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That's exactly the same problem you have. Sometimes pushing the top plastic against the knee plastic will solve exactly because you are pushing on top of the metal clip Buy a clip to remove Trim from amazon, I got this one: https://a.co/d/09gOrVUJ With this you have less chances to snap the plastic piece It's relatively easy, you pry it from the bottom to the top