AJ & Barbara, I have a two inch wood piece that's about 3/4" thick, I slip it between the strut rod and body and give it a tap while I'm holding the door up or someone else is. Pops right off without hurting anything. The black louver can be painted with different brands and shades of black. I used Krylon semi flat black and held the spray back a little futher to give it that matted look. John Hervey www.specialtauto.com -----Original Message----- From: barbara0062 [mailto:phoenix@xxxx] Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 9:51 AM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Door Struts Hello, I'm having problems changing the drivers side door strut. I took the pins out and the strut won't budge. Also whats the best thing to use on the plastic louvres that cover the back window. Is there anything else I can do to make the car look nice because I'm taking it to a car show. AJ & Barbara To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/