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I thought you meant the rear bumper's step, not the side step. yeah, the side (pocket) step (part you step on) just unpegs too. I took all the panels of my x last weekend and painted them, I'm pretty versed in how to rip this bad boy apart now. to remove the part holding the step, there are like 4 or 5 screws in the wheel well, two or three pegs underneath, and two bolts directly below the tail light bolts, and then just pull on it, it's in place with some clips. The pocket with the step removes from the back, it's in place with some (retardedly designed) 10mm nuts on plastic screws (try not to ever have to take it apart, it'll never be as secure again.