hey all, may be usefull info for some of you but i just worked out how to pull clock surround of ae86 without breaking it
tools needed:
2 resonably sized zipties...
how to:
as shown in pic below, get the 2 zipties and jam them down each side of the clock surround, this will be a little hard as the zipties have to puch the clips out
once zipties are in, get ahold of both with each hand and give it a firm tug
and presto, out it comes, no scratches from using metal tools and no breakages
hope i helped someone haha