Removing rear reflector - quick question

[ramonesfreak]

Gotta repair mine. I know the procedure but have delayed repairing reflector correctly by removing it from car

my fear is those metal tabs that i have to bend

is there a real risk of breaking them? dont think my reflector has been off so tabs likely have never been bent before

I assume I just bend them back prior to reinstalling and then push the reflector back on. Will the plastic mounting bracket parts (not sure what to call them ) go back in tightly without much fuss? I’m worried I’ll never get this back on so it’s factory tight and it will either look uneven or fall off as I’m driving

thanks


Car is a 1983

[Dpmulvan]

Access the reflector from the bottom (shield) think there’s like 8 screws to remove, then carefully pry them off and re bend them upon install.