This is the right front door of a 2007 Subaru Impreza.
I started by prying the mirror cover from
the top of the door panel.
I used a tack
puller for a prying tool.
This
cover was held on by a suction cup system.
At this point the side view mirror mounting
bolts are exposed, but the wire connector is
under the door panel.
Using a
small screwdriver, I
opened the cover at the bottom of the door
pull.
Then I
was able to remove the Phillips screw from
the bottom of the pull handle cover.
I pried up on
the pull handle cover. I started at the rear
and worked forward until the cover was free.
Next I
removed the wires from the switches by
pressing on the release tab on each plastic
connector.
The
switch panel assembly was completely removed.
Then I
start the tedious job of removing the
surround cover around inside handle
assembly.
With a
small screwdriver I started prying
on the edge of the surround cover. First I
gently pried
at the top above the lock lever. Once I
got my fingertips under the
cover, I pried below the lever.
Next I
gently pried on the forward area of the surround cover
until the snap clip released.
View of
the back side of the inside handle trim
cover.
With a
rigid putty knife I pried between
the plastic panel and metal door shell to
release the snap clips.
Then I
pulled the plastic panel outward and upward over
the upper lip of the door.
View of
metal door shell with dust cover.
If
I was removing the side view mirror, I would
disconnect this electrical connector (red
arrow) for the electric mirror.
View of
back side of plastic door panel.
Removing The Rear Door Panel
View rear
door with plastic door panel.
With a
small screwdriver I gently removed
the surround cover from around the inside door
handle.
View of
back of surround cover and the fastening
tabs.
View of
handle area with surround cover removed.
With
a small screwdriver, I opened the cover to
expose the Phillips screw at the bottom of
the pull handle.
Then I
pried on the forward area of the plastic
trim to release the snap
clip.
Next I
pressed on the tab on the wire harness and
pulled the connector from the switch.
I found a
screw clip at the upper back end of the
panel. This clip is soft plastic.
I
gently unscrewed the inner part of the clip
and held the outer part stationary. Then
I pulled the entire clip out.
View of
clip after removal.
Then with
a rigid putty knife I pried the
plastic door panel away
from metal door shell.
There were several
snap-clips around the perimeter of the door
panel.
Next I
pull upward and outward over the top lip of
the metal door shell.
