3. Remove the Parcel Shelf 

Put the top up.  Remove the carpet from the fuel tank cover (the silver cover that makes up the front part of the package shelf) and fold it back.  A claw hammer is a good tool for removing the plastic carpet fasteners. Lower the top.  Remove the fuel tank cover by removing the bolts with 10mm hex heads that hold it in place.

Lift the shelf up and out of the car.

A.  Remove the lower bolt (hidden by the belt in this photo)

B.  Remove the bolt w/ 10mm hex head at the top

C.  Pull the reel out of the space and place it aside.  There are wires attached on the later model cars be careful. You might hang the reel from the hole (C) or unplug the wires.

5.  Prepare the Seat Belt Towers.

A.  This shelf mounting flange has to be removed.  Release the wire tabs and move them out of the way. The large harness disconnects by pulling the gray tab outward and sliding the harness apart.  Also remove the bolts w/ 10 mm hex heads from the base of the belt tower (B,C,D).

C.  Here's the tower without the shelf flange.  We use a rotary grinder to clean the barbs from the drilled holes and the rough spots where the welds were broken.  It's not a bad idea to paint the unprotected metal. Be careful of any over spray.