Passenger side door card removal.

[blaze_away]

I am part way through renovating the carpets (fabric spray) and the leather (furniture clinic).

Very very impressed withe results thus far So far done all the carpets and leather just nearside door to do and heres the problem. Got the drivets side door card off and done the leather and carpet, looks like new.

On the nearside I can't get my arm in the door through the speaker hole to get at the fixing nuts and bolts.

Maybe my right arm is beefier than my left....

Anyone else had this problem and how did you overcome it ?

[Classic Chim]

Find someone with skinny arms.
If your stuck give us a call.

[Sir Paolo]

Hi,
I don’t recall the passenger door being more of a contortionist’s nightmare than the driver’s side, but you can improve access by removing the window lifter motor.
You probably know this already, but it’s worth covering the speaker hole with gaffer tape, it’ll cut down on the GRP rash.

[Belle427]

Get the kids or the missus involved.

[QBee]

I found it easier if I put my arm in at an angle of 45 degrees upwards, and when in right up to the elbow I rotated my arm down to the bolts.
Trying to go in with my arm parallel to the ground didn't work for me.

[blaze_away]

Thanks for the replies folks, will give them all a try see what transpires. Although "the kids" are both into body building and probably couldn't get there forearms through the speaker hole

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Classic Chim said:

Find someone with skinny arms.
If your stuck give us a call.

Nice one fella, you still ok for castle coombe next week ?

[Classic Chim]

blaze_away said:

Nice one fella, you still ok for castle coombe next week ?

Oh yes.


I’ll message you .

[s p a c e m a n]

Can the kids hold you upside down so you can use your left arm?

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s p a c e m a n said:

Can the kids hold you upside down so you can use your left arm?

Cracking idea.......its on the list of thibgs to try

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QBee said:

I found it easier if I put my arm in at an angle of 45 degrees upwards, and when in right up to the elbow I rotated my arm down to the bolts.
Trying to go in with my arm parallel to the ground didn't work for me.

Got it off by using qbee advice and shaving some fibreglass off the front edge of the speaker hole.

[QBee]

blaze_away said:

QBee said:

I found it easier if I put my arm in at an angle of 45 degrees upwards, and when in right up to the elbow I rotated my arm down to the bolts.
Trying to go in with my arm parallel to the ground didn't work for me.

Got it off by using qbee advice and shaving some fibreglass off the front edge of the speaker hole.

Well done - hopefully see you Friday?

[Classic Chim]

QBee said:

Well done - hopefully see you Friday?

[ATG]

When putting it back together again, I'd replace the original hex nuts with wing nuts. Saves monkeying around with spanners and indeed losing them in the bottom of the door as a previous owner of my car must have done given I found two in the door having just dropped one myself.

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ATG said:

When putting it back together again, I'd replace the original hex nuts with wing nuts. Saves monkeying around with spanners and indeed losing them in the bottom of the door as a previous owner of my car must have done given I found two in the door having just dropped one myself.

Good tip, have done it on the dashboard, if I had some I would have used them on this job, sadly didn't so maybe next time its off.