I removed mine a few weeks ago with ALOT of trouble. You do have to pry and pull, pry and pull, pry and (I guess you get the picture). The trouble is if you don't know how they're held in place you hate to just pry things off cause you know you're going to break something... The pads actualy have what appear to be threaded bolts sticking out the back of them and these "bolts" simply slip inside a nylon bushing that is stuck in a hole in the roll bar. These threaded bolts or rods are held firmly in place by the friction between the nylon bushing and the threads. You need to pull or pry straight out a little at each attaching point until you can get a good grip on the piece to pull the whole thing out. The two "U" shaped pads have 3 treaded rods each and the one straight pad has two attaching rods. Save the nylon bushings and reuse them when monting. It appears that the more times you take then off, the easier it is as the bushing starts to "break in" and gets a little worn. I hope never to have to remove mine again. I'm painting the roll bar to match the body color and then reattaching the pads for good!!!!
