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On my 07 it I'd spot welded together. Just drill out the plastic rivits and paint. Buy some plastic filler rod and melt back together. Did exactly that on my s10 with alright results. I'd recommend sem products over Walmart paint.
Looking at that real oem diagram, it should be pretty easy to just unclip all these which is good news. Any thoughts around removing the downtubes under the dash centre?
If you're talking about the sides of the center stack. They just pop off. If I remember correctly when my mechanic was hardwiring my GPS he just pulled them toward the rear of the car and they popped right off.