Door panel trouble

How do you take the door panel off of a 94 tarus wagon is it just a matter of taking off all the screws or is there more to it?

It's been awhile since I owned a '93 Taurus SHO, but my recall is you remove a few screws, then there are a bunch of plastic retaining clips that need to be pulled out of the door. There is probably a screw behind the inside door handle, and probably one in the door pull area of the arm rest. I don't think there were any near the side mirror. Around the perimeter of the door panel there are probably a bunch of plastic rivet-like things. I don't know the technical name, but they have a big head that clips into the door panel, then there is a shaft with sort of flower petal-like thinks that prevent the shaft from easily coming out of the hole in the metal door. There are special tools for pulling these through the holes in the metal, but often times you can just grab ahold of the door panel and pull in the area of the clips and they will pull through the hole. Sometimes they will release from the door panel and stay in the door though, so before you put the panel back on, make sure the clips are only in the door panel and not still in the door.

-Rod

now how do you do an electrical connection in a car because i think i heard you cant use wire ties and be done with it

Wire ties or wire nuts? :) Wire ties are fine, wire nuts you want to avoid.

For reliability and moisture/corrosion resistance, I prefer to solder and cover the solder joints with adhesive-lined shrink sleeving. However, I realize that not everyone likes to go that route. It is often considered acceptable to use crimp sleeves to splice wires, but be aware that inside the door, connections are suceptible to moisture.

-Rod

Check out pages 4 and 5 of the manual located at http://www.bulldogsecurity.com/pdf/ModelRS602E.pdf

This should give you a good idea on reliable methods for wire splicing and tapping into existing wires.

-Rod

i was looking through my old threads and found this one with no conclusion so here it is:
yes the door panel comes off with removing the screws and carefully prying off the panel, and trying not to break the plastic clips that hold it on, but for all who try to do this it does take quite a bid of force to pull them off. The route i took in connecting the wires is using wire "crimps" (a connector where you put the wire in each end and crimp it closed on the wires, i am not sure the technical term of this) then used electrical tape to seal off the connection, i have had no problems from this connection yet! Hope this will help anyone with these sort of questions in the near future!

The route i took in connecting the wires is using wire "crimps" (a connector where you put the wire in each end and crimp it closed on the wires, i am not sure the technical term of this) then used electrical tape to seal off the connection

Sounds like you are referring to crimp-style butt connectors. These are usually fine as long as you use the proper connector and crimp tool for your wire size and are using them inside the cabin in a dry area. However, they are not recommended for use outside. The electrical tape will help, but will not be able to completely weather-proof the connection.

-Rod