Genesis Silver/Gold bottom panel removal?

[John-NY]

How in the heck do I remove this bottom panel?

I can’t find a way to squeeze these tension clips enough to allow it to pop up and off.
I don’t really want to cut it off.

There’s gotta be a trick!

 

[Cody Bratton]

Pretty sure it is just friction fit. Pound up on it and it should pop up & out

 

[Mark-Anaheim]

Never seen one, but from the look of that clip design, my guess would be to squeeze the clip from the bottom with pliers

 

[BPratt]

Or pry it with a flat bar or flat head screwdriver

 

[John-NY]

Thanks all! I actually got it off by accident with a 4x4 and 2x4 scrap.

My idea was to hold it up with the 4x4, with the added bonus of it applying the upward pressure on the clip itself, then to use a 2x4 scrap as a pounding block and smack it with a hammer.

My 4x4 scrap was too short, so I went and stuck a 2x4 scrap underneath it.
Lo and behold, the wobbling that combination caused both pushed and bent the clip and it simply popped off the crossbar.

This is by far the dumbest luck I’ve had yet working on a grill.