not get the front of the panel to move.

Are there any other screws im missing?

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which side? On my 01' there is nothing on the front of the side panel, just being rammed in next to the glove box secures it. On the back side on mine, the grab rail that goes from the back of the seat to the side panel holds that in place. So you need to remove the stainless grab rail. If you don't have the grab rail, some don't, I'm not sure what holds it in there.

On the driver side, there is a bolt on mine at the bottom front, you access it through the 2 side panels in the cuddy.

good luck-

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both sides, but when I tried mine I really only tried to pull out the drivers, like I said I got to a bolt below the cupholder but the panel did not budge. Maybe there is another screw that's alittle closer to the front, do you remember it being really hard to get it out? I had the rear of the panel pulled back with no problem, just the front of it

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yep, you need to get to the one from inside the cuddy. Remove the access panel so you can see the back side of the steering wheel area, then look down to the left to find the bolt holding it in. After that, it should pull back fairly easily.

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thank you, I know I didn't get one that close to the front