I'm not certain about the spring comming apart from the connector... sounds fishy. But,,, farther upline from the window/lock/mirror control there are two main connectors where you can disconnect the controls from the main harness coming from the door jam. Also, if you are only removing the door panel it is easiest to just weasel the window/lock controls through the hole in the door panel... it'll fit through easily if you angle it,,, there should be plenty of wire length for this.
From experience, i've noticed that when I unplug the controls to my driver side door my interior lights will not go out, even w/ the door closed. And also as odd as it sounds my rear hatch remote button on the dash will not pop the hatch, nor will the press in button/key hole pop it. During this time my power locks still function. I hope this somehow sheds a little ray of hope on your situation.
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