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Old 04-13-2006, 09:56 AM
george d george d is offline
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I have only done it once, but removing the door panels was pretty straight forward, especially on the rear doors. As I recall....and that could be a minor problem in itself.

Remove all the visible screws, the arm rest, etc. The window crank has a screw under the plastic trim piece (which can be popped off gently). There is a little black plastic piece behind the door handle that pops out to access a screw in there. Slide a flat putty knife or some such under the bottom of the door panel. (They make an inexpensive tool for this which you can get at any parts store.) Work around the bottom and up the sides popping out the little connectors. Then pull out slightly from the bottom and lift straight up.

If your front door panels have the plastic "pockets" there is a trick to removing them. After you have popped out the connectors around the bottom and sides there will still be a plastic connector from the pocket which sticks through the panel and fastens behind a piece of metal on the door. You need to slide the pocket (to the rear, I think, if not try forward) until the bit of plastic slides out from behind the metal. I did not know this, and broke my piece of plastic.

Gook luck, and maybe someone else will chime in who knows better than I do.

George
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