Removing passenger door panel

[diddyman]

The speaker wires in the passneger door keep on detaching themselves, and while that is annoying in it's own right it's even more annoying because the satnav woman's voice (in 100 yards turn left you bad, bad, boy) comes from that speaker.

Tis time for me to tape/nail/weld the little bu66ers to the speaker!

So, if I take the interior door panel off do the entire contents of the door (window, electrics etc etc) all fall out or is this a relatively easy task, even for a mechanical numpty like me???

Or shoud I leave ot to a pro?

Cheers in advance!

Jim

[Steve_T]

There's four allen head bolts that hold the door card on, everything is pretty self contained. Just take care not to damage the door card and you should be fine.

Steve.

>> Edited by Steve_T on Tuesday 31st January 10:05

[diddyman]

Cheers Steve.

Errr, what's the door card????

Errr, I assume that is the cloth covered bit with the glove slot and door button on it etc ?

>> Edited by diddyman on Tuesday 31st January 10:07

>> Edited by diddyman on Tuesday 31st January 10:07

[Steve_T]

It's the inside of the door, with the leather attached to it etc. The bolts are located at the back and underside of the door. The card is an L shape and almost the size of the door.

Cheers,
Steve.

[diddyman]

Thanks Steve.

I'll have a look and see what I can do!

[kojak]

Easy job to do.

Approx 8 allen screws around the door panel, and thats it. Pull away gently so as not to pull the cables inside.

[mar1b0ro]

and whilst you have the door card off wrap everything inside it in polythene bags and tape em all up.

[diddyman]

mar1b0ro said:

and whilst you have the door card off wrap everything inside it in polythene bags and tape em all up.

Eh????

[mar1b0ro]

diddyman said:

mar1b0ro said: and whilst you have the door card off wrap everything inside it in polythene bags and tape em all up. Eh????

cerbera electrics dont like the wet. its best to protect stuff while its still working, especially the multiplug connectors for the door controls, etc. they tend to corrode and before you know it you cant get into or out of your motor.

[diddyman]

mar1b0ro said:

diddyman said: mar1b0ro said: and whilst you have the door card off wrap everything inside it in polythene bags and tape em all up. Eh???? cerbera electrics dont like the wet. its best to protect stuff while its still working, especially the multiplug connectors for the door controls, etc. they tend to corrode and before you know it you cant get into or out of your motor.

Ahah!

No panic, I am doing it in side...

[morebeanz]

Can anyone recommend "lubricants" to coat the various pieces in? I've noted the recommendation above, but what about electrical connections? Is Vaseline a good one?

can you tell I don't know waht I am talking about yet!

[diddyman]

morebeanz said:

Can anyone recommend "lubricants" to coat the various pieces in? I've noted the recommendation above, but what about electrical connections? Is Vaseline a good one? can you tell I don't know waht I am talking about yet!

Thank god for that! Someone else who is dim!!!!

[Seasider]

diddyman said:

mar1b0ro said: diddyman said: mar1b0ro said: and whilst you have the door card off wrap everything inside it in polythene bags and tape em all up. Eh???? cerbera electrics dont like the wet. its best to protect stuff while its still working, especially the multiplug connectors for the door controls, etc. they tend to corrode and before you know it you cant get into or out of your motor. Ahah! No panic, I am doing it in side...

[diddyman]

Seasider said:

diddyman said: mar1b0ro said: diddyman said: mar1b0ro said: and whilst you have the door card off wrap everything inside it in polythene bags and tape em all up. Eh???? cerbera electrics dont like the wet. its best to protect stuff while its still working, especially the multiplug connectors for the door controls, etc. they tend to corrode and before you know it you cant get into or out of your motor. Ahah! No panic, I am doing it in side...

Oh God, not YOU again. Haven;t you got anything better to do...?

Anyway, it's a perfectly reasonable answer. Why you think TVR electronics would be any less exposed to the elements while inside a door beats me...