I planned on removing my 85 300D rear doors next year to do some rust repair on the inside bottom seal area. (after a year on rust repairs, I needed a break!). But, I ran into a different problem.
My cluster and console lights had failed a number of times, blowing fuse #1 (and the cluster circuit board traces
). I have posted about that
in a different thread. Thanks to another owner (MY123ca), I looked for and found the problem was in the driver side pillar between the two doors. The wiring to the window switch would short out when the door was opened.
I opened up the door and have cut the window switch wiring at the bottom of the pillar. I was going to solder or crimp in a new section of cable.
In looking at how I would remove the wiring in order to remove the door, I see there are no disconnects inside the door. I took the window switch plug apart, but the sockets are not removable - they seem to have been installed in the plug base before being connected. There are 4 wires that come up through the pillar and another two that go to the motor.
Looks like I should install bullet or spade connectors on all 6 wires if I want to be able to remove the door at a later time?
Have not looked at vacuum tubes yet. Do they just push on the door lock mechanism? They may be a bit more difficult to feed through the pillar.
Any advice welcomed!