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The 89 doesn't have the center support that the 87/88 have, so no center nuts. Just the four in the corners.
I believe access to side spoilers can be obtained by removing interior panels (to do a REAL nice paint job, all the interior and glass should be removed anyway, along with any other removable items). They are then held on with several nuts.
Interior panel removal isn't difficult. Just don't tug on something unless you're certain there's no screw or other panel holding it there. All screwholes in the carpet are easily felt, and screwholes on plastic or obvious to see.
To remove interior paneling from the rear isn't as difficult as it will at first appear, once you find ALL the screws holding it in. First, pop off the round "buttons" around the inside of the quarter windows to remove quarter window trim ring (on my 86, I have this. On 89, I don't remember if you do or do not). Inside of this ring are I think three shorty screws holding down fastening tabs of the panel. These obviously need removal.
Next, remove coat hooks, a-pillar trim (if it overlaps the B/C pillar trim you're removing -- imperfect fits mean it might be fine to leave a-pillar trim in), tonneau cover (tonneau anchors should be fine -- they don't physically attach to anything but the panel), possibly rear tonneau hooks.
Remove rear center trim. There are two or three screws along bottom, two plastic pushrivets on either side near top on vertical plane, and the plastic trim atop the brake light housings. TIP: On the plastic "screw-inside-the-oval" fasteners, it helps to use a flat screwdriver to pry up on the oval part. This will close the wings (you'll see once removed) against the screw so that you can unscrew it more easily. Sometimes they don't want to come out because the simple weight of the screwdriver itself is enough to push them back into the holes. On these, once you get enough of the screw sticking out, just grab it with your fingers and pull.
Once rear trim is removed, I think you must remove lower side panel before upper side panel. If so, there is a screw near the bottom rear corner, I think mmmmaybe one in the middle of the wheelwell (not sure about this one), and at least one toward the front. You might have to remove the speaker covers (pry gently with non-marring tool, or even more gently with a flat screwdriver), but I don't remember if there were any fastening tabs here. You will also want to lean the rear seats forward and remove the trim ring from around the latch strike plate. IIRC there are fastening tabs behind it.
I'm going off of memory at 1:30 in the morning having been up since 5:00 a.m. yesterday. I might have a few of the details a little bit blurry ;)
Hope it helps.
CJ
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