Hey guys,

I just got through the exciting experience of removing the door panel my 72 220D to repair the window lifter arm, and took lots of pictures to document the episode.

I just started cassidysgarage.com, which will be a blog of my Datsun 510 race car project and my 220D waste vegetable oil conversion project.

I thought I would give you guys a "practice" article.

REMOVAL OF DOOR PANEL ON W115, AND POSSIBLY APPLICABLE TO OTHER MAKES AND MODELS:

The door panel on a W115 Mercedes is held to the door frame by clips and accesories. The clips are small plastic fastners that grip the card board backing of the panel and "clip" to small holes in the door frame. The door crank, corner window crank, door release, arm rest, map pocket, chrome locking mechanism trim, and lock plunger head compose the accesories portion of the fastning. All accesories and clips must be removed to succesfully remove the door panel.

Here is a picture of the complete door panel for reference:



Lets start with the clips. Slide a small flat-head screw driver between the door panel and door frame at any point along the edge of the door. I chose the outside edge to start. Slide the screw driver up and down untill you hit a clip. Position the edge of the screw driver next to the clip, and pry the panel from the door frame gently. You should feel the clip "pop" free, and you will notice a gap devolp between the panel and the frame.




Next, I removed the chrome trim around the locking mechanism/door pin. Simply unscrew the two screws holding it in place with a phillips screw driver. The trim will fall free of the frame.




Unscrew the plunger on the inner door lock rod. Simply grip it firmly and twist counter clockwise to remove.