help removing rear seat backet/brace *180sx*

[LongGrain]

for those of you who went with the stripped interior look. how did you remove the rear seat bracket/brace that wraps around the shock towers and up by the rear speaker bracket. I want to get these ugly things out before i paint the interior. any help would be appreciated.

pic for those who dont know what i'm talking about

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/LongGrain/springbreak9.jpg

you can kinda see where i tried prying it off :doh:

interior pics with these things removed would be great too.

[OutToWinPAHC]

Do you mean the metal uprights. If so dont remove them and just leave them. The tie to the inner skeleton and you kinda want those.

[LongGrain]

umm no i dont think so

these are just the things the rear seats and rear speaker brackets bolt to.

ive seen a million cars with them removed. i just cant figure out how to get them out.

[lost240soul]

spot welds if im looking at the right thing.. were its lifted up in the corner right corner

[LongGrain]

yea thats wher i tried prying it.

[lost240soul]

u see how the metal has those little holes u gotta buy a spot weld cutter bit and cut the spot welds .. its kind of a bitch to do .. long process..

[LongGrain]

a normal drill bit wont work?

[projectRDM]

Drill out the spot welds or use a sawzall and trim it to the edge. Not to hard to figure out.

[lost240soul]

no cause u have to cut around the spot weld to free the metal cause if u use a normal bit u may cut threw too deep then ull have a giant ass hole there lol.. (thats how we did it at my job)