Inside door panels on a 1g

[92bluetalontsi]

I searched for removing the inside door panels and all they pretty much say is remove the 5 screws then it should pop off easily. Well I only see one screw by the side mirrors then 2 plastic like screws but I was wondering how to remove those two plastic ones they dont have groves to put a screw driver into, and where are the other screws located? thank you for the help.

 

[HighPsi92GST]

i assume by the two plastic looking ones, you mean the ones that have caps on them. you must remove the caps too.
also there is a plastic cap over a screw in the door handle area, as well as down inside the thing you grab to close the door (on the driver side anyways)
after you get all the screws out, you have to pull the bottom of the door panel out, it will pop out, and you might break the plastic connectors, then slide the whole assembly up.

 

[92bluetalontsi]

is there any certain way to pull the caps off? I see the one by the handle it has like a little black cover on it? thanks for your help is it a pain to get them off and then back on?

 

[HighPsi92GST]

the little plastic screw covers near the front edge of the door usually you can grab with your fingers and pull them open. If not, pry with a screw driver.

and the little black cap you will need to pop out with a small screw driver

 

[HighPsi92GST]

IF you found this thread doing a search, I have made a tech guide article that now has the pictures that were originally here

 

[HighPsi92GST]

This is where you will find the screws you need to remove.
A - 1 screw sort of coming in from the front
B - 2 screws in this area, both should have plastic caps on them
C - Little black cap pops out, screw hidden under it
D - usually a screw hidden in the carpet down here SOMEWHERE
E - 2 screws down inside the thing you grab to close the door

 

[madmader]

I forgot the name of the little black plastic piece's you are talking about but there design is to expand the tip when that little black center piece is inserted. There for holding it on. To remove just try to pry off the center piece, (it will pop out or almost out) and then remove the whole piece from the panel. Install is much easier because all you have to do is insert it and then pop that little piece back in.

It is usual on a door panel there are little plastic covers (to make it cosmetically appleling)that are placed over exposed screws/bolts/nuts. Just look all around the handels and I'm sure you will find them. I have acutely never looked at the door panels of a DSM but they also might be held on by the door handle itself.(or a screw might be behind the panel there)

 

[madmader]

ha

he was able to do it.

oh well

 

[HighPsi92GST]

. Just look all around the handels and I'm sure you will find them. I have acutely never looked at the door panels of a DSM but they also might be held on by the door handle itself.(or a screw might be behind the panel there)

I hope you typed this while I was posting the pictures and not afterwards....

 

[madmader]

I hope you typed this while I was posting the pictures and not afterwards....

Sure did
nice job, now i know how to take mine off
j/k