Rear vent removal - help please!

[scumdog]

I am taking out the rear 'shelf' on my '66 Landau to re-paint it, I've undone all the screws I can find but the 'grille' centre section does not seem to want to come lose - and it looks like it should come out first before the side bits that run forward towards the door openings.

Is there anything else to undo - i.e. bolts inside the trunk or something??

Hope you guys can help.

[scumdog]

Bump.

Anybody able to help?
The workshop manual is no real help, simply says 'remove rear tray'.

[Guest]

My 59 Bird has 3 bolts you have to get to from the truck.
Bob M

[Guest]

I should have said from the trunk
Bob M

[Petrolhead]

Hi ya scumdog

I know yours is quite different, however I had the same problem with my '62's parcel tray. I undid all the fasteners and it still wouldn't budge. I asked the question and the extremely knowledgable Alan Tast suggested that the rear edge of the parcel shelf sometimes gets caught in the rear window rubber/sealer, and some carefull pulling and wiggling should release it. I haven't had another lash at it yet as the door openingas are all masked off and I can't get inide it.

Alistair

[scumdog]

Thanks Alistair - it seems like the rear of my tray is stuck on the rear-window rubber - which seems to have copious quantities of urathane sealer on it.
I had such a job removing the top window surround that I'm worried I'll damage the parcel tray getting it out, I'm considering air-brushing it in place.

[SandyBoy]

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