Grab handle removal

Does the grab handle have to be removed, in order to remove the inside molding piece, that it is on. I think that is the window pillar. I watched a vid. where the handle is held on by 2 10mm bolts. Sadly mine is Philips head, torqued on by king kong. It won't give. But does it need to? I wish to remove those inside panels. What the front of the door window abuts to. What's the trick?
Thanks

 

harbor freight, impact screwdriver + pb blaster

 

I think they're actually JIS screws, which are similar enough to Phillips that most people don't recognize the difference, but different enough from Phillips that a regular Phillips driver is almost guaranteed to slip.

An impact driver (either electronic or mechanical/hammer type) will make a big difference.

I don't remember for sure, but a #3 Phillips might work better than #2.

 

It seems like every project with this truck, starts off with a trip to Harbor Freight.
Thanks for the info

 

Those two bolts are almost impossible to remove. I was able to remove the ones on the passenger grab bar by using an impact driver (the kind one hits with a hammer) and a #3 Philips head. I had to carefully beat on it first in one direction and then in the other. Finally it loosened enough that it came out, but only after 10 or so minutes.

The driver's side was for me a different story. The steering wheel prevented me from using the impact driver and, IIRC, my long #3 Philips screwdriver. Eventually I rounded out the head so I drilled the head and used a hardened easy-out. Bad choice, the easy-out broke right at the surface of the head. There is no way that I can see to drill out the easy-out or to otherwise remove that screw. Its head is below the surface and there is no room for an external bolt remover. I might be able to pay a mechanic $100 to remove it but that's not a-gonna happen.

If I had it to do over, I would buy a genuine JIS head of the appropriate size (#3, I think), remove the steering wheel, use my impact driver, and give it a try, hoping that I don't deform the A-frame (or B-frame - whatever).