There are only 2 screws holding
the door panel in place on a 1999 Ford F250. Yet
removing these door panels is tricky... until you know
where the hidden screws are.
The first thing I did was roll down the window.
The arrows show where the hidden
fasteners are located: One is behind the red
lens bezel, and the other is beneath the
switches on the armrest.
There is a notch in the lens. A small flat
screwdriver can be used to pry the lens off.
I removed
the bulb by pulling it out carefully. These
bulbs break easily, so I just pull them out
to be safe.
With a 7 millimeter socket I removed this
screw that held the door panel in place.
Armrest:
I used a
prying tool (red arrow) to lift the narrow
end of this switch panel.
After this end
was unsnapped, I could unhook the
other end from the armrest.
The
other hidden screw was now exposed (red
arrow).
But first I disconnected the wires from
the switch panel.
With a 7
millimeter socket I removed the screw.
Then I
removed the cover from the mirror area.
The arrow
shows the location of the clips.
At this point a manual mirror
could be removed. BUT... to remove a
power mirror the entire door panel
needs to be removed so the wiring can be
disconnected.
Removing The Panel:
Then I
pulled the panel in an upward and outward
direction to completely remove it from the
car.
Now the
dust shield is exposed, and other repairs
can be made inside the door, if necessary.
Back side
of door panel.
This door panel does not
have the old-fashioned push clips... it uses
hooks that are molded into the
plastic door panel.
The
electrical connection for the power mirror
was found behind the speaker.
Once the wire
was disconnected I could remove the mirror.
These
arrows show the access holes I used to
unbolt the mirror. This required an
11 millimeter socket.
Back side
of mirror.
The arrows point to the
fasteners.
Extended
Cab Back Door:
The
extended cab back door has a long narrow
2-part door panel.
Upper Panel:
First I removed
the screws from the window latch.
Since
this panel used push clips to hold it in
place, I pried
the cover from the window area using a tack
puller.
That
exposed two 7 millimeter screws that held
the lower panel on.
I removed
those 2 screws and just lifted the door
panel upwards and outwards.
This panel was
held by hook clips... there were no push
clips like those found on many older cars.
