Remove door card
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I need to get the driver's door card off to replace the lighter, grease the runners, check the mirror wiring and generally have a poke around. I've done lots of google searching but all I can find is Chimaera stuff...
I've taken the speaker out, I've undone the nut between the speaker and the hinge, I've undone the nut just behind the speaker, but it still seems to be bolted in about halfway along the door - there's no way my arms can reach that far back! Am I missing something...? Can it be undone from anywhere else? Is there anything else holding it in place?
Roll on end of the month when I can get The Bible ordered! Ha!
Cheers all!
I've taken the speaker out, I've undone the nut between the speaker and the hinge, I've undone the nut just behind the speaker, but it still seems to be bolted in about halfway along the door - there's no way my arms can reach that far back! Am I missing something...? Can it be undone from anywhere else? Is there anything else holding it in place?
Roll on end of the month when I can get The Bible ordered! Ha!
Cheers all!
then get your arm in and pick it up from inside and undo the last nut. You will scratch your arm to buggery but it's the only access to it.Great tip on the wing nuts, there!
For anyone new searching this, there's a knack... Instead of angling your arm at where the nut IS, aim your hand to the top of the door to get enough 'reach', to be able to get your elbow in, then drop your arm down to get to the nut. You also need to remove the ashtray as there's a Phillips-head screw behind it.
All mine were finger tight so I was lucky not to have to deal with ratchets and spanners in there.
For anyone new searching this, there's a knack... Instead of angling your arm at where the nut IS, aim your hand to the top of the door to get enough 'reach', to be able to get your elbow in, then drop your arm down to get to the nut. You also need to remove the ashtray as there's a Phillips-head screw behind it.
All mine were finger tight so I was lucky not to have to deal with ratchets and spanners in there.
take care when putting this one back.. if your using a ring spanner it can get caught on the stud as it draws through the nut to the point where you can't get it off 
There are only three nuts on the Griff door skin and they're all towards the bottom? All the upper fixings on mine are screws through the door card.
.. the top one is quite easy to remove but beware the re-fit 
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