How to remove the trays on top of the wheel well?

I did manage to remove both rear wheel well trays on my 2016 5th gen without breaking the clips. :cheer2:

It is tight to say the least getting a (big) hand in there but with patience it can be done. Further, the temp today was 80F+ so I suspect that helps with pliability. I'm sure my attempt would have resulted in breaking the screw tabs if this was being done in the cold.

Viewing the attached pic (below): The 4 problem children (aka the screws) are near center on the white rag. The tools used to remove the 4 problem children are on the white rag as well. The tools not on the white rag, well we all know what happened during the removal of the passenger (inverter) side tray, best to not give it attention.

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Nice 4R! I just bought a 2019 SR5 4 x 4 in Nautical Blue. Only 43K on the odometer and I put 1500 of those miles on myself. Very nice truck.
 
So I decided to carry the removable trays one step further.

First, I had some leftover indoor/outdoor carpet from my 4runner sleeping platform project (I'll be posting about that soon). So I cut out pieces to pad the tray bottoms. Seem to fit nicely.

I deferred gluing them down in case during my project journey I find the need to do any drilling on the tray bottom (eg. for hangers or clips on the underside to hold things in the wheel well).

Next I added clips in an attempt to provide the ability to pull/remove the trays.
I'll be honest, for this first attempt, the key split rings seem kinda flimsy when pulling on them. Perhaps there is something more robust???

In any event, the split key rings are ~5/8" I.D., two holes (#32 0.116" bit) per ring spaced ~1/2inch apart.

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