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@Dogtemple
I would try anything before melting it out if you want to preserve the paint.
cutting it out with a reciprocating saw is a good way so long as you know when you have gone through the aluminium and don't cut through the frame. I know a bloke who swears by it and can have it out in no time.
this is how you do it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJLZ9Ojtr80
and theres using a slide hammer which seems to do the trick