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I did this to my wife's tahoe's handles. She had Black ones... and she wanted the painted ones... anyway. Yes, you have to remove the door panels, a couple of 10mm screws viewable from the underside.

Step one... very important, MAKE SURE YOUR WINDOW IS UP BEFORE DOING ANYTHING!

Lift the panel up and out. Be careful of the sliding lock indicator, it will pop off put not break.

Disconnect the electrical harness from the panel and set off to the side.

Next is the "vapor barrier" Just grab a corner and seperate it from the door. The glue will still work, so don't worry about that. Once you pull it up.

It is great to have alot of light, because you have to look in the door for the back of the door handle. Unlatch the mechanism, undo the screws and then pull out the door handle from the front.

Check to see if your new handle came with the weather seal. For the front door you need to also remove the lock cylinder. There is a ring, removable with pliers, which will let you pull the cylinder. Line it up on the new one.

Put it all back together!
Have fun... the first door took me an hour to do... just slowly think your way through it at each step, once you get the barrier off, operate the handle so you see how it works, and where you need to disconnect. I cut up my hand alittle, so be careful. Use a magnetic rachet set, with an extender.. make your life a ton easier than mine!