DIY: Door Panel Removal & Door Speaker Size

marcussoori · 02-03-2012, 10:13 AM

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silviakid02 · 03-26-2012, 02:26 PM

To the best of my knowledge you have to remove the door panel to remove the door handle as the design of the clips the handle has to be pulled away from the door from the rear after you remove 4 screws. I was able to avoid unplugging the window controls by using a small flat head screwdriver to unclip the four snaps on each side of the window controls and remove it from the visible shroud. This makes it small enough to slip through the door card with out unplugging the control. I also removed the door handle from the card but removing the 4 philips head screws that hold the handle to the card and then reinstalled the one 10mm screw the reconnects the handle to the door frame itself. I not have a fully functional door (handle, lock and window switches even though there is no interior door card.

Was just setting up my car to bring for tints in the morning. I removed the door cards to give them more room to work with and found a trick to help with the install. On the lower door jam is a rubber compression sensor that tells the car if the door is open or closed. If you back out the philips head screw about a half a turn it must break the ground and disable the switch because the window juts up as if the door is closed. This will allow the tint installer to get deeper below the glass seal on the door to make sure it doesn't peel up. DO NOT forget to tighten the screw so the window drops BEFORE you close the door or the glass will smash into the window arch.

Hope this helps.

02-03-2012, 10:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
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03-26-2012, 02:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
silviakid02 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 79 Drives: 09 MB touring/sport Rep Power: 13	To the best of my knowledge you have to remove the door panel to remove the door handle as the design of the clips the handle has to be pulled away from the door from the rear after you remove 4 screws. I was able to avoid unplugging the window controls by using a small flat head screwdriver to unclip the four snaps on each side of the window controls and remove it from the visible shroud. This makes it small enough to slip through the door card with out unplugging the control. I also removed the door handle from the card but removing the 4 philips head screws that hold the handle to the card and then reinstalled the one 10mm screw the reconnects the handle to the door frame itself. I not have a fully functional door (handle, lock and window switches even though there is no interior door card. Was just setting up my car to bring for tints in the morning. I removed the door cards to give them more room to work with and found a trick to help with the install. On the lower door jam is a rubber compression sensor that tells the car if the door is open or closed. If you back out the philips head screw about a half a turn it must break the ground and disable the switch because the window juts up as if the door is closed. This will allow the tint installer to get deeper below the glass seal on the door to make sure it doesn't peel up. DO NOT forget to tighten the screw so the window drops BEFORE you close the door or the glass will smash into the window arch. Hope this helps.