240sx hatchback Struts

I was planning on installing a rear strut brace and than I looked at my hatchback and thought. WTF :/: anyways, Im wondering are the struts under those pieces of plastic? and is there a way of removing them without using excessive force?

Why not just look at them and investigate how they come off, pretty simple. Guess your not as curious as me…

Alot of things are fuxt up on my car because of Fitzy and his fake safety sheet angry
Anyways, I’ll clean the plastic tomorrow, a screw driver and a rubber mallet.
Im sure I’ll figure it out.