door trim removal st220
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For Front Door Cards:
For Front Door Cards:
Google said:
Remove PLASTIC SCREW COVERS on interior mirror cover and interior door lever housing. Using a sharp knife or similar (be very careful with these - they just flick out of their housings). The door pull retaining screw under the cover is a torx head so you will need a suitable torx key or bit. Once the screw is removed, push the black plastic door pull insert out of the main door trim. Remove philips screw from mirror cover (deep down in the hole you've uncovered by removing the screw cap), and remove mirror cover with a sharp tug towards the centreline of the car (it's held on a metal spring clip).
Next,remove the DOOR GRAB INSERT (the bit your fingers sit on when you pull the door shut) by putting a thin blade (something like a putty knife works well) between its top edge and the armrest surround. BE VERY CAREFUL! the finishes on these parts are quite easy to damage. It may be worth sticking a layer or two of masking tape onto the blade you're using reduce the risk of damage. Push the DOOR GRAB INSERT away from the centreline of the car to unclip it (it's on metal spring clips). Once it's out, you'll see philips screws (2 in front doors, 1 in rear doors). Unscrew and remove them. Remove PHILIPS SCREWS from around the edge of the door card (where it butts up against the painted part of the door). I think there are six on front doors and 5 on rears, but am not certain.
The door card hooks itself onto the door along its top edge (by the glass). Carefully pull the bottom edge of the card away from the door and then lift it to unhook it.
Think that should do it, it is pretty easy (a lot easier than trying to describe it, that's for sure. Don't forget that you'll have to unclip the wring loom from the back of the electric window switches. The loom doesn't give much slack - just enough to get your hand in to release the loom connector (whick is a moulded-plastic part - you'll feel it if you run your fingers around the back of the switch housing. You cdon't need to remove the switch housing from the door card.
What you'll thne see is the DOOR MEMBRANE. It's just a grey sheet of heat formed foamed plastic sheet (nothing fancy, pretty much like a thicker version of the stuff you sometimes get televisions and the like wrapped up in). It's held on to the door with a strip of black butyl tape (sic) that runs all the way around its perimeter. This, along with the (intact) door membrane is what keeps the weather out of your car interior. It's pretty delicate, so make sure you don't knick it/accidentally catch it with a screwdriver or similar. If you roll the edge of the membrane over you'll be able to check the integrity of the seal. As I said before, you may be looking for a TINY pin hole (likely along the bottom run of the sealant), so be prapered to get down on your hands and knees to check it out thoroughly. A gentle dousing of the outside of the door with a watering can may help - you can even do that with the door open!
Next,remove the DOOR GRAB INSERT (the bit your fingers sit on when you pull the door shut) by putting a thin blade (something like a putty knife works well) between its top edge and the armrest surround. BE VERY CAREFUL! the finishes on these parts are quite easy to damage. It may be worth sticking a layer or two of masking tape onto the blade you're using reduce the risk of damage. Push the DOOR GRAB INSERT away from the centreline of the car to unclip it (it's on metal spring clips). Once it's out, you'll see philips screws (2 in front doors, 1 in rear doors). Unscrew and remove them. Remove PHILIPS SCREWS from around the edge of the door card (where it butts up against the painted part of the door). I think there are six on front doors and 5 on rears, but am not certain.
The door card hooks itself onto the door along its top edge (by the glass). Carefully pull the bottom edge of the card away from the door and then lift it to unhook it.
Think that should do it, it is pretty easy (a lot easier than trying to describe it, that's for sure. Don't forget that you'll have to unclip the wring loom from the back of the electric window switches. The loom doesn't give much slack - just enough to get your hand in to release the loom connector (whick is a moulded-plastic part - you'll feel it if you run your fingers around the back of the switch housing. You cdon't need to remove the switch housing from the door card.
What you'll thne see is the DOOR MEMBRANE. It's just a grey sheet of heat formed foamed plastic sheet (nothing fancy, pretty much like a thicker version of the stuff you sometimes get televisions and the like wrapped up in). It's held on to the door with a strip of black butyl tape (sic) that runs all the way around its perimeter. This, along with the (intact) door membrane is what keeps the weather out of your car interior. It's pretty delicate, so make sure you don't knick it/accidentally catch it with a screwdriver or similar. If you roll the edge of the membrane over you'll be able to check the integrity of the seal. As I said before, you may be looking for a TINY pin hole (likely along the bottom run of the sealant), so be prapered to get down on your hands and knees to check it out thoroughly. A gentle dousing of the outside of the door with a watering can may help - you can even do that with the door open!
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