how to remove interior door panel -- Rx300

May 13, 2005 3 Replies

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Ray O

You don't have to remove the door release lever, just the trim around it. Look for a screw behind the lever, if there is no screw holding the trim piece, carefully pry it off.

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fish 21 years ago

Can someone tell me how to remove the front interior door panel from the passenger side door? i have all the fasteners removed, except one I imagine. There must be one i am missing or cant see. Typically on other door panels that i have removed once all fasteners are removed the panel can be pulled out then up off of the door. I tried this method but there still seems to be a fastener somewhere in the middle of the door, around the front of the door pull handle, but i cant seem to find it.

Here is all the hardware so far removed/loosened:

1 Interior door open handle pull screw removed.
3 push spread fasteners removed.
2 lower philips head pan head screws removed.
1 large philips head rear door pull handle screw removed. Many push type fasteners located on interior of door panel loosened.

thanks, fish

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Travis Jordan 21 years ago

I would think there would be a screw at BOTH ends of the door handle.

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Ray O 21 years ago

You don't have to remove the door release lever, just the trim around it. Look for a screw behind the lever, if there is no screw holding the trim piece, carefully pry it off.

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fish 21 years ago

Thanks for reply, i just couldnt pry it off myself. maybe i was prying in the wrong area. like for example if i had pryed on the other end of the window control unit, the end closest to the rear of the vehicle, it would have busted the unit to smitherines.

but i hear you, i didnt splain myself well. i tried prying the trim around the handle, but i just couldnt budge it, and it seemed like i was going to damage it if i continued. and i did put a nice dent in the door panel trim while prying, but luckily this hasnt been noticed yet, but i rubbed it out a little, and it helped.

hmm....

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