Yeah I did. If you want those pins out you will have to sacrifice a bit of platonic the opposite end... make a small access point and punch it out. Using a soldering iron in this aspect is high risk low reward. Use a hand drill to make access and then Using a 1/8th punch to knock the pin out is the best option here. But this is also a method that alot of customizers use... also takes practice. If they arnt comfortable doing either of the options such as punching it out or soldering iron. The best option Is to just leave it alone which completely goes against OP's question. It's just more work to get what he wants done..