How do I remove those "xmas tree" interior panel fasteners without breaking them?

[barrys]

Now that is a well designed tool. If I have to redo the headliner again -- which I might since the color was wierd and I really needed a new board -- I'm buyin a pair of those.
I bought all three sets of crappy Harbor Freight interior pry tools. They all suck and the combined cost was way more than the cost of those napa ones.

 

[armadillon]

This is old, but I just purchased the Door Panel Removal tool from AutoZone for $10 here in Texas. Pretty beefy and worked like a charm. Fasteners don't really stay in good condition if pulled but theyre definitely reuseable.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

http://www.lislecorp.com/divisions/products/?product=199&division=1&category=12

Here is what I have, and since the origins of this thread I have used it with great success. It is also kinda cool it was made half an hour from my house.

 

[sblake01]

I've always used a produce hammer. Had it since maybe the late 60s/early 70s. Old grocery clerks will recognize it. Can't recall the last time I broke a panel fastener.

 

[Mark_88]

Wow, this is an old thread...

I had to buy a pack of the fasteners to redo my door panel because they all look like there was a fire in the forest...and now that the good ones are in there I'm gonna look for a proper tool to remove them...just in case...