[cooljess76]

I broke a couple myself, luckily I have a wrecked M3 sitting next to me, lol. I tried using pliers, didn't work, just broke the clips. I ended up using two flat head screwdrivers. The tops of the clips are shaped like a rectangle. If you lay the blade of the screwdriver flat at the bottom of the short side of the clip, then hit the handle of the screwdriver with the palm of your hand, one side of the clip will pop up slightly. Twist the screwdriver to get the clip to come up as far as possible. Keep the screwdriver in place and then jam another screwdriver under the opposite side of the clip. It takes some serious patience, but once you master the technique, the rest are easy. Of course, the proper tool for removing the clips is a pickle fork which I've yet to purchase.