On my 88, I took the screws out of the bottom of the panel, and the door handle;
Unscrewed my lock (easier to remove panel w/o that damn thing sticking up;
used a flat head ***** driver to pop the panel off of its clips (no the best method but it worked for me);
Then lifted the panel at an angle with the handle. Just be careful because if you have power locks and windows, the wires for those are short and will pull apart if you are not careful. Good luck.
/ (PS. only took me a minute or two on each panel-it is pretty easy)