Door Panels??
88hondaowner
03-05-2003, 11:58 PM
Ok how do i get these fockers off? I unscrewed all the screws that I can see. All help is greatly appriciated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cjz89civic
03-06-2003, 12:07 AM
theres the screw in the door handle, there a screw in the door cup (where you pull the door shut on the inside) also you have to have the window handle off. Pull easy from the bottom upward cause the top is angled in. You will see as you pull the bottom off and work your way up.
ci5ic
03-06-2003, 01:11 AM
Yeah, pretty much...
Okay... remove the scre in the interior door handle (lift the lever to get at the screw). Remove the handle housing once you've done this.
Then remove the 2 screws in the speaker cover at the front edge of the door. Pop the speaker grill off. There's 2 tabs on the top edge and two on the bottom.
Remove the screw in the cup that you use to close the door from the inside. Remove the cup (just pull up, it snaps in)
Remove the window crank. Theres a cotter pin that holds it onto the spline drive, just pull the crank away from the door panel and look and you'll see it.
Remove all the rest of the screws in the panel, there should be about 4 of them. One of them is down at the base of the door-mounted seat belt.
Once all these screws are removed, you need to pop the clips by pulling the panel away from the door. Start at the bottom and then work your way up the sides. There's no clips at the top.
Once the panel is loose, lift it up and pull towards the rear-edge of the door, and it will come loose.
If you have the door-mounted seat belts you will need to pop out the plastic piece that goes around the belt at the top edge of the panel. To do this, inside the rubber, you will see a screw. Remove the screw and the anchor, and then pop the plastic out. Be careful not to bend the rubber stripping because it is mounted to a thin metal piece which will crease. You will then notice that there is a slit which allows you to remove the seatbelt from the panel. At this point, you're done. Installation is the reverse of these directions.
Hope that helps.
Okay... remove the scre in the interior door handle (lift the lever to get at the screw). Remove the handle housing once you've done this.
Then remove the 2 screws in the speaker cover at the front edge of the door. Pop the speaker grill off. There's 2 tabs on the top edge and two on the bottom.
Remove the screw in the cup that you use to close the door from the inside. Remove the cup (just pull up, it snaps in)
Remove the window crank. Theres a cotter pin that holds it onto the spline drive, just pull the crank away from the door panel and look and you'll see it.
Remove all the rest of the screws in the panel, there should be about 4 of them. One of them is down at the base of the door-mounted seat belt.
Once all these screws are removed, you need to pop the clips by pulling the panel away from the door. Start at the bottom and then work your way up the sides. There's no clips at the top.
Once the panel is loose, lift it up and pull towards the rear-edge of the door, and it will come loose.
If you have the door-mounted seat belts you will need to pop out the plastic piece that goes around the belt at the top edge of the panel. To do this, inside the rubber, you will see a screw. Remove the screw and the anchor, and then pop the plastic out. Be careful not to bend the rubber stripping because it is mounted to a thin metal piece which will crease. You will then notice that there is a slit which allows you to remove the seatbelt from the panel. At this point, you're done. Installation is the reverse of these directions.
Hope that helps.
tbk49
03-06-2003, 01:18 AM
take off all the screws around the door, including the one in the door cup and door handle...one thats done pull off the window roller handle but you have to get the gold "C" clip out (it holds the handle onto the door so it doesnt fall off)...Just use a cloth and slide it in between, it takes a little work but once its out the handle slides off then put a screw driver in the gap of the door panel and pry it open and it pops out all the way around. slide the seat belt off and lift the whole panel up and voila, i know this doesnt make sense but yea...im tired :bloated:
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