Hi There, can anyone help me?
I am trying to take off the rear door panel of a 1999 c220 estate.
The window mechanism has gone faulty. the motor sounds like its ok but the coupling maybe disconnected . can anybody explain how to get the panel off.

regards
Keavo

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The trickiest part probably is prying off the handle cover. I used a paint stir stick with the end sanded to a chisle edge. Use something soft so you don't tear the vinyl covering. When you put the door back together make sure to seal the plastic liner very well. Otherwise you can get water in the footwell when it rains hard.

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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine)
1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra

Rear 202 can be found here:

http://202tech.mkosonen.com/howto/doorpanel.html

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Michael
Southern California/Santa Monica
1986 MB 190D 2.5, 5 Speed Black and Palomino "Mordechai"
1985 Porsche 928S (32V), 5 Speed
1980 Porsche 928 (16V), 5 Speed

That is up to 97. As it states there the 98 is different. On 98-99 the handle cover has to pry off which is different.

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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine)
1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra

Thank you for clarifying.

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Michael
Southern California/Santa Monica
1986 MB 190D 2.5, 5 Speed Black and Palomino "Mordechai"
1985 Porsche 928S (32V), 5 Speed
1980 Porsche 928 (16V), 5 Speed

At STARTUNED MAGAZINE located at https://www.mbwholesaleparts.com/StarTuned/html/index.html

there is an article on the 202 rear door panel disassembly couple of diagrams

find it in the archive under general information