Before removing the door panel, I first rolled the window down.
Then with
a putty knife I pushed the door pull handle
cup forward and pried upward lightly.
The next photo shows the clip that holds
this part in place.
The arrow shows the thin grove on the
retainer clip,
this has to be pushed in to release the clip
from the panel.
Then I
was able to remove the Phillip's screw from
under the pull handle cup.
There was
a plastic piece of trim around the door
release handle that needed to come off.
This trim was held on by a single screw, but
the screw was hidden under a little plastic
cover hatch.
I used a small flat screwdriver to open
the hatch and then I removed the screw with
a Phillip's screwdriver.
Then I
pried up on the trim cover, above the lock lever
and also below the door handle to release
the tabs. (See the next photo for more
detail.)
The red arrows
show the release tabs. These need to be
pried apart to remove this piece of
trim.
The green arrow shows a positioning hook
that helps hold this trim in place.
I pushed
in on the center pin of the line up button/clip
and pried it
out.
Caution: Don't push the center
part too far, or it will fall inside the
door.
When Re-Installing:
Slide the
center pin on the button/clip outward
before reinstalling.
When reinstalling, make sure the hole in
the door panel lines up with the hole
in the metal door shell, and then put the
clip in the hole.
Then, push the center pin flush.
Ready To Remove The
Panel:
I started
prying the plastic door panel push clip away
from the metal shell.
A stiff putty knife works well for this.
Then I lifted upward to unhook the
door panel from the top edge of the
door.
Disconnecting the the wire harness from the
power window and door lock switches was not
easy because the wires only had a few inches
of slack.
I had to find the little push tab and
press it to pull the harness out.
View of
the metal door shell, with the dust cover
on.
View of
back side of plastic door panel.
The white push clips are seen around the
outer edge.
Rear Door:
I found
the rear door to be similar with a few
differences. I first started with a small
screwdriver and opened the tab on the latch
cover.
I removed
the screw from the trim cover.
Then I
pried the tab at the top of the cover above
the lock lever and released it. Then I used
the same method on the tab below the door
release handle.
The red
arrows show the release tabs.
The green arrow shows the positioning notch.
With a putty knife I pushed the pull cup forward
and lifted slightly.
I removed
the Phillip's screw.
Then
I pried the door
panel away from the metal door shell to
release the plastic push clips.
I then lifted the plastic door panel off
the top edge of the door.
View of
plastic door trim panel.
The white door push clips are located
around the edge of the plastic door panel.
