how do i get the side & rear quarter ground effects off an 85 trans am?

 

You have to take the door panels off and reach down in the door to get at the nuts that hold the door pieces on. There is also a nut at each end of teh door. The rear quarters have to be accessed through the trunk well area. Down by the spare tire, the glove compartment side and down in the sail panels.

Heres hoping its the same as my Camaro!

 

to get at the ones on the door I believe you have to remove the door panel to get at the nuts. Not sure on that one. Behind the door you have to remove the interior panels behind the seats to get the nuts off. To get the rear skirt off I think you have to go in through the trunk area on the pass side is easy on the driver side I had to squeeze my hand through that cardboard piece to keep from having to take of the interior panels all the way up to the front which I didn't feel like doing. Plan on a pain in the ***, the dumbest molding design I've ever seen. This is like **** they would put on german cars.

 

what about the part under the door?, i have to get those off so i can take the fenders off

 

the part under the door you have to take off the front emblem and take those 2 screws out right behind it...mine had to be drilled out. then along the top of the rocker there are screws going along it and just take those screws out. than you have to reach down into the quarter...im not sure from where b/c my car is a convertible and is different.. but there are 2 bolts down there you have to take off.

SUGGESTION- if all you need to do it take your fender off than all you need to do is get the 2 screws behind the emblem... thats what i did and the fender came out perfectly.( just a tiny bit more hassle to get out, not as much as taking off the whole piece though.)

 

for right now i justy have to get the fenders off so they're out of the way (they're trashed) but while i'm doing that i might as well take them all the way off & get it over with

 

That sounds like removal for a Camaro. There are no emblems on the T/A rocker gfx.

Similar to what you said though, there are still 2 bolts holding it to the fender. The splash shield (plastic liner in the wheel arch) has to be taken off to gain access to them. Remove the retainer nuts and the fender can be pulled up & out.

 

my bad