thanks for locking my previous topic, those were not the panels in question.

I am trying to remove the ones on either side of the CD player.

 

Those pop out the same way the side ones on the bottom do, but I think there is screw removal involved in the center,
and if it wasn't to be locked it should have been moved.

This belongs in the technical section under electrical interior

 

The silver trim on the sides of the radio are part of the Climate Control Console. To remove these pieces the upper section of the center console will have to be removed.